9 Nov 2022 Countdown to Asia’s summit season Susannah Patton Conflict in Myanmar and Ukraine against a backdrop of US‑China tension – a crowded agenda will unfold in coming weeks.
3 Nov 2022 Economic diplomacy: Searching for APEC Greg Earl APEC faces some new competition as Australia considers the sovereign risks involved in reducing domestic gas prices.
10 Oct 2022 EU in the driver’s seat on Indo-Pacific trade deals Justin Brown Is the New Zealand–European Union free trade agreement an omen for Australia’s negotiations?
13 Sep 2022 The Quad needs a stronger economic message Rena Sasaki Trade is the path to regional prosperity, but the four partners stand divided on how this can be achieved.
11 Aug 2022 Economic diplomacy: No free lunches for national security Greg Earl New foreign investment rules, nuisance tariffs and supply chains are all under scrutiny by the Productivity Commission.
28 Jul 2022 Economic diplomacy: The Pacific reset needs real commercial investment Greg Earl The language of geopolitics is trickling down to unexpected corners of the economy with wide-ranging long-term impact.
27 Jul 2022 Economic diplomacy: The Pacific beats ASEAN for nervous investors Greg Earl Abe Shinzo’s passing and the Timor oil spy case dismissal reveal new thinking about what national security means.
27 Jun 2022 Economic diplomacy: New supply chains to Jakarta and beyond Greg Earl Business diversification is looking more positive in Indonesia but more confusing in the broader Indo-Pacific.
2 Jun 2022 Economic diplomacy: New Labor ministers are facing up to old issues Greg Earl Reshaping policies on the Pacific, Indonesia and domestic manufacturing is already revealing a changing of the guard.
31 May 2022 Japan-Australia: building a hydrogen supply chain Akimoto Daisuke Efforts to develop a network for cleaner energy in the Indo-Pacific marks a practical step for closer relations.
26 May 2022 Where to for trade policy? Jenny Gordon Australia is building the micro foundations for global cooperation.
12 May 2022 A flash in the pan? Indonesia’s palm oil export ban Johannes Nugroho Apparent domestic shortages appear more a case of a government stand-off with industry over pricing.
5 May 2022 Economic diplomacy: Trade shifts challenge a new government Greg Earl “Friendshoring” offers a half-way house between reshoring production and diversifying markets in a deglobalising world.
21 Apr 2022 A first for India and a chance to trade up with Australia Amita Batra The new trade deal should be a stepping stone for the two countries to make their economic partnership comprehensive.
23 Mar 2022 Trade policy agenda facing new drivers Justin Brown More than ever, Australia’s national security and economic resilience goals need integrating with smart trade policy.
24 Feb 2022 Economic diplomacy: Slow dividends for Australia from ASEAN spending Greg Earl Amid the Ukraine sanctions showdown, an Indian trade deal looms as a pre-election win for the Morrison government.
27 Jan 2022 Will the EU step up to secure rules-based Indo-Pacific trade? Peter Draper , Naoise McDonagh The rivalry with China is systemic and heft is needed to anchor market-orientated trade.
18 Jan 2022 Australia has a solution to Indonesia’s soaring food prices Kyle Springer As Indonesia takes the G20 presidency solving the country’s food security crisis should be top of the agenda.
21 Dec 2021 Economic diplomacy: Retro shopping beats the supply chain crisis Greg Earl WWW Santa beware. The gift trade is still subject to the old-school padded tromp of shoe leather.
2 Dec 2021 Economic diplomacy: Free trade vs economic resilience Greg Earl From Chinese iPhones to university classrooms, trade in services is being redefined.
1 Nov 2021 Markets and resilience in the face of economic coercion Darren Lim , Victor Ferguson , Scott Waldron Calls for a “China plus” strategy rightfully draws business attention to the need to manage rising geoeconomic risks.
22 Oct 2021 China’s economic sanctions made Australia more confident Ye Xue Greed hasn’t left Canberra cowering in the face of Beijing’s attempted punishment.
21 Oct 2021 Economic diplomacy: Los Angeles port pips China as Christmas grinch Greg Earl Amid an emerging global trade supply chain crisis, Australian economic policy advisers are more reserved about risks.
4 Oct 2021 The scope to negotiate with China on the CPTPP Roland Rajah , Stephen Grenville It would be useful to have more cooperative economic ballast in relations, even as other things might deteriorate.
