Adam Simpson

Research Interests

Environmental Politics International Relations Strategic, Defence & Security Studies Government and Politics of Asia and the Pacific Australian Government and Politics Comparative Government and Politics Political Science & Public Administration

Dr Adam Simpson

Senior Lecturer, International Studies

School of Society and Culture

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Dr Simpson is Senior Lecturer in International Studies within the School of Society and Culture at Adelaide University. He contributes courses to the Bachelor of International Relations and International Security major.
 
His research analyses authoritarianism, democratisation, military coups, environmental politics, genocide and civil conflict with a particular focus on Myanmar and Thailand. He also undertakes fieldwork, research and policy analysis on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including issues related to NATO, the EU and Asia (North Korea, South Korea and Japan), and Australian climate politics.
 
He is the lead editor of two editions of the volume Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (Routledge, Open Access, 2021 and 2024), the latest of which examines the upheavals in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. Praise for the first edition includes, 'a must-read for scholars on contemporary Myanmar and fascinating for anyone interested in broader processes of political and economic transformations', European Journal of East Asian Studies (2021).
 
Prior to academia Dr Simpson worked as an Analyst with several US and British investment banks in the City of London including Merrill Lynch (now Bank of America), Bankers Trust International (now Deutsche Bank) and NatWest Global Financial Markets (now Royal Bank of Scotland). He has travelled widely, particularly in the less affluent countries of the global South. This work and travel informs his research and results in a critical approach to international politics.
 
His research focuses particularly on environmental politics/security and development in Myanmar and Thailand. He has published in leading international journals such as Environmental Politics, Society and Natural Resources, Third World Quarterly and Pacific Review. His book, Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar, was the first monograph in Routledge's 'Transforming Environmental Politics and Policy' series. Together with the updated paperback edition by NIAS/NUS Press the book was reviewed 20 times in refereed academic journals.
 
A review of The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar (2018), for which Dr Simpson was lead editor, noted that 'throughout its 40 chapters, the book offers a much welcome and quite successful attempt at presenting academic research on all aspects of life in Myanmar. There is still so much to learn about the country, for foreigners and for the Burmese themselves alike. This book could only tackle its fair share of the task, but that it did. To anyone passionate about Myanmar, this book truly is a gold mine.'
 
Dr Simpson was Founding Co-Convenor of the Australian Political Studies Association Environmental Politics and Policy Research Group and was President of the Ecopolitics Association of Australasia.
 
Since 2013 he has been a Detailed Assessor for the Australian Research Council National Competitive Grants Program.
 
Dr Simpson regular contributes articles, particularly on politics relating to Myanmar, Thailand, Australia and the Ukraine conflict, to policy and news sites such as the Conversation and he is regularly interviewed by ABC News and other Australian and international media.

Research Areas:

  • Environmental Politics in Southeast Asia
  • Civil Society under Authoritarian Regimes
  • Military Coups and Civil Conflict
  • Politics in Thailand and Myanmar
  • Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
  • Australian Climate Politics

Some Policy and Research Articles can be found at:

Visiting Positions

  • In 2025 he took up a Visiting Scholar position at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University, Japan.
  • In 2017 he was Visiting Scholar at SOAS, University of London.
  • In 2016 he undertook a 6-month fully-funded Research Fellowship at CSEAS, Kyoto University.
  • In 2014 he was Visiting Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London.
  • In 2011 he was Visiting Lecturer at Keele University, UK.

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Adelaide Australia PhD
University of Adelaide Australia Master of Environmental Studies
University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Economics
University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Mathematical and Computer Science)
Southern Cross University Australia Graduate Diploma of Education

