24 Jul 2020 The world can still prosper from free trade Dick Grant Trade negotiators must think that theirs is an unhappy lot. But they keep trying – as they should.
8 Jul 2020 Costly cargo: The plight of seafarers in a pandemic Sam Bateman Is enough being done to look after international crews aboard “flags of convenience” ships and to maintain global trade?
7 Jul 2020 China eyes African prospects to iron out trade tension with Australia Cornelia Tremann Investing in largely untapped iron ore sources in Africa might be Beijing’s answer to diversifying import sources.
6 Jul 2020 Indonesia: Still caught between trade and protectionism Ben Bland There is little evidence Jokowi sees trade deals as a way to drive liberalising domestic economic reforms at home.
4 Jun 2020 Economic diplomacy: Asian investment, super tension & the WTO hot seat Greg Earl World trade could be set to fall as much as 30% this year. Who is going to be in charge of fixing the problem?
22 May 2020 Getting back to harvest: The way forward after China’s barley tariff Weihuan Zhou Australian growers are effectively banned from a huge market. But details of the decision show how it may be reversed.
21 May 2020 Economic diplomacy: Mood shift afoot Greg Earl Stung by the barley and meat export disputes with China, easy talk about diversifying export markets now gets real.
13 May 2020 In beef over barley, Chinese economic coercion cuts against the grain Darren Lim , Victor Ferguson Beijing has become adept at punishing countries with legally “dressed up” informal economic sanctions.
28 Apr 2020 New Zealand: Running the marathon Dick Grant Having started well, there’s a lot to happen yet. And so far this race is not a team event, internationally.
23 Apr 2020 Statesman Turnbull steps up: Secret letters, taming Trump, due credit Greg Earl Business with Donald, shared history with Xi and a Pacific ploy are revealing of the former PM’s foreign ambition.
21 Apr 2020 The facts about global trade in face masks, ventilators and test kits John Edwards Policies that injure global trade in medical products would hurt the US and Western democratic allies more than most.
13 Mar 2020 Democrats on trade, and North Korea: “No hot dish for the dictator” Richard Maude From free trade to one of Asia’s most intractable challenges, a Democratic president needs to navigate Trump’s legacy.
28 Jan 2020 The US is elbowing Australia and allies in a race for the China market John Edwards Australia needs to be very wary of how Donald Trump’s “unbelievable deal” will play out.
19 Dec 2019 US-China trade deal, phase one done: Now what? John Edwards The detail in the present truce in the US-China trade war carries some bad news for Australia.
18 Dec 2019 Chart of the week: Global trade through a US-China lens Roland Rajah , Alyssa Leng Two thirds of the world trade more goods with China than with the US.
18 Nov 2019 Trade war: From a phase one deal to perpetual peace Henry Gao How to reconcile deeper ideological differences underlying the US-China conflicts is a far greater challenge.
14 Nov 2019 Chart of the week: Australia’s “fear and greed” with China Richard McGregor In just two decades, Australia’s relationship with China has evolved dramatically, illustrated by exports.
7 Nov 2019 Economic diplomacy: RCEP and ASEAN’s new way, plus voting ADB-style Greg Earl What was Factory Asia has made a subtle shift to a consumer-driven Market Asia under the “world’s biggest trade deal”.
6 Nov 2019 India’s RCEP exit a setback, but not a disaster Jeffrey Wilson With an India–China deadlock out of the way, the path is clear to finalise the historic regional trade agreement.
18 Oct 2019 Are free trade deals expanding a digital divide? Rahul Nath Choudhury E-commerce is a big feature of regional trade talks, but developing countries should be wary of the pitfalls.
14 Oct 2019 US-China trade talks: No deal yet, but a breakthrough of sorts John Edwards Donald Trump has begun talking about “phases”, suggesting he has a more realistic expectation of what it is possible.
30 Sep 2019 India’s RCEP reticence Natasha Jha Bhaskar Eliminating various tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade must be balanced against domestic needs.
2 Sep 2019 A light amid the gloom of the US-China trade war John Edwards Everything leaks in Washington, except the 150-page summary of the trade talks – and that’s a good sign of seriousness.
6 Aug 2019 Coordinating with America to pressure China on trade Stephen Grenville Beijing should pay legitimate intellectual property charges yet the system is an imperfect way to reward innovation.
1 Aug 2019 Economic diplomacy: Guns versus butter, trade wars, and feeding PNG Greg Earl Could trade talks with China be split from broader diplomacy in order to escape a security dilemma?
23 Jul 2019 Trump and Xi need a trade deal and they need it soon John Edwards With the US election looming, the window for an agreement is closing – yet the two sides are closer than often assumed.
20 Jun 2019 Economic diplomacy: G20 warms up, the China drip and open trade talks Greg Earl Could Japan’s Abe Shinzo – yes, Abe Shinzo – use his personal clout to give the flatlining G20 some new direction?
14 Mar 2019 Australia and Indonesia trade: deal (not quite) done Donald R Rothwell , Imogen Saunders Elections in Indonesia and Australia alike could yet be a hurdle to ratification of a long-anticipated trade agreement.
8 Feb 2019 Is Australia wise to pick sides in US-China trade war? Mike Callaghan Reported comments by Australia’s ambassador to the US warning Trump against a “pyrrhic” win with China seem out of step.
9 Oct 2018 Will geopolitics trump trade? Roland Rajah Ships and chips and an adversarial strategy exacerbate the likelihood of a Sino-American trade war.
3 Oct 2018 NAFTA to USMCA – what’s in a name? Mike Callaghan In terms of the three members, Washington has come out on top – but this does not make it a “good” deal for the US.
12 Jul 2018 Tit-for-tat-for-tit-for-tat Roland Rajah In his trade war, Donald Trump’s maximum pressure tactics look likely to prove highly counterproductive.
3 Jul 2018 Trade is not just about tariffs Stephen Grenville Behind-the-border measures are more important restraints on international trade.
21 Jun 2018 US-China trade: joke’s over John Edwards The US is in trade rows with all of its major trading partners at once.
16 Apr 2018 Is Trump ready to bear the cost of a trade war? Brad Glosserman The test of US policy is not how much it can hurt others but how much pain it will withstand.
9 Apr 2018 American trade policy returns to “aggressive unilateralism” Roland Rajah The US deployed similar trade tactics in the 1980s to pursue its grievances with a rising Japan.
1 Sep 2017 Free trade is being deferred but not reversed Alan Oxley This is something trade policy experts understand but many market analysts do not.
25 May 2017 TPP: With one down, can 11 stand? Mike Callaghan There is a hard road ahead to bring the TPP11 into force. Our best hope is that Japan’s leadership on this issue continues.
11 Apr 2017 Lessons from India on migration’s role in trade policy Henry Sherrell Australia would be well placed if it established a set of principles for migration when negotiating trade and other deals.
30 Nov 2016 Why the TPP should be saved Mike Callaghan It would be a great pity if all the work that went into concluding the TPP was lost.
18 Nov 2015 APEC attendees take note: Services are nice but most trade action still in goods Leon Berkelmans
9 Nov 2015 Drop the currency manipulation grudge to reap the benefits of a bigger TPP Stephen Grenville