PNG forges international friendships but domestic divisions simmer
2023 was a year of increased international engagement for Papua New Guinea, though the most prominent issues facing the government…
Australia’s international strategy between the US and China
Author: Michael Keating, ANU The starting point for any review of Australia’s international strategy must be an assessment of the…
Is US–China decoupling heading in a dangerous direction?
Authors: Nicholas R Lardy and Tianlei Huang, Peterson Institute for International Economics The US and Chinese economies are closely interconnected,…
US industrial policy the flipside of sanctions
Author: Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, ECIPE ‘A nation can be transformed’. With those stately words, US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation…
The complicated truth about sanctions on North Korea
Author: Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, Swedish Institute for Foreign Affairs On the surface, sanctions seem to have had little impact on…
Small powers caught in the US–China chips competition
Author: John Edwards, Curtin University and Lowy Institute There was a time when government spending to support particular industries was…
Russian oil exporters cast a shadow on Western sanctions
Author: Craig Kennedy, Harvard University In January 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed senior Kremlin officials to find solutions to…
Japan’s grand strategy as a declining power
Author: Yusuke Ishihara, NIDS The Yoshida Doctrine is no longer fit to understand Japan’s grand strategy. Its precepts emerged under…
The United States is losing the multilateral economic game
Authors: Ulfah Aulia, ERIA and Sheila Alifia, Jakarta Digital trade has reduced the costs of engaging in international trade, facilitated…
Testing the limits of WTO security exceptions
Author: Tania Voon, University of Melbourne Growing use of economic sanctions by numerous countries today has increased the significance of…