Michael Clarke
Biography
Publications
Dr Michael Clarke is a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Studies, Centre for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University, and Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, UTS. He is the author of Xinjiang and China’s Rise in Central Asia: A History (Routledge 2011) and editor of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in China: Domestic and Foreign Policy Dimensions (Oxford University Press 2018).
Some reflections on the “anonymous Xinjiang paper”
We should debate those we disagree with. But engagement must be based on a good faith assessment of evidence.
Colonialism and cultural erasure in Xinjiang
The ideology behind the CCP’s “re-education” of the Uighur shares in the history of subjugating indigenous populations.
Uighur: Australia needs to end “business as usual” with China
Taking action would be consistent with Australia’s democratic values and core security interests.
Xinjiang’s “transformation through education” camps
The history of Chinese policy in Xinjiang shows the Communist Party has never been averse to repression of ethnic minority opposition and dissent.
Belt and Road: A sprawling agenda with a core purpose
BRI is consistent with President Xi’s 'master narrative': China’s return to the centre of the global stage.
‘Striking hard’ with ‘thunderous power’: Beijing's show of force in Xinjiang
Beijing appears either unwilling or unable to perceive that its hard line in Xinjiang is providing fertile conditions for the extremism it so fears.
