Nick Bisley

Nick Bisley
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Nick Bisley is the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University. Prior to taking on this role he was the inaugural Executive Director of La Trobe Asia. Nick recently completed his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of International Affairs, and is currently a member of China Matters’ advisory board. He has been a Senior Research Associate of the International Institute of Strategic Studies and a Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington DC. Nick is the author of many works on international relations, including Issues in 21st Century World Politics, 3rd Edition (2017), Great Powers in the Changing International Order (2012), and Building Asia’s Security (2009). He regularly contributes to and is quoted in national and international media, including The Guardian, The Economist, and Time Magazine.

Kim-Trump 2.0: three observations
Kim-Trump 2.0: three observations
Hanoi marks the moment when Washington learned to stop worrying about North Korea’s bomb.
Melbourne joins the Belt-and-Road
Melbourne joins the Belt-and-Road
Maybe a state-level decision will be a circuit-breaker for Australia’s befuddled approach to China’s signature policy.
Asia’s order beyond the great powers
Asia’s order beyond the great powers
What might be called second tier players, when acting together, can have a profound influence to shape the region.
A lesser Australia
A lesser Australia
If left unchecked, a decline in Australia’s influence will continue quite rapidly over the coming decade.
Julie Bishop and the liberal ideal
Julie Bishop and the liberal ideal
The Foreign Minister seemed most animated when discussing ideas that are clearly under threat in the region and indeed globally.
We need to talk about Australia’s international policy
We need to talk about Australia’s international policy
The failure to speak to the public at home and with vigour about foreign policy is a mistake.
Favourites of 2017: American War
Favourites of 2017: American War
The author’s imagining of how climate change might transform the US is as unsettling as it is convincingly imagined.
Mistrust of Australia is growing in China
Mistrust of Australia is growing in China
The mood in Canberra has soured toward China. That ill feeling is being reciprocated.
Australia’s oddly absent Belt and Road Strategy
Australia’s oddly absent Belt and Road Strategy
The Belt and Road Initiative represents the kind of complex issues that will increasingly define the Australia-China relationship.
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