Gregory V. Raymond
Dr Gregory V. Raymond
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (La Trobe University), Master of Arts in Asian Studies (Monash University), Bachelor of Science (Monash University).
Dr Gregory Raymond is a lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre and the author of Thai Military Power: a Culture of Strategic Accommodation (NIAS Press, 2018). His work has been published in leading journals including Contemporary Southeast Asia, South East Asia Research, the Journal of Cold War Studies and the Australian Journal of International Affairs. He is the lead author of the forthcoming book The US-Thai Alliance and International Relations: History, Memory and Current Developments (Routledge). He appears regularly in the media as a commentator on Thailand’s politics.
As well as convening the ASEAN Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program, he is an editor of the journal Security Challenges and is ANU Press editor for the Asia Pacific Security series. Before joining the ANU, Greg worked extensively in Government, including in strategic and defence international policy areas of the Department of Defence.
Research interests
Mainland Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian politics and strategy, regional militaries and Great Powers, Thailand, Strategic culture, memory and national identity, Geoeconomics
ASEAN-Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program
The ASEAN-Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program (AADPSP) is an innovative program that commenced in 2019, with its inaugural intake of Defence officials from Southeast Asia and Austral
Australia must be dexterous in its ties with Trump's America
The most important quality in statecraft is imagination.
Afraid new world
When he did mention Asia, it was to threaten tariffs on Chinese imports, and less military support to Japan and South Korea. Southeast Asia was not mentioned.
What’s wrong with the United States’ Southeast Asian allies?
The Philippines and Thailand are not acting like US treaty allies are supposed to.
The Passing of the King
Dr Greg Raymond discusses the potential political, strategic and economic consequences of the death of Thailand’s King, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Playing by the global rules
Australia’s 2016 Defence white paper uses the term “rules-based global order” 56 times, compared with just nine instances in its 2013 predecessor.
Facing reality in the South China Sea
The news that China has placed surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island, part of the disputed Paracel Islands group in the South China Sea, will surprise many observers.