1 Oct 2021 WTO dispute settlement: why Australia bothers Ravi Kewalram Australia had been an infrequent user of this tool. But the system is now more relevant than ever.
28 Sep 2021 Australia’s real leverage in China’s CPTTP bid Hugh Piper Beijing has handed Canberra an unexpected bargaining chip. The question is how to best use it?
21 Sep 2021 Australia-India trade deal: An early harvest or cherry picking? Justin Brown A pragmatic tone appears to distinguish the revived talks. Ambitious, not so much.
10 Sep 2021 The right climate for Indonesia-United States cooperation Eko NM Saputro If Washington is to judge its trade partners on environmental measures, Jakarta actually has a good story to tell.
10 Sep 2021 Candour, at last, on China – but then what? Hugh Piper Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has made explicit Australia’s challenge. The next step is ensuring business knows the plan.
3 Sep 2021 Australia’s essential need: not seaborne trade but seaborne supply James Goldrick “Sea control” is not about dominating waters but only to the extent necessary to ensure the movement needed.
26 Aug 2021 Economic diplomacy: After Kabul, Australia looks to India Greg Earl Australia has a lower war-to-aid ratio, but the US is more transparent about its failure against the Taliban.
9 Aug 2021 Australia and India: A time to refocus on trade talks Anil Wadhwa Tony Abbott’s visit to India shows conditions are ripe to advance a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.
27 Jul 2021 When the chips are down: Biden’s semiconductor war Tian He Export controls on US semiconductor tech into China didn’t stop with Trump.
1 Jul 2021 Sweet and sour: Taiwan’s pork and pineapple battles Melissa Conley Tyler , Liam Gibson Nationalist consumer sentiment has become a decisive factor in Taiwan’s food bans with the US and China.
24 Jun 2021 Australia sweeps the table in the UK trade deal Dmitry Grozoubinski Tariff elimination on this scale through a free trade agreement is almost unprecedented.
17 Jun 2021 Economic diplomacy: Trade deals for a fast-growing family Greg Earl New ties with Britain to “right a historic wrong” but visa schemes for regional workers could generate another headache.
4 May 2021 Australia keeps calm while China carries on Sam Roggeveen In the face of sustained coercion, Canberra has rejected the urge to seek economic revenge against Beijing.
30 Apr 2021 Taiwan: Renewing a southbound vision Kannan R. Nair Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.
22 Apr 2021 Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, ASEAN wanes, and Japan’s coal dump Greg Earl Will government have to pick a winner for 6G networks to show the US and Japan as “global leaders in innovation”?
15 Apr 2021 Will the Five Eyes stare down China’s economic coercion? James Laurenceson Trade figures suggest promises to “have Australia’s back” are yet to be matched by economic solidarity.
8 Apr 2021 The big bark but small bite of China’s trade coercion Roland Rajah Targeted sanctions on Australian exports have affected billions in trade, but the real damage has been limited.
2 Apr 2021 With Xinjiang cotton, Beijing is taking on the world Holmes Chan , Kris Cheng The latest “us-versus-them” drama shows China sees little chance of mending ties with the West, for now at least.
25 Feb 2021 Why Aussie exporters won’t be toasting China or the US Greg Earl Wine exporters suffer a sour drop. Could a clever sales pitch deliver a new special vintage?
3 Feb 2021 A “beggar-thy-neighbour” approach keeps seafarers stranded Sandra Tsui Some countries have banned crew rotations. Some have tight limits. A few are open. So a crisis continues.
1 Dec 2020 What RCEP can tell us about geopolitics in Asia Rocky Intan China-US rivalry tends to overshadow assessments. But this major accomplishment came with ASEAN at the centre.
17 Nov 2020 RCEP revives the art of the deal Dick Grant A regional agreement might actually be a small step towards something even greater.
13 Nov 2020 Biden’s clean energy plan versus China’s green tech dominance Elliott Zaagman The US might be able to construct a clean-energy supply chain without relying on China, but it won’t be easy.
26 Oct 2020 Crew-change crisis risks supply chains – and lives Christiaan De Beukelaer Some 400,000 seafarers are currently stuck on ships, past the end of their contracts, unable to go home.
7 Oct 2020 Global trade policy at a lull, but for how long? Dick Grant With economies and trade meetings cut down by Covid‑19, and political uncertainty in the air, we’re at a standstill.
8 Sep 2020 Australia, all is not lost despite China’s trade tantrums James Laurenceson Stopping trade means China loses too, and Beijing must know the world is watching.