Assessing the state of the rule of law in South East Asia
Friday
8th November
2019
The rule of law is a principle concerning the relationship between a government and its citizens. At the core…
Category Archive: Commentary
China-ASEAN South China Sea Code of Conduct – Are we there yet?
Friday
13th December
2019
In June this year the 35th ASEAN Summit delivered the release of ASEAN’s long-awaited Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. The…
Reinterpreting Australia’s historic engagement with Asia
Tuesday
19th November
2019
Commonwealth Responsibility and Cold War Solidarity (ANU Press, 2019) challenges the orthodoxy that genuine Australian engagement with Asia…
The US-China trade war: Implications of the phase one deal
Monday
9th March
2020
The trade ‘war’ between the US and China has been continuing since July 2018. Trade tensions between the two super-economies…
Japanese trade and investment policies amid the US-China trade friction
Thursday
23rd January
2020
During the G20 Osaka summit, world leaders successfully produced a number of substantial outcomes on trade issues due…
The effects of the US-China trade disputes on Australian exports
Wednesday
19th September
2018
The potential trade war between China and the US affect many countries like Australia in this era of globalization. Any…
Policy options for addressing the China-US trade imbalance
Friday
6th September
2019
The explosive trade war between China and the US persists due to the constant imposition of tariffs by either side.
How vulnerable is Xi Jinping over coronavirus? In today’s China, there are few to hold him to account
Friday
21st February
2020
Brand “People’s Republic of China” is wobbling, as if the massive picture of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square was swaying…
The rise of sophisticated authoritarianism in South East Asia
Monday
23rd September
2019
With a majority of countries in South East Asia currently under autocratic leadership and little history of liberal democracy in…
Jokowi’s visit shows the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strong, but faultlines remain
Tuesday
11th February
2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo – Jokowi – has shown himself to be generally less interested in international affairs than his…