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Author: Frans-Paul van der Putten, Clingendael Institute One of the most enduring aspects of the global system of international relations has been the divide in terms...
Authors: Stephen Howes, Robin Davies and Ashlee Betteridge, ANU There’s a strong and welcome trend toward appointing the leaders of major international organisations through competitive processes...
Author: Natasha Kuhrt, KCL On 22 March, during his first visit to Russia since assuming the Chinese presidency, Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke...
Author: Gary Hawke, NZIER The best headline among the usual profusion of journalistic reviews of New Zealand in 2012 is ‘Trivial Pursuits: The big news of...
Author: Gregory Chin, York University and CIGI Without political fanfare, China took two more steps in internationalising its currency in early December 2012. On 4 December,...
Author: Sylvie Démurger, University of Lyon China’s rapid economic development and the government’s policy towards encouraging higher inter-regional labour mobility have led to a massive rural–urban...
Author: Eric Knight, Oxford University Chinese companies are using innovative business models to change the cost structures and capabilities involved in delivering renewable energy technology. Through...
Author: Edward J. Lincoln, GWU If there is one conclusion that economists can draw with any certainty about the future of the Japanese economy, it is...
Author: Ryo Sahashi, Kanagawa University Japan’s leadership has just overcome one of the most difficult challenges in a democracy: raising the nation’s consumption tax for social...