Globalisation & Geopolitics

We find out about the prospects of global trade in 2022 and the continuing US-China trade spat

We find out about changes in Australian foreign policy and challenges it is beset by

We find out what China’s engagement with the world will look like in 2022, and its upshots

We find out what lies in store for China-West relations in the new year and beyond

Inclusivity, transparency and sustainability are important next steps in realising the full potential of these mega trade deals

The massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is expected to go into force in 2022. It could be instrumental in helping Asian economies bounce back from the pandemic

Fifty years ago, China started to open up. Now it is once again isolating itself

Australia is doing its best to strengthen economic and political relations with India, as it seeks to diversify away from its overreliance on China as an economic partner and find a political balance

The political temperature is rising in the South China Sea, and its effects will be felt in the South Pacific before long

AUKUS is the latest minilateral initiative involving the US and its allies and partners to balance China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific. If only China and the US could make peace, minilateralism involving the two could solve some of the world’s greatest challenges