Global Economy
Analyses
Making the most of the G20
In this Lowy Institute Analysis, G20 Studies Centre Research Fellow and Project Director Tristram Sainsbury and Research Associate Hannah Wurf argue that the G20 should be at the…
Digital Diplomacy links: PokemonGO, Indian intel, emoji equality, cyberpower and more
Pakistan's Interior Minister is concerned Indian intelligence may be using social media to spread rumours that could bring down the morale of Pakistani forces.
Five experts…
Digital Diplomacy links: Russian soft power, South China Sea, NZ Story, Tibet and more
'Have you been to Tibet bro?' This signalled the beginning of a recent slang-filled Twitter outburst from China's State Information Office.
Russia recently cracked into the top…
The IMF debates economic neoliberalism
Like all big bureaucracies, the IMF shifts its operational doctrines slowly, rewriting its own history as it does so in order to avoid admitting past errors. We are currently…
Checking in on China's G20 presidency
China has its first big opportunity to demonstrate global economic leadership when it hosts this year’s G20 meetings. The G20 leaders’ summit will be held in Hangzhou on 4 and 5…
Reports
G20 Monitor: New considerations for China’s 2016 G20 Presidency
The 20th issue of the G20 Monitor discusses the economic leadership China can display in 2016 by opening its services sector; the successes and structural gaps in the G20…
Digital Diplomacy links: UN #NextSG, Frank Underwood, Popegrams, army blogging and more
As Australian digital diplomacy strives to catch up to rest of the world, these monthly links highlight the most creative and effective ways countries are leveraging the internet…
Commentary
Why the G20's growth pledges have foundered
This piece was originally published in the Australian Financial Review
Leon Berkelmans , Tristram Sainsbury
Digital diplomacy links: GIFs, global rankings, Russia, Israel, Next Door Land app and more
As Australian digital diplomacy strives to catch up to rest of the world, these monthly links highlight the most creative and effective ways countries are leveraging the internet…
Capital controls: Australia still needs an Iceland option
I was happy to see Acting Deputy Secretary Justin Brown elaborate on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's thinking in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) last…