Victor Ferguson
Biography
Publications
Victor Ferguson is a PhD Candidate in the Australian National University’s School of Politics and International Relations and an incoming Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the University of Tokyo’s Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology. His research concentrates on the intersection between international economic law, political economy, and economic coercion.
“Play defence” in any collective response to China’s economic coercion
The cost of fighting back is unlikely to be spread evenly across any coalition, which risks undermining the effort.
Markets and resilience in the face of economic coercion
Calls for a “China plus” strategy rightfully draws business attention to the need to manage rising geoeconomic risks.
China sours on Australia’s wine
Why might Beijing have chosen to use anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations as informal economic sanctions?
In beef over barley, Chinese economic coercion cuts against the grain
Beijing has become adept at punishing countries with legally “dressed up” informal economic sanctions.
Huawei and the decoupling dilemma
If Washington wants to liberalise China’s economy, it must also accept China’s deeper integration with global markets.
Thinking about Australia’s power and influence
To maximise its international influence, Canberra must concentrate on pathways where it has a comparative advantage.
