MA, Oxford; PhD, University of Melbourne. 1995-99, First Secretary then Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Moscow; written extensively on Russian foreign and security policy, with a particular focus on Sino-Russian relations. Author of Axis of Convenience: Moscow, Beijing and the New Geopolitics (2008); also many articles, including "How the Chinese see Russia" (IFRI, 2011) and "China's 'permanent reset'" (Russia in Global Affairs, 2010).