Grant Wyeth
@grantwyeth.bsky.social
Writer | Analyst at Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue | Columnist for The Diplomat |
Substack newsletter and essays: https://www.grantwyeth.com
Substack newsletter and essays: https://www.grantwyeth.com
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Jumbled in the Common Box | Grant Wyeth | Substack
Writing and analysis on politics in the broadest sense – foreign affairs, philosophy, urbanism, music. For the "everything is interesting" crowd. Click to read Jumbled in the Common Box, by Grant Wyet...
www.grantwyeth.com
You can find my personal writing – on a range of subjects from foreign affairs, politics, philosophy, music, and urbanism – here at Jumbled in the Common Box.
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A piece of mine on the meeting held last week between the US State Department and the Alberta Prosperity Project – which is seeking a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada.
Exploiting old gripes in Trump’s grab for a 51st state
The President’s instinct for exploiting fractures has found a target in oil-rich Alberta’s decades-long grievances with Ottawa.
www.lowyinstitute.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A piece of mine on the meeting held last week between the US State Department and the Alberta Prosperity Project – which is seeking a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada.
A piece of mine on the meeting held last week between the US State Department and the Alberta Prosperity Project – which is seeking a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada.
Exploiting old gripes in Trump’s grab for a 51st state
The President’s instinct for exploiting fractures has found a target in oil-rich Alberta’s decades-long grievances with Ottawa.
www.lowyinstitute.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A piece of mine on the meeting held last week between the US State Department and the Alberta Prosperity Project – which is seeking a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
An essay of mine seeking to explain the Trump administration's worldview after comments by Trump and Miller last week. As well as the emotional drivers of their authoritarianism.
The Power and The Passion
Explaining the Trump administration's worldview, the personal inadequacies that drive its behaviour, and the regime change as its mission.
www.grantwyeth.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
An essay of mine seeking to explain the Trump administration's worldview after comments by Trump and Miller last week. As well as the emotional drivers of their authoritarianism.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
With the WEF meeting in Davos this week it's a good time to re-up my essay on the shift in global archetype that is currently taking place from Davos Man to DARVO Man.
From Davos to DARVO
The dominant archetype of our era has shifted, and with it a new – more blatant – world of power, dominance and deceit has emerged.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
With the WEF meeting in Davos this week it's a good time to re-up my essay on the shift in global archetype that is currently taking place from Davos Man to DARVO Man.
With the WEF meeting in Davos this week it's a good time to re-up my essay on the shift in global archetype that is currently taking place from Davos Man to DARVO Man.
From Davos to DARVO
The dominant archetype of our era has shifted, and with it a new – more blatant – world of power, dominance and deceit has emerged.
www.grantwyeth.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
With the WEF meeting in Davos this week it's a good time to re-up my essay on the shift in global archetype that is currently taking place from Davos Man to DARVO Man.
You can find my personal writing – on a range of subjects from foreign affairs, politics, philosophy, music, and urbanism – here at Jumbled in the Common Box.
Jumbled in the Common Box | Grant Wyeth | Substack
Writing and analysis on politics in the broadest sense – foreign affairs, philosophy, urbanism, music. For the "everything is interesting" crowd. Click to read Jumbled in the Common Box, by Grant Wyet...
www.grantwyeth.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 AM
You can find my personal writing – on a range of subjects from foreign affairs, politics, philosophy, music, and urbanism – here at Jumbled in the Common Box.
An essay of mine seeking to explain the Trump administration's worldview after comments by Trump and Miller last week. As well as the emotional drivers of their authoritarianism.
The Power and The Passion
Explaining the Trump administration's worldview, the personal inadequacies that drive its behaviour, and the regime change as its mission.
www.grantwyeth.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
An essay of mine seeking to explain the Trump administration's worldview after comments by Trump and Miller last week. As well as the emotional drivers of their authoritarianism.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
A short piece of mine on Trump and Putin. The animal spirits, and chimp chaos, we are once again bonded to.
