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Senior Executive Seminar 18-11

Chinese Europe: Belt, Road and Chains?

Europeans tempted by BRI must be under no illusions that over time the belt will gradually tighten and the road will begin to lead to political and strategic subjugation, writes Julian Lindley-French. Read more...
Senior Executive Seminar 18-11

5D Warfare and China's 5G Digital Silk Road

China’s Silk Road policy is an unashamed attempt to compete with the West and extend its influence writes Julian Lindley-French.                       Read more...
Xi Jinping

Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping

By most accounts, China has behaved badly through the COVID-19 pandemic.  Fascinating insights can be derived about China’s present behaviour by looking into its past, writes John West.
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A disaster under-(re)insurance puzzle: Home bias in disaster risk-bearing

Hiro Ito and Robert N. McCauley find that individual economies share the cost of natural disasters to a surprisingly small extent.
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In the economic power struggle for Asia, Trump and Xi Jinping are switching policies

United States Strategic Approach to The People's Republic of China

America's strategic approach to China reads like a declaration of a new Cold War, writes John West.
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Laurence Boone, Chief Economist of the OECD

The Normal Economy is Never Coming Back

We are now in the midst of a very long and difficult transition from lockdown to a return to normal, according to Laurence Boone, Chief Economist at the Paris-based OECD.
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The Kindergarten

Xi Jinping’s China: The Backlash

Richard McGregor's book of less than one year ago, “Xi Jinping: The Backlash”, may have rapidly grown in relevance thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, writes John West. Read more...
COVID-19

Australia, a Covid-19 “gold star” ... for the moment

Australia’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic has been excellent. But the country still faces enormous challenges in reviving the economy and society, writes John West. Read more...
Input: Rory Medcalf

The Indo-Pacific contest

A meditation on the region – the arena of Australia’s greatest strategic focus – puts China’s rise in historic context, writes John West. Read more...
COVID-19

Unravelling Covid-19

The Covid-19 crisis has struck a divided and fragile world, whose divisions will only be exacerbated by the crisis, writes John West.
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Grace

China must be held accountable

The Covid-19 crisis is the greatest disaster and blunder the world has seen since World War 2. China must be held accountable argues John West. Read more...
Official Visit of the Secretary-General

Time for China and the WHO to Fess Up

The Australian government’s proposal for an independent international enquiry on the COVID 19 crisis is a much-needed constructive initiative writes John West. Read more...
The New Silk Road

Japan and the New Silk Road -- Book Review

John West reviews “Japan and the New Silk Road: diplomacy, development, and connectivity" by Nikolay Murashkin.
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Peter Frankopan

The New Silk Roads: a book review

The New Silk Roads may well be a much more fragile region than author Peter Frankopan is willing to concede, writes John West.
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Australia, in search of great and powerful friends

For a people who like to think of themselves as a hardy lot,
Australians’ perseverance in diplomacy will be tested yet, writes John West. Read more...
Coronavirus

Coronavirus highlights poverty of Asia's governance

The Chinese New Year is starting badly thanks to the Coronavirus, writes John West. Read more...
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Reading Room: China and Japan: Facing History by Ezra F. Vogel

Vogel offers a holistic perspective on the relationship between China and Japan. This perspective forms a useful basis to examine the state of modern Sino-Japanese relations, writes John West. Read more...
CARLOS GHOSN

Carlos Ghosn – from rock-star CEO to international fugitive

The tale of the former Nissan chief exposes the contradictions
of the man – and of corporate culture in Japan writes John West. Read more...
Japan's prime minister confirms first visit to China since 2011

The China-Japan Economic Relationship Is Getting Stronger

John West, executive director of the Asian Century Institute, explains why the reorientation of Japan’s economy toward China represents a paradigm shift. Read more...
Peter Hartcher

"Red Flag: Waking up to China's Challenge"

Peter Hartcher's Quarterly Essay provides an excellent, informative and insightful analysis of the challenges Australia faces in managing its deepening relationship with China writes John West. Read more...