Kate Clayton is a Research Officer at La Trobe Asia and graduate research student at La Trobe University. Her research areas include Australia, China, the Pacific Islands and the United States. She focuses on security, geopolitics and climate change. Kate's work has been published in The Conversation, Crikey, Lowy Institute Interpreter, China Story Blog, Junkee, 9Dash Line, The Canberra Times, Perth USAsia Centre and ABC News.