Dealing with the Digital Yuan. Policy choices facing Australia
Summary: Dealing with the Digital Yuan. Policy choices facing Australia Throughout history, financial innovation has often been a precursor to …
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State Capture: Behind Sogavare’s marriage of convenience with China
Introduction Solomon Islands has emerged as Australia’s most consequential single security concern in the Pacific Island region today. The international dimension …
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Chinese Whispers: China’s media influence and pushback in Australia and Asia
China’s global media influence has encountered increasing pushback from numerous countries. This report looks at the perception of China’s influence …
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No End of a Lesson: The Imitation Thatcherism of Liz Truss
The so-called ‘Trussonomics’ of Liz Truss’s short-lived and ill-fated premiership were based on an ignorance of the true discipline of …
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Sri Lanka: Democracy in Crisis
Introduction – Sri Lanka: Democracy in Crisis Today, Sri Lanka is mired in a crisis on multiple fronts. The country …
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United States vs China-Russia Entente
Foreword Since the 1980s, the Centre for Independent Studies has invited a world-acclaimed scholar, journalist or former policymaker to deliver …
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Defining Democracy Down: Political Judicialisation, Judicial Politicisation
The overruling of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has again highlighted issues with judicial politicisation and independence.
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Between Geography and History: Delhi and Canberra in Indo-Pacific Security
The Quad has emerged as a major new element of the architecture in Indo-Pacific security Yet the unfolding transformation of …
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Time to ‘step up’ the tempo: Australia’s answer to Beijing in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea politics and development have become a focus for Australia in light of China’s increasing influence in the …
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The Philippines Caught between Appeasing and Constraining China: How Australia can help tip the balance
There is much debate about whether the relationship of Philippines vs China should be one of appeasement or constraint. This …