Nick Bisley
@nickbisley.bsky.social
Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University.
Pleased to reveal the cover of my new book out a bit later this year.
July 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Pleased to reveal the cover of my new book out a bit later this year.
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A pleasure to join @latrobe this wk for discussion on 'The Future of 🇦🇺's Alliance with the 🇺🇸' with Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, Former DEPSEC Strategy Hugh White & Professor @nickbisley.bsky.social
You can watch the full discussion here event.on24.com/wcc/r/490018...
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You can watch the full discussion here event.on24.com/wcc/r/490018...
@nscanu.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A pleasure to join @latrobe this wk for discussion on 'The Future of 🇦🇺's Alliance with the 🇺🇸' with Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, Former DEPSEC Strategy Hugh White & Professor @nickbisley.bsky.social
You can watch the full discussion here event.on24.com/wcc/r/490018...
@nscanu.bsky.social
You can watch the full discussion here event.on24.com/wcc/r/490018...
@nscanu.bsky.social
Harvard walk back exhibit no. 324 that Trump administration is run by mendacious halfwits.
April 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Harvard walk back exhibit no. 324 that Trump administration is run by mendacious halfwits.
In these dark times, Japan's mascot culture remains something that will always bring a smile.
A smiling egg. With a pink bow.
A smiling egg. With a pink bow.
Tamaki, a smiling egg with a pink bow, is a mascot for the Hotel Grantia Hanyu Spa Resort.
April 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In these dark times, Japan's mascot culture remains something that will always bring a smile.
A smiling egg. With a pink bow.
A smiling egg. With a pink bow.
Some thoughts from me on the mishmash of politics and globalization that will be the world economy's new defining feature, www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
The scrambalisation era is here
The distortionary impact of political second-guessing in investment and trade dynamics will be felt across the globe.
www.lowyinstitute.org
April 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Some thoughts from me on the mishmash of politics and globalization that will be the world economy's new defining feature, www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Looking forward to discuss Australia, Trump 2.0 and the need for multidimensional approaches in a world of transactional realpolitik. I'll be ISEAS in Singapore on Mon 24 March, sign up here: t.co/csLDmvvibv
https://www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/australias-strategic-dilemma-middle-power-choices-in-the-trump-whirlwind/
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March 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Looking forward to discuss Australia, Trump 2.0 and the need for multidimensional approaches in a world of transactional realpolitik. I'll be ISEAS in Singapore on Mon 24 March, sign up here: t.co/csLDmvvibv
I will be speaking ISEAS in Singapore in a couple of weeks about Australia and the Trump whirlwind, come on down if you're in SG! www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/a...
Australia’s Strategic Dilemma: Middle Power Choices in the Trump Whirlwind
REGIONAL STRATEGIC AND POLITICAL STUDIES PROGRAMME About the Hybrid Seminar Since 1951, Australia has anchored its strategic policy in its alliance with the US. Over the past quarter-century, America ...
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March 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I will be speaking ISEAS in Singapore in a couple of weeks about Australia and the Trump whirlwind, come on down if you're in SG! www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/a...
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Registrations are still open for the upcoming workshop on non-academic careers! All members, no matter their career stage, are welcome and encouraged to attend. (If you're not a member but would like to come, there's no better reason to join!)
Registration: Workshop, Non-Academic Careers
Thursday 20 March, 4pm AEDT via Zoom In this time of protracted uncertainty for the academic sector, being aware of the opportunities outside of the university is more important than ever. However,…
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February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Registrations are still open for the upcoming workshop on non-academic careers! All members, no matter their career stage, are welcome and encouraged to attend. (If you're not a member but would like to come, there's no better reason to join!)
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“The last use of live fire by a non-allied nation off the coast of Sydney was by Imperial Japanese Navy mini-submarines in 1942.”
You mean apart from during Talisman Sabre and basically every other multilateral exercise we do?
www.uts.edu.au/acri/researc...
You mean apart from during Talisman Sabre and basically every other multilateral exercise we do?
www.uts.edu.au/acri/researc...
PERSPECTIVES | Examining the ‘why’ of the PRC's live fire exercises in the Tasman Sea
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February 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“The last use of live fire by a non-allied nation off the coast of Sydney was by Imperial Japanese Navy mini-submarines in 1942.”
You mean apart from during Talisman Sabre and basically every other multilateral exercise we do?
www.uts.edu.au/acri/researc...
You mean apart from during Talisman Sabre and basically every other multilateral exercise we do?
www.uts.edu.au/acri/researc...
Russia playbook: stroke Trump's vanity, give him a tiny thing that he announces like the 2nd coming and get everything you want. Trump is an international policy rube.
February 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Russia playbook: stroke Trump's vanity, give him a tiny thing that he announces like the 2nd coming and get everything you want. Trump is an international policy rube.
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A unique 12-week Tasmanian residency in creative writing at @utas.edu.au! Includes a $20,000 stipend plus $10,000 accommodation. Previous residents include Robbie Arnott, Gail Jones, Michelle Cahill and Eugen Bacon. See here for more: www.utas.edu.au/community-an...
Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program
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February 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
A unique 12-week Tasmanian residency in creative writing at @utas.edu.au! Includes a $20,000 stipend plus $10,000 accommodation. Previous residents include Robbie Arnott, Gail Jones, Michelle Cahill and Eugen Bacon. See here for more: www.utas.edu.au/community-an...
