Preview: U.S. policy toward China since the end of the Cold War has been premised on the assumption that expanding trade and investment would have…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract: In the Chinese view, the architecture of contemporary global governance – especially that of the Bretton Woods institutions – is flawed and in need…
Abstract: China is taking steps intended to reduce its exposure to Western economic coercion, while enhancing its leverage over others.
Abstract: The successful conclusion of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Summit in Beijing recently has raised a number of questions about India’s strategy to…
Abstract: This article argues that Beijing’s ambitious ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) is driven by the convergence of Innenpolitik and Aussenpolitik motivations including a desire:…
Abstract: The Belt and Road Initiative is gradually moving China and its economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions and reducing the economic impact that…
Abstract: The regionalisation of the world economy is one of the most important developments in global governance in the past two decades. This process has…
Abstract: Criminals flourish at sea, provided it remains an isolated environment in which they can hide. The longer they remain hidden, the more confident they…
Abstract: The Indian Ocean region is made up of coastal states’ Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and high-seas supporting very diverse fisheries. Over 70% of the…
Abstract: This brief looks at the challenges facing and shaping Australia’s economic policy and the country’s role in regional institutions in the Asia-Pacific. More specifically,…
Abstract: The economic rise of developing Asia has given impetus to debates over the geographic orientation, strategy, organisation, and collaborative relationships of the Australian aid…
Abstract: As part of its economic diplomacy, Australia has directed intense effort into both bilateral and plurilateral trade negotiations such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. According…
Abstract: In Chinese Economic Statecraft, William J. Norris introduces an innovative theory that pinpoints how states employ economic tools of national power to pursue their…
Abstract: The revival of the centuries-old ‘Silk Road at Sea’ into a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) is an integral part of China’s ambitious…
Abstract: Political economy debates about the influence of power configurations in expanding and maintaining global liberalization ebb and flow with the wax and wane of…