Monkey Business
The jungle grows back
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November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A short piece of mine on Trump and Putin. The animal spirits, and chimp chaos, we are once again bonded to.
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I recently jumped on the ferry from Turku in Finland to Åland. Offering me a chance to write about a fascinating group of islands with a unique culture, history and political status.
Åland, and the fate of demilitarised islands on Russia’s doorstep
Deliberately defenceless, this Finnish territory at the heart of the Baltic Sea is still threatened.
www.lowyinstitute.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I recently jumped on the ferry from Turku in Finland to Åland. Offering me a chance to write about a fascinating group of islands with a unique culture, history and political status.
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A brief-ish piece of mine on @drshashitharoor.bsky.social – a man of considerable talent and accomplishment, but increasingly poor judgement as he allows himself to become a Russian tool.
The Talented Mr Tharoor
Indian politician Shashi Tharoor is a man of many talents. But increasingly poor judgement
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November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A brief-ish piece of mine on @drshashitharoor.bsky.social – a man of considerable talent and accomplishment, but increasingly poor judgement as he allows himself to become a Russian tool.
A short piece of mine on Trump and Putin. The animal spirits, and chimp chaos, we are once again bonded to.
Monkey Business
The jungle grows back
www.grantwyeth.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A short piece of mine on Trump and Putin. The animal spirits, and chimp chaos, we are once again bonded to.
A brief-ish piece of mine on @drshashitharoor.bsky.social – a man of considerable talent and accomplishment, but increasingly poor judgement as he allows himself to become a Russian tool.
The Talented Mr Tharoor
Indian politician Shashi Tharoor is a man of many talents. But increasingly poor judgement
www.grantwyeth.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A brief-ish piece of mine on @drshashitharoor.bsky.social – a man of considerable talent and accomplishment, but increasingly poor judgement as he allows himself to become a Russian tool.
I recently jumped on the ferry from Turku in Finland to Åland. Offering me a chance to write about a fascinating group of islands with a unique culture, history and political status.
Åland, and the fate of demilitarised islands on Russia’s doorstep
Deliberately defenceless, this Finnish territory at the heart of the Baltic Sea is still threatened.
www.lowyinstitute.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I recently jumped on the ferry from Turku in Finland to Åland. Offering me a chance to write about a fascinating group of islands with a unique culture, history and political status.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
A piece of mine on Canada's "Reagan ad", and how it was designed to create cognitive dissonance within MAGA, and how to nationalists like Trump, it is actually Adam Smith who is their number 1 enemy.
Canada's Reagan Gambit
Canada's Reagan advert was designed to create cognitive dissonance within MAGA, while highlighting that for nationalists, like Trump, Adam Smith is the primary enemy
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October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A piece of mine on Canada's "Reagan ad", and how it was designed to create cognitive dissonance within MAGA, and how to nationalists like Trump, it is actually Adam Smith who is their number 1 enemy.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
A piece of mine for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on Finland's decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the banning of landmines, and how Russia's aggression is starting to unravel the international agreements around arms control, and the norms of daily behaviour in border regions.
The return of landmines marks a darker era for Europe – and the world
Countries withdrawing from the ban treaty shows how Russian hostility is forcing choices that undermine global norms.
www.lowyinstitute.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A piece of mine for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on Finland's decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the banning of landmines, and how Russia's aggression is starting to unravel the international agreements around arms control, and the norms of daily behaviour in border regions.
A piece of mine on Canada's "Reagan ad", and how it was designed to create cognitive dissonance within MAGA, and how to nationalists like Trump, it is actually Adam Smith who is their number 1 enemy.
Canada's Reagan Gambit
Canada's Reagan advert was designed to create cognitive dissonance within MAGA, while highlighting that for nationalists, like Trump, Adam Smith is the primary enemy
www.grantwyeth.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A piece of mine on Canada's "Reagan ad", and how it was designed to create cognitive dissonance within MAGA, and how to nationalists like Trump, it is actually Adam Smith who is their number 1 enemy.
