The recent failure of Australia to be consulted, let alone to have any influence, on the Solomon Islands security agreement with China...

A view from Central Europe, from interviews conducted for an EU-funded, Erasmus + Jean Monnet Research Network survey of Eurasian...

Because of its strategic location between major regional powers, Myanmar’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative inevitably...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative features major initiatives in South and South East Asia and beyond for infrastructure connectivity and...

Despite the creation of a 10+1 China - Pacific Islands Economic Development and Cooperation forum, there is no regional Pacific islands...

It’s time to put people and planet front and centre in the new technologies that are reshaping our economies and that just might help us...

The geopolitical posturing behind AUKUS is unremarkable for Australia but it needs a grand strategy for peace and prosperity

Australia has chosen a side, tying its future security to deeper integration into the US contest with China and furthering its separation...

Just like Whitlam's visit 50 years ago, Australia needs a circuit-breaker in its deteriorating relationship with its major economic...

Robust, zero-trust, supplier-blind cybersecurity would benefit from some global rules

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Originally published in Society and Economy Abstract How China will contribute to global governance has become a critical question in...

As the world enters a new era that might be termed Globalization 2.0, Asia-Pacific nations are striving to develop rules, norms and...

The year 2020 was a turning point in so many ways. A pandemic tested our capacity for international cooperation. Our impact on the...

One firm has become emblematic of risk in the deteriorating geopolitical contest between the United States and China. Huawei is a...

The Australia China relationship prospered while it required no real strategy apart from making hay. Both countries benefited enormously...

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...

Originally published by In Focus, September 2020 and, if you don't have time to read the whole piece, an abbreviated version was...

Everyone wins except Russia, from grand plans to bolster south-north infrastructure connectivity in Central Europe: the EU 3 Seas Initiative

The new US-China tech war: at stake is who sets the rules for data, communications, AI-driven networks of the future

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The US is pushing to decouple from China, but the Trump administration’s geopolitical confrontation with Beijing is spooking others

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

A case of mistaken identity, an Australian in Hungary and a Hungarian in Australia

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We need to reimagine what international cooperation would look like, because we need it more than ever to build back stronger and smarter

The West is gripped by China fear and risks are catastrophised, yet we must find a way to live with China, to manage risks

Australia’s engagement with the Pacific must step-up from donor-recipient relationships to whole-of-government, enduring partnerships

We are facing a crisis of international cooperation in this decade of risk. We need to rethink how to solve global challenges