Sholto Byrnes is a columnist at The National. He focuses on East Asian affairs, exploring cultural movements and their intersections with topics related to the United States and Canada. Sholto's insights and commentary have also been featured in The Frontier Post.
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Sholto Byrnes' articles predominantly focus on government and politics, with an emphasis on international relations and world affairs. His coverage includes government announcements, expert commentary, legal policy regulation, and opinion editorials.
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By: Sholto Byrnes
A phrase I've heard different writers from South-East Asia use is: the forest is not just the forest.
By: Sholto Byrnes
European leaders' war rhetoric, presumably aimed at Russia, is both dangerous and highly irresponsible
By: Sholto Byrnes
Not a lot of good news stories have come out of the Palestinian territories over the past couple of years, in particular.
By: Sholto Byrnes
As 2026 dawns, I don't have any predictions or resolutions to offer, but I do have a New Year's wish to make.
By: Sholto Byrnes
After the US attack on Venezuela and capture and extraction of president Nicolas Maduro, one thing is for sure: spheres of influence are back.
By: Sholto Byrnes
Mayhem in the Middle East. Catastrophic disruption to world energy supplies. The risk of future food shortages as crucial fertiliser stocks are blocked behind the Strait of Hormuz.
By: Sholto Byrnes
The repercussions of the Iran war are already being felt around the world, and will continue to do so for months and years to come.
By: Sholto Byrnes
It is also patronising and neo-colonialist to assume wealthy countries have the right to outsource their problems to a developing continent
By: Sholto Byrnes
There will be plenty on the agenda as US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, meet in Beijing: AI, trade, Taiwan and the ongoing crisis in the Gulf, to start with.
By: Sholto Byrnes
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the first- and second-order effects of supply chain disruptions – not just to oil, gas and fertiliser, but
