26 Jul 2023
A return to old-school mercantilism?
Suspicion and economic competition are forcing states back in time, with protectionism and self-sufficiency the new norm.
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2 May 2023
Choosing openness in the international economy
As the region seeks to rebound from a global economic downturn, the free flow of goods and services is key. -
10 Oct 2022
EU in the driver’s seat on Indo-Pacific trade deals
Is the New Zealand–European Union free trade agreement an omen for Australia’s negotiations? -
25 Jul 2022
India’s trade policy needs to prioritise the region
New Delhi’s economic integration with Asian neighbours will enhance global value chains and ensure its trade resilience. -
24 Jun 2021
Australia sweeps the table in the UK trade deal
Tariff elimination on this scale through a free trade agreement is almost unprecedented. -
7 Jul 2020
The economics of national security in Hong Kong
China’s new Hong Kong legislation shows how national security has become a part of the state’s economic arsenal. -
14 Apr 2020
Trading our way out of the Covid-19 lockdown
Protectionism, either within or between countries, is a sure way of achieving a prolonged recession. -
5 Dec 2019
Economic diplomacy: Free trade disputes, WTO appeals, DFAT on China
A shortage of judges on the WTO trade court is bringing appeals to a halt, just as trade disputes are on the rise. -
7 Mar 2018
Multilateral trade versus self-interest
Australia could chose an approach to minimise the political damage from failing to obtain an exemption to Trump’s tariffs. -
1 Sep 2017
Free trade is being deferred but not reversed
This is something trade policy experts understand but many market analysts do not.