In early March, at the Lowy Institute, Morrison denounced a “new arc of autocracy” bracketing Russia and China. Through the imprimatur of print, it may feed the perception that the institute regards the “Morrison Doctrine” as the only good option for these times. Still, this 14th Lowy Institute Paper has been issued in the shadow of what looms as a khaki election campaign. international studies (IS), global studies ( GS), or global affairs (GA) is the study of. Part-funded by Australian government grants, the Lowy Institute boasts of being “home to many different views but the advocate of none”. But, given India’s pro-Russian stance on the invasion of Ukraine, and President Biden’s public regrets about the damage AUKUS’ creation wrought to valued ally France, it remains to be seen how durable these building materials will prove. Hence, his seminal role in constructing the Quad (with the US, Japan and India) and AUKUS (with the US and UK).
The list of summits, virtual and physical, that he’s been at this decade alone would be enough to give a Sherpa altitude sickness.Īs Kelly reads it, Morrison’s strategic view is that our best form of defence lies in erecting new multi-partner bulwarks against an over-assertive China.
One intriguing subplot is the morphing of a rugged individualist into a dedicated multilateralist. This is muddled thinking, to say the least. In these short videos, you can learn about various aspects of international relations and how we research and study it at LSE, including: International Institutions, Law and Ethics. On the next he says the PM views China’s contest with the West as one of “power and morals”. Research clusters in the International Relations Department. We asked authors, booksellers, publishers, editors, and others to share the places they go to connect with writers of the past, to the bars and cafs where today’s authors give readings, and to those sites that are most inspiring for writing. On one page Kelly emphasises he is not asserting that Morrison’s politics is governed by his morality. Take a guided tour of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, and many other cities. But as the argument marches along it occasionally misses its footing. Kelly would have us believe Morrison’s principal motivation is a personal faith in liberal democracy. In an irony missed by millions, a Morrison victory in the federal election would owe much to a Beijing leadership he insists is barracking for his opponent.Īs Kelly convincingly argues, it was the 2020 announcement of “14 grievances” Beijing said Australia must rectify if it wanted good relations that enabled Morrison to present himself as the defender of a self-respecting middle power standing up to a global bully.