Expats - time to use them wisely

Expats - time to use them wisely

18 February 2008

In this opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that Australia, with its large 'gold-collar' diaspora, is well positioned to benefit from the global trend towards the strengthening of diasporas.

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Alliance goes back to business first with Rudd

Alliance goes back to business first with Rudd

4 April 2008

In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove compares the visits to Washington of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his predecessor John Howard.
Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April 2008, p. 15.

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Talk might be cheap, but a great speech is divine

Talk might be cheap, but a great speech is divine

21 April 2008

In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues and a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, argues that the 2008 US presidential campaign is proving to be a test-case of the power of speechmaking.
Sydney Morning Herald, 21 April 2008, p. 17.

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Chinese diaspora carries a torch for old country

Chinese diaspora carries a torch for old country

19 May 2008

In an opinion piece in the Financial Times, Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues and Lowy Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, argues that there is good evidence of a spike in diasporic feeling among overseas Chinese.
The piece was republished in The Straits Times on 22 May.

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Smart power: exaggerating America's decline

Smart power: exaggerating America's decline

18 June 2008

Michael Fullilove argues that reports of America's slide towards mediocrity in defence, the economy, politics and international relations are exaggerated, that America as a superpower continues to fascinate, and that it remains the creative capital of the world.

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