Mark Beeson 29 July 2020 Mark Beeson is professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia and the AIIA National Research Chair. Mark is also the co-editor […] Read More
Mark Beeson 23 January 2017 Mark Beeson is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia. Professor Beeson is an editor of the AIIA […] Read More
Professor Mark Beeson 15 April 2016 Mark Beeson is professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia and the AIIA National Research Chair, appointed in February […] Read More
The Politics of Pandemics: COVID-19 and the International Order By Professor Mark Beeson and Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann 26 April 2020 Professor Mark Beeson discusses how the rapid spread of the coronavirus is bringing about an equally rapid transformation in domestic and international politics. The preparedness of national health systems and the responses of political leaders around the world are being thrown into sharp and often unflattering relief. Read More
Interview: Rethinking the Demand and Challenges for Global Governance By Professor Mark Beeson and Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann 29 July 2019 In this interview, Flavia speaks with Professor Mark Beeson about his new book Rethinking Global Governance. They discuss the unwillingness of state leaders to give up sovereignty, why the Brexit might be a reason for optimism about EU governance and other issues. Read More
Book Review: Less Is More - How Degrowth Will Save the World By Mark Beeson 18 January 2021 Increasingly politicians are realising climate change is quickly spiralling out of control, with limited time left to dispel the threat. In Jason Hickel’s new book, he exposes how the solution may be much more complex than originally thought. Read More
Is Australia’s Security Policy an Expensive Failure? By Mark Beeson 31 July 2020 The government is about to invest billions in yet more military hardware. Yet with the rise of "nontraditional threats," people are actually feeling increasingly insecure. Read More
Book Review: Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won’t Map the Future By Professor Mark Beeson 07 April 2020 The idea of the Indo-Pacific has rapidly become a major part of policy and analytical discussion in Australia. Few people in Australia can claim to be more enthusiastic or influential advocates of the Indo-Pacific idea than Rory Medcalf. Read More
The Axis of Authoritarianism: China, Russia and the New Geopolitics By Professor Mark Beeson 27 December 2019 The growing "bromance" between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be a development of world historical importance. Warmer relations may help to stabilise and unify Eurasia, long seen by some as a region of crucial strategic significance. Read More
Where Is International Leadership When We Need It? By Professor Mark Beeson 29 May 2019 Without better global leadership on climate change our best days are behind us, yet many are turning to a Swedish schoolgirl for leadership rather than the ruling global elite. Read More
Austria, Europe and the Perils of Populism By Professor Mark Beeson 21 May 2019 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called a snap election after his coalition partner, Heinz-Christian Strache, was caught offering favours to Russian oligarchs in exchange for political funding. Read More