Year Citation
2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Myanmar faces permanent Balkanisation as the world tilts towards authoritarianism. East Asia Forum.
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2024 McIntyre, J., & Simpson, A. (2024). Legal noose tightens on Myanmar junta. East Asia Forum Quarterly: economics, politics and public policy in East Asia and the Pacific, online.
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2023 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2023). While the world looks elsewhere, Myanmar's civil war grinds on. Inside Story, online, 1-4.
2023 Simpson, A., Kean, T., & Park, S. (2023). Myanmar's arrested environmental activism. East Asia Forum, (13 February), 1.
2023 Simpson, A. (2023). Myanmar military under pressure as legal jeopardy builds. East Asia Forum, (21 December), 1.
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2023 Ware, A., & Skidmore, M. (Eds.) (2023). After the Coup: Myanmar’s Political and Humanitarian Crises.
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2022 McIntyre, J., & Simpson, A. (2022). Myanmar's genocide overshadowed by Ukraine. East Asia Forum.
2022 McIntyre, J., & Simpson, A. (2022). A tale of two genocide cases: International justice in Ukraine and Myanmar. East Asia Forum, (26 May), 1-6.
2021 Simpson, A. (2021). Myanmar's exile government signs up to ICC prosecutions. East Asia Forum, online.
2021 Simpson, A. (2021). Coups, conflicts, and COVID-19 in Myanmar: humanitarian intervention and responsibility to protect in intractable crises. The Brown Journal of World Affairs, 28(1), 1-19.
2020 Simpson, A. (2020). The folly of Aung San Suu Kyi's 'bad apple' defence. East Asia Forum, 1-4.
2020 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2020). As the world watches, Myanmar votes. Inside Story.
2020 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2020). The Rohingya crisis and questions of accountability. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 74(5), 486-494.
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2019 Simpson, A., & Smits, M. (2019). Illiberalism and energy transitions in Myanmar and Thailand. Georgetown journal of Asian affairs, 4(2), 45-57.
2019 Simpson, A. (2019). Facebook, the Rohingya and internet blackouts in Myanmar. The interpreter, 1.
2018 Simpson, A., & Smits, M. (2018). Transitions to energy and climate security in Southeast Asia? Civil society encounters with illiberalism in Thailand and Myanmar. Society & natural resources, 35(1), 580-598.
DOI Scopus29 WoS26
2017 Simpson, A. (2017). Dark clouds over Rakhine State. East Asia Forum, 9(4), 1-5.
2013 Simpson, A. (2013). Challenging hydropower development in Myanmar (Burma): cross-border activism under a regime in transition. Pacific review, 26(2), 129-152.
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2013 Simpson, A., & Park, S. (2013). The Asian development bank as a global risk regulator in Myanmar. Third world quarterly, 34(10), 1858-1871.
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2008 Doyle, T., & Simpson, A. (2008). Traversing more than speed bumps: Green politics under authoritarian regimes in Burma and Iran. Environmental Politics, 54-71.
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2007 Simpson, A. J. (2007). The environment - energy security nexus: critical analysis of an energy 'love triangle' in Southeast Asia. Third world quarterly, 28(3), 539-554.
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2006 Doyle, T., & Simpson, A. (2006). Traversing more than speed bumps: Green politics under authoritarian regimes in Burma and Iran. Enviromental Politics, 15(5), 750-767.
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2005 Simpson, A. J. (2005). Green NGOs and authoritarian regimes: the perils of environmental activism in thaksin's Thailand. Griffith Journal of the Environment.
2004 Simpson, A. J. (2004). Gas pipelines and green politics in South and Southeast Asia. Social Alternatives.
- Simpson, A., Kean, T., & Park, S. (2026). Environmental activism and authoritarianism in Myanmar: interrogating assemblages across three political epochs. Environmental Politics, 1-23.
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Year Citation
2026 Simpson, A. (2026). Energy Security: Developments, Challenges and Opportunities. In R. Floyd, & R. Matthew (Eds.), Environmental Security: Approaches: Issues and Actors Second Edition (Second edition ed., pp. 209-226). UK: Routledge.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Energy Security. In Environmental Security (pp. 209-226). Routledge.
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2024 Simpson, A., & Smits, M. (2024). Environmental politics in Asia. In Source details - Title: Oxford Bibliographies: Political Science (pp. 1-10). UK: Oxford University Press.
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2023 Simpson, A., & McIntyre, J. (2023). Politics, justice & accountability: Myanmar and international courts. In A. Ware, & M. Skidmore (Eds.), AFTER THE COUP: MYANMAR’S POLITICAL AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES (pp. 95-117). Australia: ANU Press.
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2023 Farrelly, N., & Simpson, A. (2023). Déjà vu all over again: the 2021 coup in historical perspective. In A. Simpson, & N. Farrelly (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (2nd ed. ed., pp. 16-28). UK: Routledge.
