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Social Cohesion in Asia -- a book review

Fostering social cohesion will be critical in this new world of the Covid-19 crisis writes John West.
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Paul Keating

Whither the Australian Treasury?

The waning of the Australian Treasury’s partnership with the Treasurer raises many questions for the nation's future, writes John West.
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For all the focus on Asia’s high achievers, the laggards are many.

China led the education rankings, but an ageing population and gap with Southeast Asia might mark down the whole region, wrote John West.
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Black Swan

Shock therapy: why Australia needs a political jolt

Taking an honest look at a worst-case scenario isn’t scaremongering but could instead help avoid doing ourselves harm, writes John West.
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2019 OECD Forum:Asian Century … on a Knife-Edge. A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia’s Recent Economic Development

Review of Asian Century...on a Knife-edge

Freya Crawshaw shared with us her review of John West's book, Asian Century...on a Knife-edge.
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Fortune Global Forum 2018

Book Review -- The Future in Asian

Parag Khanna’s book “The Future is Asian” is a perfect example of Asian Century hype, writes John West.
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President Trump at the G20

G20 and a world in flux

The G-20 Summit Showed a World in Disarray, but Events on the Margins Suggest Progress, writes John West.
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Chinese Empire - Shanghai, China

AUSTRALIA AS AN ASIAN INVESTOR

AFG Venture Group's Glen Robinson argues that Australia is lagging behind others for investment and exports to Asia.
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2019 OECD Forum:Asian Century … on a Knife-Edge. A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia’s Recent Economic Development

Australia's trading place in the world

Australia's trading place in the world looks increasingly vulnerable and fragile, argued John West at the Australian Leadership Retreat, organised by Australian Davos Connection. Read more...
2019 OECD Forum:Asian Century … on a Knife-Edge. A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia’s Recent Economic Development

Review of Asian Century on A Knife-Edge:

Shaun Fu has written the following review of John West's book, Asian Century...on a Knife-edge.
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2019 OECD Forum:Asian Century … on a Knife-Edge. A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia’s Recent Economic Development

Le mythe du siècle de l'Asie

L'économiste John West signe l'acte de décès du mythe Asiatique.
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Wall Street in Purple

The Great DEbTERIORATION

Impotent Capital and alogorithms are a deadly cocktail, write Jayasri Priyalal. Read more...
Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge

Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge

Here is the text of my speech to the Australian Institute of International Affairs in Perth, Australia, on 20 March 2019. Read more...
Allan Gyngell

Australia's fear of abandonment

John West's review of Allan Gyngell's ‘Fear of abandonment’ was first published by the DEVPOLICY BLOG, of the Australia National University. Read more...
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The Asian Century – perhaps no longer a certainty

Roger Coombs reviews John West's book, "Asian Century – On a Knife Edge". Read more...
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Future Uncertain: Australia’s World in 2019

In a recent speech to the AIIA, Allan Gyngell argued “The post-war global order – the only one our foreign policy has known - has ended. It’s not being challenged. It’s not changing. It’s over.” Read more...
Allan Gyngell

Australia's journey towards an Asian Century

Allan Gyngell’s “Fear of Abandonment” is a veritable tour de force, which is essential reading for anyone interested in Australia’s past, present or future, writes John West. Read more...
Democracy

Democracy in Retreat

John West reviews Joshua Kurlantzick’s excellent book in which he argues that democracy is in retreat worldwide, notably in Asia where strong economic development should foster democratisation. Read more...
Putin: Xi Jinping and I Celebrated My Birthday with Vodka and Sausages

From Cold War to new Cold War

The Cold War framework facilitated the arrival of an Asian Century, which seems to have, in turn, fostered a new Cold War, writes John West. Read more...
Bangalore at night

The Kootneeti and Asian Century Institute launch international partnership

The New Delhi-based The Kootneeti and the Asian Century Institute have agreed to join forces as partners to maximize their synergies and impact. Read more...
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