Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
Author: James Batley, ANU
On 30 June this year, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) will come to an end after 14 years. RAMSI was deployed in mid-2003 at the invitation of a desperate Solomon Islands government following several years of conflict between armed militant groups, a collapse in law and order and in the state’s capacity to deliver services Read more…
Author: Allan Gyngell, ANU
When the Australian government announced plans for a foreign policy White Paper to provide a ‘comprehensive framework to guide our international engagement over the next 5 to 10 years’, it must have known what a difficult task it had set itself. Read more…
Author: Alan Pears, RMIT University
The situation surrounding Australian gas exports certainly looks puzzling from the outside. While Australia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports are increasing, gas prices within the country are skyrocketing past international prices. Major industrial customers are struggling to negotiate gas supply contracts at affordable prices. Read more…
Author: James Laurenceson, ACRI
Australia’s reluctance to participate in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) harks back to its slow entry into the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). But this time it may be Australian state governments that push the federal government over the line, rather than decisions made by other countries.
Author: K.V. Kesavan, Observer Research Foundation
Despite its enormous potential, the India–Australia partnership had remained low key for a long time. But since 2014 the two countries have instilled a new dynamism in their relations. Read more…
Author: Hugh White, ANU
Donald Trump is not the cause of the United States’ problems with China, but he makes them worse. His failings as President make it a lot less likely that over the next few years the United States will reach some kind of stable accommodation with the plain reality of Beijing’s power and ambition. Read more…
Author: Elisa Nesossi, ANU
The recent shelving of the Australia–China extradition treaty ‘amid human rights concerns’ has hit the headlines in Australia and elsewhere after Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop rebuked backbenchers from her own party who opposed the bill. Read more…
