Globalisation & Geopolitics

On 14 March 2023, Australia, the UK and the US put some meat into their controversial AUKUS partnership, which is designed to deter and resist China’s assertive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific. But there have been mixed reactions from Australia’s lively commentators

It is rather difficult to come to terms with America’s unpredictable relationship with the world. But for better or worse, the US is the only world power capable of defending a liberal, rules-based world order

Xi Jinping's visit to Russia was to reaffirm China and Russia's “comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era”

We speak with a geopolitical expert about the origins of the war in Ukraine, the stakes involved, and the role the West must play in bringing the war to an end

At this stage, the goal of America’s strategic competition with China and Russia is unclear, in contrast to the strategic clarity of its containment policy during its Cold War with the USSR

Trade openness increased after the Second World War, but has slowed following the global financial crisis

After naively basing its China policy on fantasies of a democratic future, it’s now imperative that the US frames its China policy on realistic analysis of the country’s politics

Reasons for both pessimism and optimism in 2023

What can we expect of China in 2023?

China’s rupture with the West now seems firmly entrenched, with little hope for reconciliation