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Pūkenga | Lecturer in International Relations/International Security
Join our Political Science and International Relations Programme in this permanent, full-time role.
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February 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Beyond wild. Close US partner basically just called US a shakedown artist.
WILD! Singapore’s defense minister: “what American foreign policy is...in my mind, it is that America's primacy has become the overriding consideration...from liberator to great disruptor to a landlord seeking rent.” www.un-diplomatic.com/p/from-liber...
“From liberator to great disruptor to a landlord seeking rent”
Singapore’s choice words for America as a source of disorder and instability.
www.un-diplomatic.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Beyond wild. Close US partner basically just called US a shakedown artist.
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New piece from me @goodauth.bsky.social on why Riyadh talks were very bad, why Rubio's appt was doomed from the start, and why U.S. diplomacy is in crisis (hint: giving away the store is not diplomacy). To paraphrase @dandrezner.bsky.social, I wrote sharper today. goodauthority.org/news/why-hig...
U.S. diplomacy is in crisis.
U.S. diplomacy in Europe and Marco Rubio's bilateral talks with Russia aren't really about ending the war in Ukraine, or a lasting peace.
goodauthority.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New piece from me @goodauth.bsky.social on why Riyadh talks were very bad, why Rubio's appt was doomed from the start, and why U.S. diplomacy is in crisis (hint: giving away the store is not diplomacy). To paraphrase @dandrezner.bsky.social, I wrote sharper today. goodauthority.org/news/why-hig...
Vance: Wolf warrior diplomacy with maga characteristics. Some thoughts from me on @lowyinstitute.bsky.social www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Wolf warrior diplomacy with MAGA characteristics
Provocation was the point – then, and now.
www.lowyinstitute.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Vance: Wolf warrior diplomacy with maga characteristics. Some thoughts from me on @lowyinstitute.bsky.social www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
This looks too optimistic in light of Trump's approach to Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/ac67...
Philippines ‘deeply disturbed’ by incident over shoal disputed by China
Manila’s foreign secretary says he is reassured by US commitment to alliance amid tensions with Beijing
www.ft.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This looks too optimistic in light of Trump's approach to Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/ac67...
Govt spending and immigration big drivers of economic growth in US. These steps will be costly.
February 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Govt spending and immigration big drivers of economic growth in US. These steps will be costly.
Trump has chucked Ukraine, rhetorically, under the bus. If you're in Seoul, worry. He'll say you had it coming from North Korea. Philippines, ditto. No alliance guarantee can be counted on under this president.
February 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Trump has chucked Ukraine, rhetorically, under the bus. If you're in Seoul, worry. He'll say you had it coming from North Korea. Philippines, ditto. No alliance guarantee can be counted on under this president.
Why all US allies should be very worried: www.theage.com.au/world/europe...
Trump accuses Ukraine of starting war, sets price of peace deal
Trump’s comment followed the first high-level diplomatic talks between the US and Russia since the war in Ukraine began, almost three years ago.
www.theage.com.au
February 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Why all US allies should be very worried: www.theage.com.au/world/europe...
There used to be a time when @slate.bsky.social magazine would run a story on how US media would report on events in the US if it were another country. We need that again
February 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
There used to be a time when @slate.bsky.social magazine would run a story on how US media would report on events in the US if it were another country. We need that again
In the current geopolitical environment can't see how anyone can complain about anyone else getting all they can to defend thmselves.
They’re still doing this, I see. The Philippines is a sovereign state. Beijing does not have a veto over what arms it has.
At Chatham House: 'I'm a student from the LSE...'
'I think you probably need to tell us about your other affiliation.'
'My other affiliation is a Chinese diplomat, with a special focus on ASEAN issues.'
He then goes on to hammer the Philippines' FM about why they're keeping US missiles.
'I think you probably need to tell us about your other affiliation.'
'My other affiliation is a Chinese diplomat, with a special focus on ASEAN issues.'
He then goes on to hammer the Philippines' FM about why they're keeping US missiles.
February 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
In the current geopolitical environment can't see how anyone can complain about anyone else getting all they can to defend thmselves.
Wonder what doge would turn up if they looked for waste and ineffeiciency in Trump Organization?
February 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Wonder what doge would turn up if they looked for waste and ineffeiciency in Trump Organization?
Trying to work out what's most disconcerting about Trump 2.0. I think it's the lying. Not new for him, but the range, scale, depth and consequences of lying is astonishing. Cabinet nominees flagrantly lied in confirmation. WH spox regularly lies about major issues, Vance's Munich speech etc.
February 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trying to work out what's most disconcerting about Trump 2.0. I think it's the lying. Not new for him, but the range, scale, depth and consequences of lying is astonishing. Cabinet nominees flagrantly lied in confirmation. WH spox regularly lies about major issues, Vance's Munich speech etc.
Sobering and depressing stuff from someone who really does know that of which he speaks www.persuasion.community/p/the-crisis...
The Crisis of Democracy Is Here
And it’s going to get a lot worse.
www.persuasion.community
February 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sobering and depressing stuff from someone who really does know that of which he speaks www.persuasion.community/p/the-crisis...
Russian delegation cannot believe their luck.
U.S. and Russian diplomats meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their fractured relations and trying to end the Ukraine war.
Top Russia, U.S. officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
Meanwhile, European leaders were gathering for emergency talks on how to respond to the radical pivot by the new U.S. administration.
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February 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Russian delegation cannot believe their luck.