South Korea should not go nuclear
Author: Chung-in Moon, Global Asia The North Korean nuclear predicament has haunted South Koreans for more than 30 years —…
Australia doesn’t need America’s destructive green protectionism
Author: Ross Garnaut, University of Melbourne My book The Superpower Transformation showed how Australia’s full participation in the world’s move…
China’s imports of Australian coal unlikely to rebound amid high prices, security risks: analysts
Even though Chinese steelmakers prefer higher-grade Australian coking coal, they would rather wait for prices to fall further, according to…
Beware the systemic zombies roaming in Asian markets
Author: Editorial Board, ANU It’s only when the tide goes out that we discover who’s been swimming naked. It’s an…
Bank of Japan’s new governor Ueda confronts big calls on monetary policy
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU While many advanced economy central banks are facing a dilemma over how to fight inflation in…
US pivot to Asia allows China and Russia to build Middle East influence
A Yemeni man rides a motorcycle past the rubble of buildings destroyed by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Sana’a, Yemen, on…
US Vice-President Kamala Harris is in Africa, so why does China keep coming up?
But while Harris was focused on US-Africa ties, the media asked if the real reason for her trip was the…
Is WeChat’s threat to Australian elections overstated?
Author: Fan Yang, Deakin University The 2019 Australian federal election was the first time that Australian politicians interacted with Mandarin…
Mongolia in the middle of the Russia–Ukraine war
Authors: Oyuntugs Davaakhuu, Economic Research Institute and Tuvshintugs Batdelger, Economic Research Institute and National University of Mongolia At the onset…
Australia–US alliance turns to climate cooperation
Authors: Jackson Skinner, ANU and Walter Brenno Colnaghi, LSE The 2022 Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) set a significant precedent…