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2023 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2023). Myanmar's complex and intersecting crises: pathways to accountability and international justice. In A. Simpson, & N. Farrelly (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (2nd ed. ed., pp. 284-304). UK: Routledge.
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2023 Simpson, A. (2023). Natural resource governance and the environment: unconstrained exploitation under authoritarianism. In A. Simpson, & N. Farrelly (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (2nd ed. ed., pp. 139-156). UK: Routledge.
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2023 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2023). Analysing a disaster, wrapped in a catastrophe, inside a tragedy. In A. Simpson, & N. Farrelly (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (2nd ed. ed., pp. 1-15). UK: Routledge.
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2021 Simpson, A., & South, A. (2021). Evolving climate change governance in Myanmar: limitations and opportunities in a political crisis. In J. Marquardt, L. L. Delina, & M. Smits (Eds.), Source details - Title: Governing Climate Change in Southeast Asia: Critical Perspectives (pp. 112-132). UK: Routledge.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Smits, M. (2021). Climate change governance and (il)liberalism in Thailand: activism, justice, and the state. In J. Marquardt, L. L. Delina, & M. Smits (Eds.), Governing Climate Change in Southeast Asia: Critical Perspectives (First edition ed., pp. 168-186). UK: Routledge.
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2020 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2020). Interrogating contemporary Myanmar: the difficult transition. In A. Simpson, & N. Farrelly (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (pp. 1-12). UK: Routledge.
2020 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2020). The Rohingya crisis: nationalism and its discontents. In A. Simpson, & N. Farrelly (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (pp. 249-264). UK: Routledge.
2020 Simpson, A. (2020). Natural resources: wealth and conflict. In A. Simpson, & N. Farrelly (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society (pp. 149-168). UK: Taylor and Francis.
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2020 Vijge, M. J., & Simpson, A. (2020). Myanmar's environmental governance in transition: the case of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. In P. Chachavalpongpun, E. Prasse-Freeman, & P. Strefford (Eds.), Source details - Title: Unraveling Myanmar's Transition: Progress, Retrenchment and Ambiguity Amidst Liberalisation (pp. 1-21). Singapore: NUS Press.
2018 Farrelly, N., Holliday, I., & Simpson, A. (2018). Introduction: Explaining Myanmar in flux and transition. In A. Simpson, N. Farrelly, & I. Holliday (Eds.), Source details - Title: Routledge handbook of contemporary Myanmar (pp. 3-11). UK: Routledge.
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2018 Simpson, A., Holliday, I., & Farrelly, N. (2018). Myanmar futures. In A. Simpson, N. Farrelly, & I. Holliday (Eds.), Source details - Title: Routledge handbook of contemporary Myanmar (pp. 433-437). UK: Routledge.
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2018 Simpson, A. (2018). Corruption, investment and natural resources. In S. Alam, J. Razzaque, & J. H. Bhuiyan (Eds.), Source details - Title: International natural resources law, investment and sustainability (pp. 416-434). UK: Routledge.
2018 Simpson, A. (2018). The environment in Southeast Asia: injustice, conflict and activism. In A. D. Ba, & M. Beeson (Eds.), Source details - Title: Contemporary Southeast Asia: the politics of change, contestation, and adaptation (3rd ed. ed., pp. 164-180). United Kingdom: Palgrave.
2018 Fink, C., & Simpson, A. (2018). Civil society. In A. Simpson, N. Farrelly, & I. Holliday (Eds.), Source details - Title: Routledge handbook of contemporary Myanmar (pp. 257-267). UK: Routledge.
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2018 Simpson, A. (2018). Environment and natural resources. In A. Simpson, N. Farrelly, & I. Holliday (Eds.), Source details - Title: Routledge handbook of contemporary Myanmar (pp. 417-430). UK: Routledge.
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2017 Simpson, A. (2017). The extractive industries transparency initiative: new openings for civil society in Myanmar. In M. Crouch (Ed.), Source details - Title: The business of transition: law reform, development and economics in Myanmar (pp. 55-80). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
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2017 Simpson, A., & Smits, M. (2017). Transitions to energy and climate security in Thailand. In R. E. Looney (Ed.), Source details - Title: Handbook of transitions to energy and climate security (pp. 296-311). UK: Routledge.
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2017 Simpson, A. (2017). Myanmar: evolving environmental governance under a regime in transition. In Source details - Title: Routledge handbook of the environment in Southeast Asia (pp. 418-429). UK: Routledge.
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2017 Simpson, A. (2017). Postscript: accommodation and oppression. In Source details - Title: Energy, governance and security in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma): a critical approach to environmental politics in the south (pp. 199-205). Denmark: NIAS Press.
2015 Simpson, A. J. (2015). Starting from year zero: Environmental governance in Myanmar. In S. Mukherjee, & D. Chakraborty (Eds.), Source details - Title: Environmental challenges and governance: Diverse perspectives from Asia (pp. 152-165). UK: Routledge.
