
Author: Ken Heydon, LSE The United Kingdom’s trading aspirations in Asia will not negate its dependence on the European Union, nor will they unwind the dominant economic role of China in its ne...
Author: James Laurenceson, UTS Hopes are high that, with the Biden administration in the White House, the United States might come to Australia’s rescue as China extends its Australian trade pu...
Author: John Blaxland, ANU The Australia–Thailand Strategic Partnership was signed on 13 November 2020. Why did it take place and how did this happen? The joint declaration covers enhanced coop...
Author: Melissa Conley Tyler, University of Melbourne Negotiations on the Australia–India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) are set to restart after being suspended in 2015. A...
Author: Nilanjan Ghosh, ORF On 15 November 2020, 15 nations (the 10 ASEAN countries, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea) signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipÂ...
Author: Sung-Young Kim, Macquarie University The Australian federal government’s energy strategy may be in shambles, but there is hope in the states and territories. Many have announced net zer...
Author: Melissa Conley Tyler, University of Melbourne This week, the Australian Parliament passed Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act. This means that internati...
Author: Shiro Armstrong, ANU China has unleashed a range of trade sanctions on Australia. Australian barley was hit with punitive tariffs of up to 80 per cent in June and more recently lobster fr...
Author: Donald R Rothwell, ANU On 17 November, the in-principle Tokyo signing of the Australia–Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese P...
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Australia is exceptionally vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Over a decade ago, the Garnaut Climate Change Review warned of the high drought and fire risk ...