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What Australia could learn from its Southeast Asian neighbours about power and the changing global order

Southeast Asian countries have a more pragmatic view of the great power contest between the US, China and Russia.

19.10.2026 30

The Conversation

Michael Wesley

Australia’s dangerous blind spot in Southeast Asia

In this excerpt from his Quarterly Essay, Michael Wesley argues Australia has misread a changing world – clinging to old assumptions, over-relying...

22.03.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Michael Wesley