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Creative Written Works
2023, Here’s how to prosecute Russia for Ukraine’s catastrophic flood, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/20/ukraine-flood-prosecute-russia/
,2022, Climate change: less space between one disaster and the next, The Interpreter, The Lowy Institute for International Policy, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/climate-change-less-space-between-one-disaster-and-next
,2021, Glasgow: a tipping point for serious action, The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/glasgow-tipping-point-serious-action
,2021, Human progress is no excuse to destroy nature. A push to make ‘ecocide’ a global crime must recognise this fundamental truth, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/human-progress-is-no-excuse-to-destroy-nature-a-push-to-make-ecocide-a-global-crime-must-recognise-this-fundamental-truth-164594
,2021, High hopes and hot air on climate change, The Interpreter, Lowy Institute, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/high-hopes-hot-air-climate-change
,2020, A dose of climate realism about China’s carbon pledge, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/dose-climate-realism-about-china-s-carbon-pledge
,2020, The Morality of Security: A Theory of Just Securitization., CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000566984800100&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, Vision for the Anthropocene: A global ecological democracy, UNSW Grand Challenges, UNSW, https://www.grandchallenges.unsw.edu.au/article/vision-anthropocene-global-ecological-democracy
,2020, Vision for the Anthropocene: Introducing the Anthropocene – and our need to thrive, UNSW Grand Challenges, UNSW, https://www.grandchallenges.unsw.edu.au/article/vision-anthropocene-introducing-anthropocene-and-our-need-thrive
,2017, Australia's Misstep On Nuclear Weapons Treaty, Australian Outlook, Australian Institute for International Affairs, http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/australias-misstep-nuclear-weapons-treaty/
,2016, Politics for the planet: why nature and wildlife need their own seats at the UN, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/politics-for-the-planet-why-nature-and-wildlife-need-their-own-seats-at-the-un-59892
,2013, Narrative, Politics and Fictocriticism: Hopes and Dangers, The Disorder of Things, https://thedisorderofthings.com/2013/03/14/narrative-politics-and-fictocriticism-hopes-and-dangers/
,2012, “Security council win a golden opportunity to fix national security at home”, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/security-council-win-a-golden-opportunity-to-fix-national-security-at-home-10225
,2011, “A fantasy debate, disdainful of basic facts”, The Drum (ABC Online), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-02/burke-a-fantasy-debate-bereft-of-basic-facts/2867052
,2010, “Lurking in the American mind”, Review of Susan A. Brewer, Why America Fights: Patriotism and War Propaganda from the Philippines to Iraq (Oxford University Press, 2010)
,2010, Remarks at opening of Michael Callaghan exhibition, ANU School of Art, Image & Text
,2006, Can human rights save us?, Arena Magazine
,2005, Can Human Rights Save Us?
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