Joanne Wallis
@joannewallis.bsky.social
Professor of International Security at the University of Adelaide and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution interested in security and Australia's strategy in the Pacific Islands. Editor of @austjia.bsky.social. Opinions are my own
There was a Minerva topic on the Pacific in the last round that my uni was encouraging me to apply for - luckily the election happened before the closing date, so I knew not to bother
February 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
There was a Minerva topic on the Pacific in the last round that my uni was encouraging me to apply for - luckily the election happened before the closing date, so I knew not to bother
Good point - this explains stuff that happens in the Pacific tol
February 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Good point - this explains stuff that happens in the Pacific tol
Agreed. A lot of Chinese foreign policy is curiously counterproductive and incompetent. Their diplomats must have a very poor feel for domestic politics in the countries they are posted to
February 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Agreed. A lot of Chinese foreign policy is curiously counterproductive and incompetent. Their diplomats must have a very poor feel for domestic politics in the countries they are posted to
Really interesting given the constitutional arrangements - I wonder what the NZ government will actually do if this is a security agreement
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Really interesting given the constitutional arrangements - I wonder what the NZ government will actually do if this is a security agreement
I'm on my second pot!
January 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I'm on my second pot!
Thankfully it keeps going - if I'm ever feeling down, our kids always give me a lift with their ability to get excited about even the smallest and most mundane things
December 16, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Thankfully it keeps going - if I'm ever feeling down, our kids always give me a lift with their ability to get excited about even the smallest and most mundane things
If it was just understood, then the security deal would be redundant
December 12, 2024 at 7:53 AM
If it was just understood, then the security deal would be redundant
We could have just not attached the security requirement
December 12, 2024 at 7:19 AM
We could have just not attached the security requirement
Um, never heard of them.. But I am old
December 5, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Um, never heard of them.. But I am old
I never get tired of Glass's violin concerto no. 1
December 5, 2024 at 8:25 AM
I never get tired of Glass's violin concerto no. 1
My kids are unfortunately just aging out of this Wiggles Christmas banger
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbqo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbqo...
Go Santa Go! 🎅 Kids Christmas Songs and Carols 🎄 The Wiggles
YouTube video by The Wiggles - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:37 AM
My kids are unfortunately just aging out of this Wiggles Christmas banger
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbqo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbqo...
Apologies - they may be, I just know that I put the same project in for a Marsden and an ARC DP (got the DP, wasn't within a cooee of the Marsden)
December 4, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Apologies - they may be, I just know that I put the same project in for a Marsden and an ARC DP (got the DP, wasn't within a cooee of the Marsden)
Yes, they are equivalent to our ARC DPs, so this is huge
December 4, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Yes, they are equivalent to our ARC DPs, so this is huge