Geneveive Donellon-May

Genevieve Donnellon-May is a geopolitical and global strategy advisor focused on resource governance and environmental conflict in Asia. She is a non-resident Vasey Fellow at the Pacific Forum, a Research Fellow at the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS), a Fellow at the Indo-Pacific Studies Center, and a Non-resident Fellow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) in Sweden. She is also a Researcher at the Oxford Global Society, serves on the advisory board of Modern Diplomacy, and is a Pacific Forum Young Leader.

Genevieve holds an MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Melbourne. She has held research positions at the Asia Society Policy Institute, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in South Korea. She has been recognised as a CSIS Pacific Young Leader, an Australia-China Emerging Leader, an Australia-Vietnam Young Leader, and a 2023 Yenching Scholar, and was shortlisted by Young Australians in International Affairs as one of the 2023 Young Women to Watch in International Affairs.

Follow Genevieve's analysis on Asia's resource governance and environmental security — a perspective that connects the dots between climate, water, energy, and geopolitics in ways that most security analysts overlook.

	Geneveive Donellon-May
	@GenevieveDonn

Research & Commentary

Genevieve writes across international policy platforms, covering resource conflict, environmental governance, and the geopolitical implications of land, energy, and water competition across Asia. Below is a selection of her notable work.

• Why China’s space-based solar power is the next frontier of green energy

  South China Morning Post • 28 March 2026

  • https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3347692/why-chinas-space-based-solar-power-next-frontier-green-energy

• From moonshots to market share: China’s Space+ strategy

  Think China • 17 March 2026

  • https://www.thinkchina.sg/technology/moonshots-market-share-chinas-space-strategy

• It's never been more important to strengthen ties

  Bangkok Post • 9 March 2026

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3212833/its-never-been-more-important-to-strengthen-ties

• Bangkok and Pattaya elections set for June 28

  Bangkok Post • 10 April 2026

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3234828/bangkok-and-pattaya-elections-set-for-june-28

• Transition under constraint: China’s energy strategy in an era of geopolitical risk

  Think China • 7 April 2026

  • https://www.thinkchina.sg/economy/transition-under-constraint-chinas-energy-strategy-era-geopolitical-risk

    
    

• Keeping Asia's growth engine on track

  Bangkok Post • 28 February 2026

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3206863/keeping-asias-growth-engine-on-track

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• Post-election Bangladesh: How China prepared while India lost ground

  Think China • 26 February 2026

  • https://www.thinkchina.sg/politics/post-election-bangladesh-how-china-prepared-while-india-lost-ground

• China’s population turn: The start of long-term decline?

  Think China • 24 February 2026

  • https://www.thinkchina.sg/society/chinas-population-turn-start-long-term-decline

• China seeks to cultivate a food supply immune to geopolitical shocks

  South China Morning Post • 22 February 2026

  • https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3344152/china-seeks-cultivate-food-supply-immune-geopolitical-shocks

    
    

• What’s Driving China’s Mega Medog Hydropower Project?

  The Diplomat • 7 February 2026

  • https://manage.thediplomat.com/2026/02/whats-driving-chinas-mega-medog-hydropower-project/

• Why China and Europe should care about Central Asia’s water crisis

  South China Morning Post • 3 February 2026

  • https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3341896/why-china-and-europe-should-care-about-central-asias-water-crisis

• How agriculture anchors Vietnam-China ties

  Think China • 13 January 2026

  • https://www.thinkchina.sg/economy/how-agriculture-anchors-vietnam-china-ties

• Australia is losing its ability to engage Asia on its own terms

  South China Morning Post • 31 December 2025

  • https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3338045/australia-losing-its-ability-engage-asia-its-own-terms

• The US-China soybean comeback that could reshape global markets

  Think China • 17 December 2025

  • https://www.thinkchina.sg/economy/us-china-soybean-comeback-could-reshape-global-markets

    
    

• Climate disasters demand swift action

  Bangkok Post • 10 December 2025

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3153478/climate-disasters-demand-swift-action

• When Chinese mining meets weak governance in Africa — who pays?

  Think China • 8 December 2025

  • https://www.thinkchina.sg/politics/when-chinese-mining-meets-weak-governance-africa-who-pays

    
    

• China, Malaysia eye food security

  Bangkok Post • 18 February 2025

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2963176/china-malaysia-eye-food-security

    
    

• We need a food sharing mechanism

  Bangkok Post • 26 August 2024

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2853563/we-need-a-food-sharing-mechanism

• Building a much stronger food system in Laos

  Bangkok Post • 29 March 2024

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2767218/building-a-much-stronger-food-system-in-laos

• Is Cambodia a new agricultural power?

  Bangkok Post • 17 February 2024

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2743646/is-cambodia-a-new-agricultural-power-

• Transboundary water governance

  Bangkok Post • 4 January 2024

  • https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2717939/transboundary-water-governance

Watch & Listen

Follow Genevieve in conversation as she unpacks the environmental and resource dimensions of Asia's security landscape — from China's water politics to the strategic competition shaping the region's natural resources.

• Building Whole-of-Nation Asia Literacy for the 21st Century

  Asia-Pacific 4D • 23 September 2025

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9FK_ng7PM

• [CSA series] How can ASEAN ensure food security amidst increasing global supply chain disruptions?

  Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) • 8 April 2025

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAdufTY495g

    
    

• BRICS Expansion: What it means for Global Geopolitics? - Live Panel

  The Red Line • 30 August 2023

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y049X8NK9cE

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• Food Futures Symposium: Emerging Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities for Global Food Security

  NTU School of Humanities • 11 May 2022

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJDGQ_Rct3g

Last Updated: 11 April 2026