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2015 Simpson, A. J. (2015). Democracy and environmental governance in Thailand. In S. Mukherjee, & D. Chakraborty (Eds.), Source details - Title: Environmental Challenges and Governance: Diverse Perspectives from Asia (pp. 192-208). New York: Routledge.
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2015 Simpson, A. (2015). Starting from year zero: Environmental governance in Myanmar. In Environmental Challenges and Governance Diverse Perspectives from Asia (pp. 163-175).
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2014 Simpson, A. (2014). Market building and risk under a regime in transition: the Asian development bank in Myanmar (Burma). In T. Carroll, & D. S. L. Jarvis (Eds.), Source details - Title: The politics of marketising Asia (pp. 162-184). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2013 Simpson, A. J. (2013). An 'activist diaspora' as a response to authoritarianism in Myanmar: the role of transnational activism in promoting political reform. In F. Cavatorta (Ed.), Source details - Title: Civil society activism under authoritarian rule: a comparative perspective (1 ed., pp. 181-218). United Kingdom: Routledge.
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2013 Simpson, A. (2013). Challenging inequality and injustice: a critical approach to energy security. In R. Floyd, & R. Matthew (Eds.), Source details - Title: Environmental security: approaches and issues (1st ed. ed., pp. 248-263). New York: Taylor and Francis.
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2012 Simpson, A. (2012). Prospects for a policy of engagement with Myanmar: a multilateral development bank perspective. In N. Cheesman, M. Skidmore, & T. Wilson (Eds.), Source details - Title: Myanmar's transition: Openings, obstacles and opportunities (pp. 300-322). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
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2012 Simpson, A. (2012). An 'activist diaspora' as a response to authoritarianism in Myanmar: The role of transnational activism in promoting political reform. In F. Cavatorta (Ed.), Civil Society Activism Under Authoritarian Rule A Comparative Perspective (pp. 181-218). Routledge.
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2008 Simpson, A. J. (2008). Gas pipelines and security in South and Southeast Asia : a critical perspective. In Source details - Title: Crucible for survival : environmental security and justice in the Indian ocean region (pp. 210-227). New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.
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2005 Simpson, A. J. (2005). Energy security and earth rights in Thailand and Burma. In D. Rumley, & S. Chaturvedi (Eds.), Source details - Title: Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region (pp. 253-284). Asia: South Asian Publishing PVT Ltd.
2003 Coxhead, I., & Jayasuriya, S. (2003). Environment and Natural Resources. In The Philippine Economy (pp. 381-418). Oxford University PressNew York.
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Year Citation
2014 Simpson, A. J. (2014). Identity, ethnicity and natural resources in Mynamar. In P. Norris, & R. W. Frank (Eds.), Australian Political Science Association Conference Vol. Environmental Politics Stream (pp. 1-18). Australia: APSA - Australasian Political Studies Association.
2012 Simpson, A. (2012). Challenging injustice through a critical approach to energy security : a central component of environmental security. In R. Eccleston, N. Sageman, & F. Gray (Eds.), The refereed proceedings of the 2012 Australian Political Studies Association Conference (pp. 218-249). Australia: Australasian Political Studies Association.
2011 Simpson, A. J. (2011). Climate change, energy, justice and security in Myanmar (Burma). In Proceedings of the 2011 Australian Political Science Association Conference - APSA (pp. 1-16). Australia: Australian National University.
2010 Simpson, A. J. (2010). Cambodia to the rescue: An old friend steps up for Thaksin in Thailand's colour politics. In A. Tickner, & C. Slatter (Eds.), Oceanic conference on International Studies 2010 (pp. 1-31). New Zealand: University of Auckland.
2010 Simpson, A. (2010). Governance and transnational energy projects in Burma : the Shwe Gas Pipeline Project. In APSA 2010: Connected Globe: Conflicting Worlds (pp. 1-15). Australia: Australian Political Studies Association.
2010 Simpson, A. J. (2010). Transnationalising activism under Burma's authoritarian regime. In A. Tickner, & C. Slatter (Eds.), Oceanic conference on International Studies (OCIS IV 2010) (pp. 1-35). New Zealand: University of Auckland.
2010 Simpson, A. J. (2010). Democracy and environmental governance in Thailand. In Proceedings of the Australian political studies association annual conference (pp. 1-12). Australia: Australian Political Studies Association.
2008 Simpson, A. J. (2008). Environmental governance in Thailand: Contradictions and contestation. In Online Conference Papers for BISA 2008 (pp. 1-18). UK: University of Exeter.
2008 Simpson, A. J. (2008). Environmental activism within a transnational NGO: Bridging the North-South divide. In Online conference publication for OCIS 2008. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland.
2006 Simpson, A. J. (2006). Downfall? Capitalism, dissent and the media in Thaksin's Thailand. In D. Curley, D. Davies, & D. Kaempf (Eds.), Oceanic Conference on International Studies (OCIS). Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.

