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…
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…
Buy America and subsidies mix with national security to see off the rules based order
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Today the global trade system faces three systemic challenges. None are new, but strategic competition between…
US deals signal heightened semiconductor equipment competition
Author: June Park, Schmidt Futures Export controls on semiconductor technology have been expanded after the conclusion of US bilateral negotiations…
East Asia needs to tap into plurilateralism’s potential
Author: Robert Basedow, London School of Economics Multilateralism is now in crisis. The crisis manifests itself most forcefully in the…
ASEAN’s splintering digital economy governance
Author: Anthony Toh Han Yang, RSIS ASEAN’s digital economy is projected to leapfrog into the world’s top five by 2025.…
Learning the right lessons from Chinese sanctions on Australian imports
Author: Shiro Armstrong, ANU From May 2020 Beijing blocked the import of roughly a dozen Australian goods for which China…
East Asian economies resist decoupling
Author: Fukunari Kimura, Keio University Media on global trade frequently puts forward the narrative that the US–China confrontation will divide…
Cross-border trade is the missing piece for India’s growth
Authors: Durairaj Kumarasamy and Manisha Nayyar, MRIIRS The potential for cross-border trade between India and its neighbouring countries — Bangladesh,…