Michael Wesley

Michael Wesley’s books include There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia and Mind of the Nation: Universities in Australian Life. He is Professor of Politics and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement) at the University of Melbourne and was formerly head of the Lowy Institute and dean of ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific.

Recent articles by Michael Wesley

Australia’s dangerous blind spot in Southeast Asia

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 on the US alliance, and overlooking the growing strategic importance of Southeast Asia.