A piece of mine for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on Finland's decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the banning of landmines, and how Russia's aggression is starting to unravel the international agreements around arms control, and the norms of daily behaviour in border regions.
The return of landmines marks a darker era for Europe – and the world
Countries withdrawing from the ban treaty shows how Russian hostility is forcing choices that undermine global norms.
www.lowyinstitute.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A piece of mine for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on Finland's decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the banning of landmines, and how Russia's aggression is starting to unravel the international agreements around arms control, and the norms of daily behaviour in border regions.
September in Australia saw two national recognition days. National Wattle Day and Australia National Flag Day. But what if we merged the two and made the Golden Wattle the national flag? My piece outlining the case.
thediplomat.com/2025/09/does...
thediplomat.com/2025/09/does...
Does Australia Need a New Flag? The Case for the Golden Wattle
Australia has a compelling story to tell as an independent and incredibly successful country. Yet its current flag doesn’t reflect this.
thediplomat.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
September in Australia saw two national recognition days. National Wattle Day and Australia National Flag Day. But what if we merged the two and made the Golden Wattle the national flag? My piece outlining the case.
thediplomat.com/2025/09/does...
thediplomat.com/2025/09/does...
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Over the past couple of years I've occasionally been seeing how pretentious I can make an album review. Find an album's context and its philosophical ideas and expand them out. Luke Haines's concept album about the Red Army Faction obviously offered fertile material.
Baader Meinhof – Baader Meinhof (1996)
The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder's Luke Haines's emblematic concept album about the Red Army Faction
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June 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Over the past couple of years I've occasionally been seeing how pretentious I can make an album review. Find an album's context and its philosophical ideas and expand them out. Luke Haines's concept album about the Red Army Faction obviously offered fertile material.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
With Trump's new regime of tariffs being introduced this week, I thought I'd re-up this piece on the worldview that is driving this protectionism. Markets as agents of change, and the enormous emotional stress this change creates in some people.
The Hermit King
The Trump Administration's retreat from the world is driven by the ordeal of change
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August 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
With Trump's new regime of tariffs being introduced this week, I thought I'd re-up this piece on the worldview that is driving this protectionism. Markets as agents of change, and the enormous emotional stress this change creates in some people.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
The decline in global birth rates has many explanations, but one we may be overlooking is that women now have higher expectations on partnership and fatherhood, and men are failing to rise to the task.
The Elephant in the Womb
The global decline in birth rates may be due to the greater expectations women now place on partnership and fatherhood, and men failing to meet the moment
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August 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The decline in global birth rates has many explanations, but one we may be overlooking is that women now have higher expectations on partnership and fatherhood, and men are failing to rise to the task.
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
A piece of mine on what the Australian idiom "she'll be right" reveals about the country's national character, both positive and negative.
Curse of Dialect
Australian English's idiom "she'll be right" reveals many positives about who we are as a people, and where we are failing.
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August 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
A piece of mine on what the Australian idiom "she'll be right" reveals about the country's national character, both positive and negative.
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There doesn't need to be a trade-off between building housing and neighbourhood character. We can build and build with style!
Character Development
On why Melbourne's housing growth needs to involve good-looking design
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September 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
There doesn't need to be a trade-off between building housing and neighbourhood character. We can build and build with style!
There doesn't need to be a trade-off between building housing and neighbourhood character. We can build and build with style!
Character Development
On why Melbourne's housing growth needs to involve good-looking design
www.grantwyeth.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
There doesn't need to be a trade-off between building housing and neighbourhood character. We can build and build with style!
Reposted by Grant Wyeth
A short piece of mine on how low birth rates will affect our ability to invest in public transport, and why public transport is so important for economies, sociability, democracy and health.
Ticket To Thrive
Low birth rates are not just an impediment to public transport being built, they will weaken the social bonds and economic advantages this infrastructure brings
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August 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A short piece of mine on how low birth rates will affect our ability to invest in public transport, and why public transport is so important for economies, sociability, democracy and health.