A new, sustainable internationalism is needed to grapple with diversity and multipolarity. We need to build trust, not undermine it.

As ethno-nationalist populism & propaganda threaten human society, we need leaders who can offer an alternative to confrontation & conflict

Civilizations need to do more to understand each other. It’s the key to solving challenges from climate & geopolitical conflict to AI risks

Already a host for European carmakers switching to EVs, Hungary’s welcoming of major Chinese carmakers such as BYD will boost its ambition

Published in the Hobart Mercury, December 1, 2023 Everything you thought you knew about China is wrong. At least that is my experience,...

· The Central Asian nation is taking advantage of its strategic location to diversify away from its traditional dependence on...

A half century is a significant milestone. After 50 years, the relationship between China and Australia stands as a signature example of...

Green infrastructure is a great enabler and a foundation for improved incomes, livelihoods and human well-being that will be critical to...

The recent failure of Australia to be consulted, let alone to have any influence, on the Solomon Islands security agreement with China...

A view from Central Europe, from interviews conducted for an EU-funded, Erasmus + Jean Monnet Research Network survey of Eurasian...

Because of its strategic location between major regional powers, Myanmar’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative inevitably...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative features major initiatives in South and South East Asia and beyond for infrastructure connectivity and...

Despite the creation of a 10+1 China - Pacific Islands Economic Development and Cooperation forum, there is no regional Pacific islands...

The geopolitical posturing behind AUKUS is unremarkable for Australia but it needs a grand strategy for peace and prosperity

Australia has chosen a side, tying its future security to deeper integration into the US contest with China and furthering its separation...

Just like Whitlam's visit 50 years ago, Australia needs a circuit-breaker in its deteriorating relationship with its major economic...

Robust, zero-trust, supplier-blind cybersecurity would benefit from some global rules

Stronger cyber defences and global rules are better than one-eyed geopolitical rivalry Originally published June 28, 2021, by the Lowy...

Originally published in Society and Economy Abstract How China will contribute to global governance has become a critical question in...

As the world enters a new era that might be termed Globalization 2.0, Asia-Pacific nations are striving to develop rules, norms and...

One firm has become emblematic of risk in the deteriorating geopolitical contest between the United States and China. Huawei is a...

The Australia China relationship prospered while it required no real strategy apart from making hay. Both countries benefited enormously...

Growing up in a multicultural place like Australia, I was lucky to have the best of many worlds. We had Chinese food, Greek cafes and my...

Originally published by In Focus, September 2020 and, if you don't have time to read the whole piece, an abbreviated version was...

Everyone wins except Russia, from grand plans to bolster south-north infrastructure connectivity in Central Europe: the EU 3 Seas Initiative

The new US-China tech war: at stake is who sets the rules for data, communications, AI-driven networks of the future

This year has demonstrated the critical importance of managing risks. An Expert Blog on Belt and Road risks

The US is pushing to decouple from China, but the Trump administration’s geopolitical confrontation with Beijing is spooking others

China is taking a leading role in world order. A closer look at the Belt & Road Initiative can help to understand - and manage - the risks

A case of mistaken identity, an Australian in Hungary and a Hungarian in Australia