Myanmar (partially) Opens the Door to Foreign Banks Sean Turnell — Analysis 14 October 2014On 30 September the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) announced the names of the nine foreign banks that are to be awarded licences […] Read More
G20: Stopping the Rot Huguette Labelle — Analysis 13 October 2014The message is blunt – if we want a stronger, fairer and more functional global economy, then stamping out corruption and white-collar crime […] Read More
Hong Kong Stands on the Brink of Change Stratfor — Analysis12 October 2014Summary A violent end to the protests in Hong Kong has been avoided, with crowds of pro-democracy demonstrators dwindling from peak turnout over […] Read More
Looking South: Australia’s Strategic Antarctic Interests in the 21st Century Tony Press. — Analysis 11 October 2014Australia should re-focus its Antarctic efforts, clearly state its Antarctic strategic interests and match its Antarctic aspirations with […] Read More
Three Lessons for Australia from the Ebola Outbreak Analysis 10 October 2014While it’s possible we could get an Ebola case in Australia, the chances are pretty low, with no direct flights between here and […] Read More
Australia’s false China choice over Taiwan Paul Dibb — Analysis 10 October 2014Arguments currently raging in Australia about the so-called China choice have not addressed the crucial issue about what specific concessions must be made […] Read More
G20: Thinking Laterally as well as Globally Jennifer Jeffs — Analysis 09 October 2014Canada’s Jennifer Jeffs proposes two novel ideas for G20 to avoid redundancy: learn from the Asian Financial Crisis example and push for a […] Read More
Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong Chin Jin — Analysis 08 October 2014With Beijing declaring a 6 October ‘deadline’, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution appears to have lost numbers. However, Chin Jin argues that, given the greater history […] Read More
G20: Tax Doesn't Have to be a Dirty Word Mark Azzopardi — Analysis 08 October 2014Modernising taxation systems and global cooperation to prevent labyrinthine tax-minimisation, avoidance and evasion schemes should be at the heart of the G20 agenda, […] Read More
Challenges Ahead for Afghanistan's New President and Government of Unity By Ian Dudgeon — Analysis 07 October 2014In the aftermath of the first democratic power transition in the country’s history, Ian Dudgeon analyses the upcoming […] Read More