Asia Society Australia Scholar-In-Residence

The Asia Society Australia Scholar-In-Residence Program is an initiative to appoint and engage leading thinkers from Australia to contribute significant research and original analysis in areas of critical importance to the current state of affairs in the Australia-Asia relationship.

The Scholar-in-Residence Program will seek to deepen Australia’s understanding of Asia and our role in the region through research, analysis and policy recommendations, and inform Australian businesses, government and education organisations of major existing and emerging trends that is impacting their future engagement in Asia.

The Scholar-in-Residence Program will be awarded annually to one established thought-leader from academia with expertise in the areas of foreign policy, international security, defence, geo-economics, and trade and investment.

Scholar-In-Residence

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Greg Barton, Professor of Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University, was appointed as Scholar-In-Residence in June 2022.

 

Past Scholar-In-Residence

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Bates Gill, Executive Director of Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis, was appointed the first Scholar-In-Residence in October 2020. 

 

Articles

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Indonesia, and the Great Unrealised Opportunity for Deep Partnership

Australia's new government must recognise, and pursue, the unique engagement opportunity Indonesia offers, writes Asia Society Australia Scholar-In-Residence Greg Barton.
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Professor Greg Barton joins Asia Society Australia as Scholar-In-Residence

One of Australia's leading Indonesia experts, Deakin University's Professor Greg Barton, joins Asia Society Australia as its next Scholar-In-Residence.
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Predicaments and Preferences: How China will Navigate the Ukraine Crisis

What costs are Beijing willing to incur to maintain Sino-Russian solidarity, asks Asia Society Australia Scholar-in-Residence Bates Gill.
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China’s Quest for Greater Technological Self-Reliance

China's strategy for greater technological self-reliance is more than mere economic tweaking; it will shape the next decade of geopolitics, writes Asia Society Scholar-in-Residence and Macquarie professor Dr Bates Gill.
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Endorsing “Self-Reliance”, Beijing Raises the Geopolitical Stakes

Beijing’s dual circulation strategy is set to shift the global order, writes Asia Society Australia Scholar-In-Residence and Macquarie University professor Dr Bates Gill.
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A more realistic China policy? Yes, but first let’s be realistic about China

Australia needs to deal with the China that is, rather than the China we wish, writes Asia Society Australia Scholar-in-Residence Professor Bates Gill.