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Why the Ukraine war works in China’s favour
China has Russia cornered – reliant on Beijing for markets and energy exports and playing the role of junior partner.
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25 Nov 2025
Southeast Asian manufacturing: No longer immune from geopolitics
The region’s industrial sector must adapt in a new climate of supply-chain weaponisation. -
10 Nov 2025
Not every critical mineral is equal – and Australia’s policy should reflect this
The elements that genuinely matter for security should be treated as defence policy, not economic opportunity. -
6 Nov 2025
A new permanent contest with China over critical minerals will be hard to win
Australia’s more ambitious critical mineral deal-making is exacting a high price -
5 Nov 2025
Australia’s mineral diplomacy can connect Africa’s resources to Asia’s demand
Deeper engagement would help ensure Indo-Pacific partners are not hostage to China’s industrial dominance. -
29 Oct 2025
ASEAN’s dealmaking with Trump shows promise
The US President is still dictating terms but critical mineral cooperation might give the region a bargaining tool -
22 Oct 2025
Can rare earths be Australia’s next mining boom?
Traditional approaches won’t secure Australia’s critical minerals future – or the geopolitical heft on offer. -
21 Oct 2025
The sun is setting on Southeast Asia’s solar exporters
US tariffs are testing whether ASEAN is all talk on regional integration for renewable energy generation. -
17 Oct 2025
A new multilateral green trade pact is the antidote to growing economic nationalism
Linking decarbonisation with trade policy could offer an alternative to rising protectionism. -
15 Oct 2025
Rare earth showdown: Why the West must learn to pick winners – and partners
Albanese must convince Trump that only allied cooperation can break China's rare earth chokehold. -
10 Oct 2025
The Liberal Party’s coming foreign policy split
Immigration, climate, trade and China are fracturing the conservative side of politics into rival camps with competing worldviews. -
8 Oct 2025
Europe notches an early win in Indonesian free trade deal
EU trade with Southeast Asia has been undercooked, but a recent agreement augurs well for others in the pipeline. -
6 Oct 2025
How Australia can navigate long-term Red Sea shipping disruptions
Route volatility is squeezing grain exports and fertiliser imports, and there are no calm waters on the horizon. -
3 Oct 2025
America’s EV plan needs Southeast Asia more than it admits
Unless the US wants to pay more and wait longer, it should secure trusted capacity from non-Chinese supply chains. -
26 Sep 2025
Why we need international institutions…
…and how to rebuild them in an era of great power competition. -
26 Sep 2025
Show or substance? The African Union’s G20 test
Under this year’s South African presidency of the global forum, it’s more important than ever for the Union to speak as one. -
5 Sep 2025
In Vietnam’s case, what, exactly, is the target of Trump’s “transshipment” tariffs?
Ill-defined enforcement and geopolitical realities may see Washington’s measures favour Beijing over Hanoi. -
29 Aug 2025
Problems in the post
Australia’s small exporters are caught in a wider contest between the United States and China over the cost of mail. -
29 Aug 2025
Triple shock threatens Southeast Asia’s development model
Tariffs, border disputes and shrinking aid budgets combine to challenge six decades of regional economic progress. -
27 Aug 2025
Trump’s tariffs are only part of the problem for Indian manufacturing
Deeper structural problems at home pose bigger challenges than the trade dispute with Washington. -
11 Aug 2025
Trump and Modi can’t ignore the trade policy power of India’s farmers
Electoral arithmetic and protest power give India’s agricultural sector a big voice. -
7 Aug 2025
Too much of a good thing: Will China finally commit to solving overcapacity?
