Abstract There is a growing consensus among policymakers and academics that internationalization of domestic firms will create jobs and wealth, yet relatively little is known…
Topic: Political Economy
Introduction The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sat down with Marc Mealy, Vice President of Policy for the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, to discuss U.S.-ASEAN relations…
Abstract The World Trade Organization (WTO) (formerly GATT) was established primarily to achieve free trade across the globe based on the principle of non-discrimination and…
Introduction The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sat down with Dr. Marc Busch, a member of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Standards and Technical…
Abstract The paper analyses the new geo-political and geo-economic strategic relationship between China and Southeast Asia. Is Chinese soft power encroachment into Southeast Asia creating…
Introduction The Government of New Zealand recently released a refreshed Defense Capability Plan designed to deliver a more integrated defense force and a series of new…
Introduction The global price of oil is often thought to have a certain mystique. Many assume that hidden forces, conspiring governments, and cartels move the…
Introduction With the completion of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, economists and policymakers have turned their attention toward the trade agreement’s implications for Southeast Asian economies.…
Abstract The purpose of the paper is to examine the economic impact of China on Southeast Asian countries, mainly in terms of trade and investment.…
Abstract The global economic crisis revealed China to be an interdependent giant, one whose ‘rise’ was undeniable but also one whose deepening participation in transnational…
Introduction Iran’s 2016 elections, both for parliament and the Assembly of Experts, offer hopeful lessons for the future direction of the country’s foreign policy. They…
Introduction Perhaps there is something about playing hard to get. The more difficulty existing participants have concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, the more eager…
Abstract Taking a point of departure in the fluid political and economic landscape of East and Southeast Asia, this paper focuses on ethnic Chinese SME…
Introduction The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has undertaken a policy of Pyongjin (“parallel track”) in seeking to simultaneously develop its nuclear weapons capacity…
Abstract China’s rapid military modernisation in the past decade has raised concern over when and how China will use its military power in the future.…
