The WTO Review of China’s Trade Policy and What it Means for …
Mid-July 2024 saw two major events on China’s economic and trade sectors, the first with the Third Party Plenum (TPP) in Beijing, and the second with the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) ninth biannual review of China’s trade policy. Countries around the world, including Australia, are deeply interested in how China’s economic trajectory will …
Shifting Geopolitics of Central Asia: The Regional Impact of the …
Nov 20, 2024 · Amid the Ukraine conflict, Central Asian states are leveraging a multi-vector foreign policy to balance historic ties with Russia and expanding partnerships with global powers. This strategic pivot highlights their resilience in navigating a complex and …
Shallow Promises: How Australia’s Involvement in Deep-Sea …
Dec 11, 2024 · The Pacific is , as former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described in 2018, a region where “we have special responsibilities” and where “we are connected as members of a Pacific family . ” Curiously, this impassioned rhetoric did not stop Morrison from taking on a senior role at a deep-sea mining fund investing millions of dollars in experimental deep-sea mining projects in ...
Elusive Peace: What Explains the Ongoing conflicts in Parachinar ...
Aug 24, 2023 · The United States and its NATO allies have been defeated by the Taliban in Afghanistan. This is a serious blow to the Western alliance and to President Joe Biden’s lofty ambitions of providing American leadership to the world’s remaining democracies.
Climate Change: A Growing Threat to Australia's National Security
Nov 6, 2024 · Climate change poses a significant threat to Australia’s national security.Major concerns include damage to c ritical infrastructure, reduced capacities of the armed forces, regional political instability, and climate insecurity among some key allies.. Climate change certainly poses serious challenges to Australia.
Rising Tensions in the South China Sea: The Strategic Calculations …
Nov 6, 2024 · The high-stakes power struggle in the South China Sea unfolds as China’s audacious ambitions collide with the Philippines' bold resistance, bolstered by US alliances amid ASEAN’s fractured diplomacy. Beyond mere territorial disputes, it exposes a critical battleground for international law, global influence, and the shifting order of 21st-century geopolitics.
“It’s you, not me”: China’s Subsidies and Global Trade Tensions
Oct 21, 2024 · China’s extensive use of subsidies is a significant driver of global trade tensions, influencing market dynamics and prompting concerns about a potential “subsidy race” among nations. With more anti-dumping measures being taken out against the nation, China may be required to rethink its strategy or lose further trade market share among an increasingly skittish global economy.
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All keynote, opening and closing speeches, and select panels from the 2024 AIIA National Conference are now available. Choose the format that best suits you. This week in Australian foreign affairs: Marles and Wong in UK for 14th Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN); aid for search and ...
Foreign Capital Exodus from China Accelerates
Sep 30, 2024 · Solomon Islands has forged closer ties with Beijing under Manasseh Sogavare’s prime ministership. While a Sogavare victory in the upcoming Solomon Islands elections will pose a continuing challenge for Australia’s Pacific Island engagement strategy, there are …
Australia and the Global Nuclear Renaissance
Nuclear energy is increasingly recognised as a vital source of clean and reliable baseload power to support the global energy transition. Countries around the world are embracing, or in some cases re-embracing, nuclear energy as an essential component of their future decarbonised energy systems, be it through life extension programs or the refurbishment of existing plants, embarking on ...