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Geography doesn’t change, but minds can

Geography doesn’t change, but minds can

In the latest in our Foreign Policy Rethink series, Mark Beeson takes a look at Australia’s long-standing alignment with the United States and...

26.04.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson

Finland’s president Alexander Stubb has some ideas to save the international order – and ourselves

Finland’s president Alexander Stubb has some ideas to save the international order – and ourselves

Alexander Stubb’s book Triangle of Power is a reminder that we are a quite intelligent species, even if we continue to do unbelievably stupid things.

22.04.2026 10

The Conversation

Mark Beeson

Australia’s ‘strategic infantilisation’ by the US is undermining our security in Asia

When it comes to the most important policy decisions any nation can make, Australia is still coming to terms with its geography.

16.03.2026 20

The Conversation

Mark Beeson

America’s bad emperor problem

05.02.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson

Ruled by engineers: how China gets things done, leaving the US in the dust

The biggest difference between China and the US today is not ideological, but lies in their respective abilities to get things done.

21.01.2026 50

The Conversation

Mark Beeson

Hypocrisy and folly: why Australia’s subservience to Trump’s America is past its use-by  date

In his latest book, Clinton Fernandes explains why the AUKUS deal is an all-too-predictable continuation of past follies.

01.12.2025 10

The Conversation

Mark Beeson

Is Australia finally coming to terms with East Asia?

15.07.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson

How Albanese could save the world

22.06.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson

Goodbye to all that? Rethinking Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America

19.06.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson

Goodbye to all that? Rethinking Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America

With the unpredictable Trump regime running the US and looming climate catastrophe, analysts Hugh White and Emma Shortis call for a fresh approach to...

12.06.2025 20

The Conversation

Mark Beeson

The Manichean moment is over

17.03.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson

The end of capitalism – or the end of civilisation? The choice could be that stark

Ulrike Herrmann argues we no longer have the time to wait for technological breakthroughs that might solve the climate crisis.

13.03.2025 20

The Conversation

Mark Beeson

Donald Trump’s axis of authoritarianism

28.02.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson

Just how bad can Trump 2.0 get?

27.02.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Beeson