Year Citation
2026 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2026). 5 years on from the junta’s coup, Myanmar’s flawed elections can’t unite a country at risk of breaking apart.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Japan’s economy needs foreign workers, not the nationalist approach pushed by its new leader.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Thailand has another new prime minister and an opening for progress. But will anything change?.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). With new weapons, cash and battleground experience from Ukraine, North Korea has become much more formidable.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Pro-Trump candidate wins Poland’s presidential election – a bad omen for the EU, Ukraine and women.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Karol Nawrocki élu président de la Pologne : une mauvaise nouvelle pour l’UE, pour l’Ukraine et pour les Polonaises.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Pie in the sky? After the Coalition’s stinging loss, nuclear should be dead. Here’s why it might live on.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Thailand’s fragile democracy takes another hit with arrest of US academic.
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2025 Simpson, A. (2025). Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths.
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2025 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2025). Birmanie : une junte militaire fragilisée à la tête d’un pays en ruines.
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2025 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2025). As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?.
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2024 Simpson, A. (2024). Moldova and Georgia serve as geopolitical bellwethers. Lowy Institute.
2024 Simpson, A. (2024). Who is fighting the military junta in Myanmar and can they win?. Monash University.
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2024 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2024). Myanmar's misery: 3 years after the military coup, is there any end in sight for a ravaged country?. The Conversation.
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2024 Simpson, A. (2024). Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia - but it's a useful diversion from real climate action. The Conversation.
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2024 Simpson, A. (2024). Thailand's democracy has taken another hit, but the country's progressive forces won't be stopped. The Conversation.
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2024 Simpson, A. (2024). Myanmar's junta has suffered a humiliating military defeat. Could it be a turning point in the war?. The Conversation.
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2024 Simpson, A. (2024). What's at stake in elections in Georgia and Moldova this week: a stark choice between Russia and the West. The Conversation.
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2024 Simpson, A. (2024). The countries fuelling Myanmar's civil war. Monash University.
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2024 Simpson, A. (2024). Chinese security companies are putting boots on the ground in Myanmar. It could go disastrously wrong. The Conversation.
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2023 Simpson, A. (2023). Prigozhin’s death ends a week of new commitments for Ukraine. Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
2023 Simpson, A. (2023). Conflict in Ukraine tests NATO’s borders. Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
2023 Simpson, A. (2023). Ukraine counteroffensive makes gains but dark clouds loom in Washington. Lowy Institute.
2023 Farrelly, N., & Simpson, A. (2023). Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?. The Conversation.
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2023 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2023). Will the Thai election result change ASEAN's approach to Myanmar?. Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
2023 Simpson, A. (2023). Did Ukraine just win the war?. Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
2023 Simpson, A. (2023). Explainer: why was the winner of Thailand's election blocked from becoming prime minister?. The Conversation.
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2023 Simpson, A. (2023). 'The world has changed': why Anthony Albanese must up the ante on climate policy at Labor's national conference. The Conversation.
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2023 Farrelly, N., & Simpson, A. (2023). Myanmar junta reducing Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence is an empty gesture from a failing state. The Conversation.
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2023 Simpson, A. (2023). In one chaotic day, Thailand sees one PM elected, one ex-PM sent to jail. Where does the country go from here?. The Conversation.
