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Grant Wyeth

Grant Wyeth is a Melbourne-based political analyst specializing in Australia and the Pacific, India and Canada.

Alongside his work for The Diplomat, his analysis has also been published by a range of outlets including Foreign Policy, World Politics Review, The Lowy Interpreter, EU Observer, Melbourne Asia Review, Inside Story and foreign affairs publications attached to Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and the Australian Institute of International Affairs.

He is formerly an academic researcher at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, and previously wrote the weekly newsletter for Australian Foreign Affairs magazine. Presently he is an editor at Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue. and writes a weekly newsletter and periodic essays on his Substack: International Blue.

Grant holds a Bachelor of Arts (Politics) from La Trobe University, and a Master of International Relations from the University of Melbourne.

He tweets @grantwyeth

Posts by Grant Wyeth

September 30, 2024

At UN, Australia’s FM Wong Defends International Institutions at a Time of Crisis

By Grant Wyeth

Wong argued, “We have no option and no excuse but to find a way through our challenges today, immense and intractable as they are.”

September 25, 2024

Is Australia’s Unaffordable Housing a Foreign Policy Problem?

By Grant Wyeth

A “whole-of-nation” approach to foreign policy would understand how each element of domestic policy is critical to enhancing the country’s overall capabilities and international power – including housing.

September 09, 2024

Will the Future Be Made in Australia?

By Grant Wyeth

The Australian government has a keen motivation to incentivize the emergence of new industries that will protect its standards of living and advance its strategic position.

August 30, 2024

Guam, American Samoa Upgraded to Associate Membership in Pacific Islands Forum

By Grant Wyeth

Associate membership for its unincorporated territories may give Washington a greater interest in Pacific regionalism, but will need to be managed carefully to make sure full member states drive PIF agendas.

August 29, 2024

Pacific Islands Agree on $270 Million Pacific Policing Initiative

By Grant Wyeth

The creation of the PPI is an indication of the strength of Pacific regionalism.

August 14, 2024

What’s Paul Keating’s Problem With Taiwan?

By Grant Wyeth

Once again the former Australian prime minister has made headlines, this time by making the ahistorical claim that Taiwan is “sitting on Chinese real estate.”

August 01, 2024

Is the Northeast Indian Ocean Really in Australia’s ‘Immediate Region’?

By Grant Wyeth

Australia has redefined what it calls its “immediate region,” but its Indian Ocean capabilities are lean.

July 30, 2024

With New Envoys Australia Seeks to Bolster Wavering Social Cohesion

By Grant Wyeth

A trio of new special envoys, to combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, and promote social cohesion, underscore Canberra’s concerns.

July 18, 2024

Australia Aims to Broaden Media Engagement in the Indo-Pacific

By Grant Wyeth

Maintaining a well-functioning media ecosystem is in the interests of domestic and regional stability alike.

June 29, 2024

The Incredible Success, and Hope, of Afghanistan’s Cricket Team

By Grant Wyeth

The team’s rise is extraordinary given the chaos embroiling Afghanistan over the past four and a half decades. Cricket represents a rare spot of hope for a troubled country.

June 28, 2024

How Can Australia Confront ‘Hostage Diplomacy’?

By Grant Wyeth

Countries that engage in hostage diplomacy implicitly recognize that the countries they target value the health and safety of their citizens.

June 24, 2024

Energy at the Crux of Australia-Taiwan Relations

By Grant Wyeth

Australia effectively powers Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, and, in turn, powers its Silicon Shield.