Hell hath no fury like a suitor scorned, and if Australia-China relations have turned bad, it’s only because they were so good for so long.
Australia's Globalization Expert
Salvatore Babones Posts
China seems to be on the offensive everywhere these days. But as growth slows and budgets tighten, the country is finding it increasingly difficult to meet its imperial ambitions.
For all the accusations of anti-democratic tendencies that have been leveled at Trump, it’s the policies of his critics that would change the rules of American democracy.
Grain subsidies and the comfort blanket of government marketing boards have muted the price signals that might otherwise encourage Punjabi farmers to shift from growing what they’re used to growing toward growing what people actually want to buy.
The RCEP truly is a China-style trade agreement: platitudinous and ineffective.
Clear, unambiguous terms will set the stage for a true “once in a generation” vote.
Decoupling from supply chains is so … last century. Decoupling from online networks is a much more consequential step to take.
An Asian security organization modeled on today’s more genteel NATO would help its members deal with 21st-century threats.