Victor Ferguson
Biography
Publications
Dr Victor Ferguson is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
His research concentrates on the intersection of international political economy, global governance, and international security and has been published in International Studies Review, the Review of International Political Economy, the Journal of International Economic Law, the Journal of Contemporary China, and The Pacific Review, among other journals.
Victor received his PhD from the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University’s Research School of Social Sciences.
Yesterday’s stick, today’s carrot? China’s removal of the Japan seafood ban
Talk of easing import restrictions raises questions about Beijing’s motivations at this time.
“Play defence” in any collective response to China’s economic coercion
The cost of fighting back is unlikely to be spread evenly across any coalition, which risks undermining the effort.
Markets and resilience in the face of economic coercion
Calls for a “China plus” strategy rightfully draws business attention to the need to manage rising geoeconomic risks.
China sours on Australia’s wine
Why might Beijing have chosen to use anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations as informal economic sanctions?
In beef over barley, Chinese economic coercion cuts against the grain
Beijing has become adept at punishing countries with legally “dressed up” informal economic sanctions.
Huawei and the decoupling dilemma
If Washington wants to liberalise China’s economy, it must also accept China’s deeper integration with global markets.
Thinking about Australia’s power and influence
To maximise its international influence, Canberra must concentrate on pathways where it has a comparative advantage.