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2023 Simpson, A. (2023). The Baltic response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lowy Institute.
2023 Farrelly, N., & Simpson, A. (2023). Mengapa negara Barat memberikan bantuan militer bernilai triliunan ke Ukraina, tetapi mengabaikan Myanmar?.
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2022 Simpson, A. (2022). Myanmar's Kangaroo Courts hand Aung San Suu Kyi another six-year term while Sean Turnell pleads not guilty. Australian Institute of International Affairs.
2022 Simpson, A. (2022). Myanmar: a desperate junta trying, and failing, to shore up its legitimacy. Lowy Institute.
2022 Simpson, A. (2022). Isolated leaders make terrible decisions: lessons from Russia and Myanmar. Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).
2022 McIntyre, J., & Simpson, A. (2022). International court rejects Myanmar's bid to halt genocide case. Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
2022 Simpson, A. (2022). Relief as Australian Sean Turnell to be released from prison in Myanmar, but more needs to be done. The Conversation.
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2022 Farrelly, N., & Simpson, A. (2022). A year after Myanmar's coup, the military still lacks control and the country is sliding into an intractable civil war. The Conversation.
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2022 Simpson, A., & McIntyre, J. (2022). It's a mistake to allow Myanmar's junta to appear in Rohingya case. Lowy Institute.
2022 Simpson, A. (2022). Albanese should adopt a collaborative, European approach to governing - not the take-it-or-leave-it Anglo style we're used to. The Conversation.
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2022 Simpson, A. (2022). There's a smart way to push Labor harder on emissions cuts - without reigniting the climate wars. The Conversation.
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2022 Simpson, A., & Farelly, N. (2022). As Myanmar suffers, the military junta is desperate, isolated and running out of options. The Conversation.
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2022 Simpson, A. (2022). A digital coup under military rule in Myanmar: new online avenues for repression. Kyoto University.
2021 Simpson, A. (2021). ASEAN rebuffs Myanmar's military junta as Aung San Suu Kyi faces long jail term. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). En Birmanie, la junte militaire renoue avec ses vieux démons. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). Los militares birmanos vuelven a aplicar mano dura (y el país da un gran paso atrás). The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). Kudeta Myanmar: militer kembali berkuasa, membuat demokrasi Myanmar semakin rapuh. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). Myanmar's military reverts to its old strong-arm behaviour - and the country takes a major step backwards. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). How a perfect storm of events is turning Myanmar into a 'super-spreader' COVID state. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). With Aung San Suu Kyi facing prison, Myanmar's opposition is leaderless, desperate and ready to fight. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). As killings, beatings and disappearances escalate, what's the end game in Myanmar?. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A. (2021). Two governments claim to run Myanmar. So, who gets the country's seat at the UN?. The Conversation.
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2021 Simpson, A. (2021). Myanmar: calling a coup a coup. Lowy Institute.
2021 Simpson, A. (2021). ASEAN finds its voice as a military offensive looms in Myanmar. Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
2021 Why Myanmar is rising up in collective fury after a military coup – The Conversation Weekly podcast (2021). .
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2021 Simpson, A., & Farrelly, N. (2021). Treating the Rohingya like they belong in Myanmar. Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
2020 Simpson, A. (2020). Aung San Suu Kyi wins big in Myanmar's elections, but will it bring peace - or restore her reputation abroad?. The Conversation.
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2018 Farrelly, N., & Simpson, A. (2018). After the Rohingya crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi will come to the ASEAN summit with her reputation tarnished. The Conversation.
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Courses I teach

  • POLI 1005 Global Environmental Politics (2026)
  • POLI 3019 Security in Asia (2027)

 

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 Co-Supervisor Impacts of technology on social acceptance in the context of mineral exploration Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Andres Sifuentes Chamochumbi

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