Facing an addiction to manufacturing, Beijing’s rhetoric will need to be matched by deep structural and political reforms. -
4 Aug 2025
The copper gambit: How Indonesia turned a trade war into strategic leverage
Indonesia’s mineral transformation from raw exports to refined power shows the benefit of resource nationalism. -
1 Aug 2025
The shine has come off the Modi-Trump bromance (and perhaps the India-US relationship)
Claims of ideological affinity between the world’s oldest and largest democracy won’t be enough. -
1 Aug 2025
Worry less about tariffs, leave room for trade rivalry between allies
Competition is healthy, but not when it strengthens the hand of true strategic rivals like China. -
31 Jul 2025
Trump’s 25% India tariffs could backfire and strengthen China-India ties
The direction of US-India relations had long been upwards – but suddenly there is a jolt. -
30 Jul 2025
The business of doing business: India’s flawed investment protection model
Can New Delhi use new trade agreements to fix its abysmal record on contract enforcement? -
29 Jul 2025
Will US tariffs boost Cambodia’s illegal logging?
The Trump administration’s new levies are set to fuel black market trade and exacerbate environmental damage. -
28 Jul 2025
Indonesia at a discount
In a world portrayed as multipolar, Southeast Asia’s largest economy remains bound to the same unipolar logic of coercive economics. -
21 Jul 2025
How a golf resort near Singapore can grow Australian investment in Indonesia
The timing is right for Australia to back a new economic zone in the region. -
21 Jul 2025
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: A domestic deal with Indo-Pacific consequences
America’s new act reinforces the reality that internal choices are rarely contained within borders. -
15 Jul 2025
The America First approach to trade and tariffs is only getting started
Multiple legal mechanisms give the US President broad authority to impose sectoral levies beyond current negotiations. -
15 Jul 2025
False recognition, tariffs, Myanmar, and the lost art of letter writing
Myanmar’s military ruler celebrates receiving formal correspondence from Washington, seeing diplomatic validation despite sanctions. -
15 Jul 2025
Pivot to the West: India’s changing trade strategy
Even for a country of India’s economic size, not prioritising exports is unviable. -
8 Jul 2025
Indonesia: Prabowo’s populism clashes with economic realities
Mounting headwinds leave limited space for President Prabowo’s spending and centralising tendencies. -
24 Jun 2025
Enhancing Australia–EU security cooperation
The pros outweigh the cons of Canberra joining Brussels for shared prosperity, security and accountable democracy. -
4 Jun 2025
Global trade: Why China can’t (and won’t) come to the rescue
Those looking for relief from US tariffs will run up against China’s mercantilism and structurally weak demand. -
3 Jun 2025
The tariff war that’s accelerating Asia’s trade transformation
As the deadline for suspension looms, regional economies are looking to patch the vulnerabilities of regional economic architecture. -
2 Jun 2025
Trump and the art of the (bad faith) deal
After Liberation Day, evidence is mounting that many US trade negotiations are far from good faith. -
27 May 2025
The CPTPP dilemma: Economic merit versus geopolitical calculation
Trade arrangements work best when not hostage to security concerns. -
26 May 2025
The diminishing of US exceptionalism
Visa bans, research cuts, and isolationist policies risk America’s global leadership and leave a void for China to fill. -
26 May 2025
China’s rare earth advantage isn’t just about control
Domestic fixes are compounding global oversupply issues in an era of US-China rivalry and weaponised interdependence. -
14 May 2025
Beyond Panama and Suez: The new trade routes in a bid to reshape global shipping
Ambition is a long way from realisation, but geopolitical tensions and climate change might together challenge history. -
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30 Apr 2025
Tariffs and terrorism are derailing China-India rapprochement
And that’s where the 21st century contest will be felt most. -
24 Apr 2025
Economic diplomacy: Trump era transcends economics
The International Monetary Fund and Australia have found some welcome security amid growing geopolitical fragmentation. -
23 Apr 2025
From tariffs to triumph, Vietnam holds the key to US trade strategy
The next three months offer a rare chance for the US to turn tariff tensions into a durable framework for fairer trade. -
22 Apr 2025
Hirschman’s warning: Forgotten lessons about Trump’s trade war
History is the best guide we have. -
16 Apr 2025
The scrambalisation era is here
The distortionary impact of political second-guessing in investment and trade dynamics will be felt across the globe. -
14 Apr 2025
What’s next in the US trade conflict?
A sense of economic déjà vu is driving the Trump administration in the dispute with China.