COVID-19 in the Middle East: The Second Wave and Its Impact on Australia By Ian Parmeter 17 July 2020 The pandemic’s impact has varied across the Middle East, but infections are rising again. The virus is unlikely to be contained quickly, and that will limit Australia’s ability to reopen its borders and economy. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 50 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 25 June 2020 Frances Adamson, DFAT Secretary, on our 50th episode. Read More
Australia In the World: Episode 49 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 15 June 2020 US turmoil; India CSP; G-7; WHO lessons; HK; Australian geoeconomics. Read More
India’s Response to the Coronavirus Crisis By Professor Raghbendra Jha 11 June 2020 As crises go, they rarely come bigger than the Coronavirus pandemic. With India now emerging from the world’s largest lockdown, it appears to have weathered the crisis reasonably well. Read More
Foreshadowing a Coronavirus Royal Commission By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 11 June 2020 If ever there was justification for a Royal Commission, this is it. Its primary term of reference should not be to apportion blame, but to identify how we can prepare better for the next big one. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 48 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 04 June 2020 Harinder Sidhu, former High Commissioner to India, on the Australia-India relationship. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 47 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 15 May 2020 Heather Smith on fixing the G20, industrial policy, tech competition, and what economists get wrong. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 46 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 07 May 2020 Australia-China tensions over a COVID-19 inquiry. Read More
Free and Fair Elections are Elusive at the Best of Times By Nancy Schneider 30 April 2020 Since the end of the US Civil War, concerted efforts have been made to constrain enfranchisement in the name of “free and fair” elections. In the midst of a pandemic, these measures now go far beyond subtle discrimination in endangering public health. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 45 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 23 April 2020 The WHO; “mask diplomacy”; DFAT & Covid-19. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 44 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 11 April 2020 The United States, and the alliance. Read More