What Next for Asia-Pacific Trade? By Alan Oxley 29 November 2016 The annual APEC Summit concluded in Lima last week. It reflected an ongoing sentiment among APEC economies for building growth through regional free […] Read More
Will Renzi Score an Own Goal? By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto, Dr Chiara De Lazzari and Associate Professor Bruno Mascitelli 29 November 2016 On 4 December Italians, including those who reside abroad, will vote to approve or reject the largest ever package of revisions to the […] Read More
Trump Haunts China's Dreams By Professor Kai He 29 November 2016 China’s fortunes may or may not be blessed by Donald Trump’s victory in the US election earlier this month. Just as there are […] Read More
MIKTA: An Acronym in Search of Meaning By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA 25 November 2016 Australia is hosting the 8th MIKTA Foreign Ministers meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop welcoming her counterparts from Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey […] Read More
Duterte's Foreign Policy Confusion By Dr Lowell Bautista 25 November 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte has ushered in a new chapter in Philippine foreign policy: one lacking in continuity, coherence and direction. Previously acrimonious relations […] Read More
Time for a Universal Basic Income? By Pedro Sousa 25 November 2016 The concept of a universal basic income has received renewed attention in 2016. The general frustration with mainstream politics and the finance sector—manifested […] Read More
Foreign Policy in the New International Disorder By Senator the Hon Penny Wong 22 November 2016 Foreign policy is always a key portfolio for a party of government, but perhaps even more so at this time. It seems to […] Read More
Foreign Policy in the New International Disorder 22 November 2016 Foreign policy is always a key portfolio for a party of government, but perhaps even more so at this time. It seems to […] Read More
Why Brexit and Trump Will Not Occur in Australia By Jennifer Westacott AO 22 November 2016 We have experienced some seismic international events over the last 12 months with the Brexit decision and the United States election. Those events […] Read More
What Makes Successful Diplomacy By Geoffrey Miller AO FAIIA 20 November 2016 Henry Kissinger once said that diplomacy isn’t like engineering—solving problems as they present themselves, moving on to the next one—but more like gardening: […] Read More
Trouble for Trump and Republicans By Dr John Hart 18 November 2016 There is no precedent for a political outsider such as Donald Trump being elected US president. He is not only a Washington outsider without […] Read More