Jarrod Allen
Jarrod Allen is a communications and public affairs consultant currently employed by the Aroca Consulting Group. He previously worked as a strategic communications advisor to the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has a Master of International Relations from Monash University.
Jarrod's recent articles
23 March 2022
The return of the state? The role of government in managing the pandemic
Many countries with very high rates of COVID infection and pandemic deaths had governments reluctant to intervene to protect public health because of a strong belief in small government.
25 January 2022
Four strategies to help vaccinate the world against COVID-19
To bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, vaccination rates in the most vulnerable countries need to increase.
17 January 2022
West in new scramble for Africa to counter Beijing's increasing foothold
China's economic model and willingness to engage with the continent's leaders on a long-term basis to deliver critical infrastructure is attractive.
10 December 2021
The price of inequality: vaccine nationalism and the Omicron variant
Australia's ability to move on from the pandemic has been possible by hoarding vaccines and ignoring the vast majority of the world's population.
3 June 2021
Australia's Blind Spot: The US, China, Africa and Global Hegemony
As the global balance of power shifts towards the Asia-Pacific region and tension between the United States and China escalates, Australia is being forced to confront its historical reliance on great and powerful friends in defining our strategic priorities.