Coronavirus

Winds of change: Rethinking disaster relief after Cyclone Harold
Winds of change: Rethinking disaster relief after Cyclone Harold
Wind speeds over 215 kilometres per hour, more than 180,000 people affected, communities and their infrastructure hit hard, and countries in lockdown – Cyclone Harold is the most…
Helping Indonesia to help ourselves
Commentary
Helping Indonesia to help ourselves
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.
Foresight and pragmatism missing in Australia’s relations with China
Foresight and pragmatism missing in Australia’s relations with China
There are many reasons the world needs an independent inquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus. After all, the pandemic has infected nearly three million people and taken…
In a testy post-Covid-19 world, Chinese sanctions of Australian goods may be closer than ever
Commentary
In a testy post-Covid-19 world, Chinese sanctions of Australian goods may be closer than ever
Originally published in The Guardian.
Information warfare in the theatre of Covid-19
Information warfare in the theatre of Covid-19
Chaos is a ladder, said Littlefinger in Game of Thrones. Crisis is an opportunity, Sun Tzu didn’t say in The Art of War. Either way, in the United States, as a result of the Covid…
Back to the future: Keeping Australian air lines of communication open
Back to the future: Keeping Australian air lines of communication open
One of the (many) astounding things that have come out of the Covid-19 crisis is just how fragile are Australia’s connections with the outside world. The government’s role in…
How Is the Coronavirus Outbreak Affecting China’s Relations with Its Asian Neighbors?
Commentary
How Is the Coronavirus Outbreak Affecting China’s Relations with Its Asian Neighbors?
Originally published in ChinaFile and Foreign Policy.
A mining boom to a dining boom and more economic consequences of Covid
A mining boom to a dining boom and more economic consequences of Covid
While we were once mesmerised by how goods and services could fly around the global economy at the blink of an eye, we have now seen the downside of globalisation, where a…
A Covid-19 wake-up call to reshape Timor-Leste’s economy
A Covid-19 wake-up call to reshape Timor-Leste’s economy
The economic impact of coronavirus has been made even more severe in oil-producing countries due to the consequences of Covid-19 itself and a collapse in oil prices. Crude has…
Is this the Kindleberger moment?
Is this the Kindleberger moment?
In 1973 Charles Kindleberger wrote his now acclaimed book on the Great Depression. He argued that it was “great” because the global economic system had lost its hegemon – in less…