The false logic of sanctions as deterrents
Author: Tom Westland, Wageningen University In February 2022, a war began between Russia and Ukraine. On paper, the odds were…
Does China have the chops to play peacemaker in the Russia–Ukraine conflict?
Author: Xiaoli Guo, ANU The Russia–Ukraine conflict is like a complex and multi-dimensional chess game, and China’s emergence as a…
Southeast Asia schools Australia on its search for strategic equilibrium
Author: Evelyn Goh, ANU In her travels over the past 10 months, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has referred repeatedly…
Dealing with China’s polycrisis
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Those paying attention to the World Economic Forum in Davos will doubtless have heard the latest…
Asia’s response to US trashing of the rules-based international trading system
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The end of 2022 left no doubt that the Biden administration in Washington had joined its…
An inflection point in US trade policy
Author: William Reinsch, CSIS December 2022 highlighted how much US trade policy has changed in recent years. It is tempting…
Beijing’s BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council
Author: Anna Hayes, JCU As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote…
Drawing lessons from China’s healthcare development
Authors: Wenhui Mao and Ipchita Bharali, Duke University China has translated its economic development into improved social welfare. China’s quest…
Great power competition has shifted in the United States’ favour
Author: Ryan Hass, Brookings Institution At the start of 2022, China’s economy appeared strong, Beijing seemed to have contained the…
Beijing, Washington and the art of chip war
Authors: Robyn Klingler-Vidra, KCL and Yu-Ching Kuo, Kaohsiung US and Chinese policymakers are inflicting incisive blows on each other. The…