Examining US export controls against China
The intensifying debate over US technology sector controls suggests that US measures prioritize preserving economic dominance over mitigating national security…
Unshackling workers in China’s solar supply chain
Western powers must cooperate with China to make solar power supply chains both environmentally and socially sustainable. ...
North Korea’s economy in retrograde
North Korea is rewinding the clock to Soviet days as heavy industries and weapons manufacturing take priority over investment in…
Minilateral solutions to the geoeconomic challenges facing Japan and Australia
Japan and Australia need to extend their use of minilateralism to counter coercive economic practices in the Indo-Pacific. ...
Mongolia’s global resurgence and Oyu Tolgoi’s promise
The commencement of underground production at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine and heightened coal exports are fuelling Mongolia's economic rebound…
Trump, the WTO and defending global trade
No matter who wins the presidency, the US is locked into undermining the WTO - it's up to Asia and…
WTO ministerial trading in low expectations and high stakes
By failing to address rising discontent with free trade, the World Trade Organisation’s upcoming ministerial conference is set to underdeliver.…
Fixing fragmentation in the settlement of international trade disputes
Global trade fragmentation, exacerbated by diverse trade law interpretations, free trade agreements and WTO Appellate Body dysfunction underscores the need…
Geopolitics and global slowdown weigh on South Korea’s economy
Weakening domestic demand and geopolitical disruptions constrained South Korea's economy in 2023, but the greater long-term challenge is the country's…
ASEAN’s trade-off between economic nationalism and development
ASEAN countries' need to face up to the contradictions of balancing economic nationalism with the imperatives of open and digitalized…