Selwyn Parker
Biography
Publications
Selwyn Parker is an author and journalist specialising in Asia-Pacific, European and Latin American issues.
![Shipping and the great shrinking waterways](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-03/Yangtze%20at%20dawn%20comp.jpg?itok=g2bNp1OV)
Shipping and the great shrinking waterways
With droughts a more regular feature due to climate change, the globe needs a big rethink on supply chains.
![Russia’s shadow tanker fleet runs into trouble](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-02/Russian%20tanker%20comp.jpg?itok=Zgjpm0KD)
Russia’s shadow tanker fleet runs into trouble
Every day, millions of barrels of oil are being transported by ships with obscured ownership and origin. But is the game up?
![Vietnam’s ports prosper as supply chains fracture](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-02/GettyImages-1631186639.jpg?itok=h76l_4_2)
Vietnam’s ports prosper as supply chains fracture
The country was seen as a winner in the US-China trade war. But the gains are quite extraordinary.
![Drought and war hit the choke points](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-01/3941276984_2a5827faa6_k.jpg?itok=b_7IIWVM)
Drought and war hit the choke points
Trade through the Panama and Suez canals is slowing. Inevitably, costs are passed on.
![The great offshore decommissioning](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-12/Oil%20Field%20Timor%20Sea%20Australia%20comp.jpg?itok=3e9Ff-4z)
The great offshore decommissioning
More than 70 per cent of the world’s oil and gas production comes via ageing infrastructure rapidly approaching an economic limit.
![Rise of the Redback](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/eric-prouzet-XBbkrBrkp88-unsplash.jpg?itok=IiWM2CqD)
Rise of the Redback
The US dollar remain the dominant currency. But China – and others – are driving the yuan as an alternative.
![E-rickshaws turn the tide for India](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-10/Rickshaw%20India%20comp.jpg?itok=Sa3V85q8)
E-rickshaws turn the tide for India
The continent’s ubiquitous two and three-wheelers are driving the transition to EVs, with an ambitious 2030 target in view.
![New Zealand elections: Working together or co-governance?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-10/NZ%20voting%20comp.jpg?itok=Ee5aq-UC)
New Zealand elections: Working together or co-governance?
The two main parties have never been so divided on issues from Māori reparations to renaming the island nation.