Australias Southeast Asia blind spot: In conversation with Michael Wesley @LowyInstitute
Australias Southeast Asia blind spot: In conversation with Michael Wesley @LowyInstitute
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
One of Australia's most incisive observers of world affairs explores why Australia perennially overlooks Southeast Asia in its strategic and economic considerations. Australia's cultural and strategic ties lie in the Western world and its economic links are overwhelmingly in North Asia. So what is Southeast Asia to Australia? Why does the region matter, and what should Australia do to overcome its long-sightedness?
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Australia's Southeast Asia blind spot: In conversation with Michael Wesley

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