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Engaging Europe after Brexit
Tim Harcourt | April 8, 2019Australia’s engagement with Europe has traditionally been dominated by its relationship with the United Kingdom. After Brexit, Australia should look to forge stronger ties with Brussels and the continent.
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Adani is a burning question for Australia-India relations
Ashok Sharma | April 7, 2019The Adani coal mine has provoked significant opposition in Australia but this resistance to what India sees as an essential project to help secure its energy future may have a lasting impact on Australia-India relations.
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Women, mining and conflict in the Asia–Pacific
Alison Davidian | March 30, 2019As our region grapples with the responsible management of natural resources, it’s critical that our policies and programming are rooted in advancing the women, peace and security agenda.
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Can ‘revisionists’ rule the world?
Rod Lyon | March 16, 2019A world disordered by the joint efforts of Russia and China to diminish US power and influence — accelerated by some of the US’s own actions — seems to be the near-term reality we’ll be living through.
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Managing our post-election relationship with China
Tony Walker | March 12, 2019No matter who forms the next government, Australian policymakers will need to be flexible – and resourceful – in handling the rise of China in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Competition in Asia: too little of a good thing
Adam Triggs | March 8, 2019Weak competition has a nasty habit of becoming entrenched over time as vested interests tighten their grip and economic clout hardens into political power. Getting on top of Asia’s current competition challenges will pay dividends for years to come.
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The puzzles of a post-American world
Graeme Dobell | February 20, 2019Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is a declaration that the hegemon is declining back to the status of normal big power, worried more about itself than the nature of the international system. Far from making America great again, Donald Trump is the first President of the post-American world.
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Six things we learned from Davos
Colin Chapman | February 16, 2019From Prince William and Sir David Attenborough’s chat on habitat loss to a pep talk from Alibaba’s Jack Ma, AIIA Fellow Colin Chapman outlines some of the highlights from the 2019 World Economic Forum.
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Author’s detention raises awkward China questions
Tony Walker | February 1, 2019Canberra is being drawn into a broader controversy over China’s detention of foreign nationals on grounds that are opaque and at the mercy of an unpredictable Chinese justice system.
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Why international trade wars are bad news for Asia
Amitendu Palit | January 21, 2019While the bilateral trade dispute between the USA and China may create some economic opportunities for Australia and South Asia, they will be outweighed by its long-term adverse impacts.
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The costs of containing China
Hugh White | January 15, 2019Washington’s policymakers have finally realised that China is a serious strategic rival. Now they must decide what, if anything, to do about it.
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Millennials may be the generation to end extreme poverty
Sarah Meredith | January 7, 2019Despite often being the object of criticism for their hyper-sensitivity and lack of grit and resolve, Millennials have answered the call to end extreme poverty around the world in ways which eluded earlier generations.