The WTO Review of China’s Trade Policy and What it Means for …
Mid-July 2024 saw two major events on China’s economic and trade sectors, the first with the Third Party Plenum (TPP) in Beijing, and the second with the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) ninth biannual review of China’s trade policy. Countries around the world, including Australia, are deeply interested in how China’s economic trajectory will …
Economics, Security, and Australia’s China Debate
Nov 21, 2024 · How to describe Australia’s relationship with China is something that has vexed many of Australia’s political leaders. From Kevin Rudd’s offer that Australia might serve as China’s “zhengyou” (honest friend), to Tony Abbott’s description of the relationship as defined by “fear and greed,” to Malcolm Turnbull’s quip that China represented a …
Australia's Migration Changes and its Impact on International …
May 15, 2024 · Australia’s new migration strategy risks deterring students globally due to heightened financial burdens and limited work opportunities. These reforms are alongside the Australian Government’s increased focus on strengthening relations with Southeast Asian nations, including through education.
Looking with Five Eyes: Attitudes to China across the “Anglosphere”
Sep 26, 2024 · But in addition to comparing the aggregate views for each country we also wanted to look at the differences within each country and whether these internal differences manifested in similar ways across the group. Here we found some significant demographic differences in attitudes to China within all five countries.
Elusive Peace: What Explains the Ongoing conflicts in Parachinar ...
Aug 24, 2023 · The Afghan Taliban have commenced an aggressive attempt to thrust aside and silence critical Afghan voices in international circles. If Western governments are sincere in their protestations of concern about human rights in Afghanistan, they …
Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine - Australian Institute of …
Dec 17, 2024 · Ukraine faces mounting challenges as battlefield victory becomes unlikely, with Donald Trump’s proposed “peace plan” offering a ceasefire based on territorial concessions. While Russia’s vulnerabilities may push Vladimir Putin toward negotiations, the outcome risks freezing the conflict and undermining the international rules-based order.
Australian Outlook - Australian Institute of International Affairs
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Marles and Wong in UK for 14th Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN); aid for search and rescue efforts provided to Vanuatu following the Port Vila earthquake; Wong in Ukraine to announce return of embassy to Kyiv, and more.
Australia and the Global Nuclear Renaissance
Nuclear energy is increasingly recognised as a vital source of clean and reliable baseload power to support the global energy transition. Countries around the world are embracing, or in some cases re-embracing, nuclear energy as an essential component of their future decarbonised energy systems, be it through life extension programs or the refurbishment of existing plants, embarking on ...
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Promises and …
Oct 25, 2023 · On paper, IMEC has impressive backing, with the potential to boost regional and global trade, and help institutionalise peace. In reality, without strong investment, and an early resolution to the Israeli-Hamas war, the initiative's challenges may prove too much.
The Belt and Road Initiative: A Decade of Economic Progress and ...
Jan 17, 2024 · As the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023, the promise of its green future was made explicit. For some, however, the environmental toll left by early BRI projects may last much longer.