Insidious Discrimination Against the Roma is Europe’s Shame By Dr Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra — Podcast and Issues brief 18 June 2019The mistreatment of Europe’s largest ethnic minority deserves action, both to uphold justice and equality and to mitigate damage to societies across the continent. Read More
E-Commerce and Government Assistance Boost Pacific Exports By Caleb Jarvis — Issues brief 17 November 2018As APEC brings leaders to the Pacific, new data shows adoption of digital technology is fuelling exports and business confidence is high throughout the region. Read More
Empty Chairs at the High Table: A Diplomatic Explainer By Sean Walker — Issues brief 30 September 2018There hasn’t been a US ambassador in Canberra for more than two years. Should Australia feel snubbed? Read More
The Sustainable Development Goals: Improving the Status Quo By Shantesh Kumar Singh — Issues brief 25 September 2018Signed three years ago today, the 2030 Agenda is the international community’s ambitious response to today’s most pressing global development challenges. Read More
Child, Early and Forced Marriage in the Lake Chad Crisis By Dr Eleanor Gordon and Hannah Jay — Issues brief 09 September 2018This week the international community met to deal with the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region. Improving the security of adolescent girls should be part of the response. Read More
Global Supply Chains and the Political Economy of Trade By Professor Zdzisław Puślecki — Issues brief 01 September 2018Does participation in global supply chains drive openness to multilateral trade? Evidence suggests that the main impact has been unilateral tariff reductions and the proliferation of preferential trade agreements. Read More
Chinese Aid to the Pacific: What are the Concerns? By Steven Warwick — Issues brief 06 August 2018What is the nature of Chinese foreign aid to the Pacific? How has this shaped Australian concerns? Read More
A Precarious State: the Sikh Community in Afghanistan By Grant Wyeth — Issues brief 11 July 2018Early this month an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 10 Sikhs in Jalalabad. The attack highlighted the precarious state of the Sikh community in a country already destabilised by religious tensions. Read More
The Changing Dynamics of Latin American Organised Crime By Dr Caroline Doyle and Dr Anthea McCarthy-Jones — Issues brief 08 July 2018In the last few years, Latin American organised crime groups have drastically expanded distribution of drugs into the Asia-Pacific. 75 per cent of cocaine seized in Australia now originates from Colombia. Read More
Why is Australia So Keen on Free Trade Agreements? By Michael Dean — Issues brief 29 June 2018Australia currently has ten Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 16 countries and more FTAs will enter into force in the future. Free trade agreements offer Australia similar in-principle opportunities and benefits as multilateral and other types of legally binding liberalisation. Read More