China and Indonesia’s self-serving Ukraine peace plans
Author: Jürgen Rüland, University of Freiburg On 24 February 2023, one year after Russia started its war of aggression against…
The risks and rewards of economic sanctions
Author: Editorial Board, ANU One of the defining instruments of 21st century geopolitical struggle isn’t a bomb or a warship…
Asian economic heft keeps Russia’s economy afloat
Author: Nicholas Mulder, Cornell University Thirty-seven countries have imposed economic sanctions on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February…
Global diplomacy breaks the hard nexus between war and famine
Author: Editorial Board, ANU This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Bengal Famine in India and the less well-known…
Despite the odds, multilateral cooperation has helped secure global food security
Author: Peter Timmer, Harvard University It has been a tough year for hundreds of millions of households across the world…
The unintended consequences of unconstrained economic sanctions
Author: Editorial Board, ANU It’s now been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. In response to an unprovoked act of…
Without diplomatic carrots, economic sanctions less likely to work
Author: Ken Heydon, LSE There is a paradox with economic sanctions. They tend to command widespread support within the sanctioning…
Mediating the Russia–Ukraine war a risky role for China
Author: Ivan Lidarev, King’s College London Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EU leaders, the Ukrainian foreign minister and French President…
Russian oil price cap accelerates global economic decoupling
Author: Suryaputra Wijaksana, Bank Central Asia The oil ‘price cap’ of US$60 per barrel for Russian oil is a controversial…
Mongolian government under pressure as its foreign policy options are squeezed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Author: Julian Dierkes, UBC Mongolia’s domestic party politics, international relations and economy faced challenges in 2022. The Mongolian People’s Party…