Australia and China need a circuit-breaker Just like Whitlam's visit 50 years ago, Australia needs a circuit-breaker in its deteriorating relationship with its major economic...
Geopolitical rivalry is no answer to managing the pressing risks of new technology Robust, zero-trust, supplier-blind cybersecurity would benefit from some global rules
A zero-trust approach to cyber security Stronger cyber defences and global rules are better than one-eyed geopolitical rivalry Originally published June 28, 2021, by the Lowy...
The AIIB: Chinese multilateralism at a time of geopolitical shift Originally published in Society and Economy Abstract How China will contribute to global governance has become a critical question in...
Three challenges for Asia's digital future As the world enters a new era that might be termed Globalization 2.0, Asia-Pacific nations are striving to develop rules, norms and...
A US-China Green Deal? The year 2020 was a turning point in so many ways. A pandemic tested our capacity for international cooperation. Our impact on the...
The Huawei Paradox: cyber-risks in a deteriorating geopolitical climate One firm has become emblematic of risk in the deteriorating geopolitical contest between the United States and China. Huawei is a...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: lessons for an Australia China strategy? The Australia China relationship prospered while it required no real strategy apart from making hay. Both countries benefited enormously...
An Open Letter for Open Minds between Australia and China Growing up in a multicultural place like Australia, I was lucky to have the best of many worlds. We had Chinese food, Greek cafes and my...
Australia and the Indo-Pacific's shifting power dynamics Originally published by In Focus, September 2020 and, if you don't have time to read the whole piece, an abbreviated version was...
Three Seas Initiative: a European answer to China's Belt and Road? Everyone wins except Russia, from grand plans to bolster south-north infrastructure connectivity in Central Europe: the EU 3 Seas Initiative
The US “Clean Network” Risks Undermining a Rules-Based Tech World The new US-China tech war: at stake is who sets the rules for data, communications, AI-driven networks of the future
Managing political risks on the Belt and Road This year has demonstrated the critical importance of managing risks. An Expert Blog on Belt and Road risks
Decoupling: Trump's Challenge to the Global Order The US is pushing to decouple from China, but the Trump administration’s geopolitical confrontation with Beijing is spooking others
Global opportunities, but with political risks China is taking a leading role in world order. A closer look at the Belt & Road Initiative can help to understand - and manage - the risks
Political risk on the Belt and Road China's Belt & Road Initiative has generated a discourse of political risks, at the same time as rising US-China geopolitical contest
Social credit: the next China risk for business As China recovers from the Covid-19 crisis, the apparatus of the state is about to be devoted to a new form of social control. By the...
No substitute for cooperation in sustainable development We need to reimagine what international cooperation would look like, because we need it more than ever to build back stronger and smarter
China fear in a time of Covid The West is gripped by China fear and risks are catastrophised, yet we must find a way to live with China, to manage risks
It's time for a Pacific "step in" to Australia's council of governments Australia’s engagement with the Pacific must step-up from donor-recipient relationships to whole-of-government, enduring partnerships
Decade of Risk We are facing a crisis of international cooperation in this decade of risk. We need to rethink how to solve global challenges
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Geopolitics of the South Pacific Australia sees the South Pacific through a security lens, China has economic priorities. Might they partner for sustainable development?
Australia's Pacific "step up" stumbles The 50th Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu was a disaster for the Australian government. Canberra’s position in the regional organization...
