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  • 31 Oct 2024
    • G20
    • BRICS

    A greater G20, and BRICS-by-BRICS, the Global South-led reform of international governance

    Sunaina Kumar
    Western-centric institutions are being challenged, and the buzz is only growing.
  • 26 Jul 2024
    • G20
    • Sustainability
    • Sex and Gender

    Bring women to the table to talk ocean sustainability

    Cherry Hitkari , Genevieve Donnellon-May
    The upcoming G20 summit in Brazil must focus on what has so far remained neglected – women’s experience of ocean challenges.
  • 2 May 2024
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • G20
    • Geo-economics
    • Multilateral Development Banks

    Economic diplomacy: It’s nostalgists vs strategists

    Greg Earl
    As a new Treasurer claims a geo-economic legacy in industrial policy, his predecessor’s once shiny G20 triumph has been dumped.
  • 16 Nov 2023
    • Debt
    • G20

    The G20’s approach on debt has failed

    Mariza Cooray , Robert Walker
    The “Common Framework” shows the perils of announcing solutions before governments have them.
  • 20 Oct 2023
    • India
    • G20

    India’s G20 set new agendas

    Ambika Vishwanath , Hritik Bhasin
    Bringing the Global South to the table was only one part of a new inclusiveness.
  • 25 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • G20

    Indonesia’s long-term geostrategic ambition: What’s missing?

    Fakhridho SBP Susilo , Jaysa Rafi Prana
    Jakarta’s policymakers need to leverage the country’s soft power to advance its global clout.
  • 18 Sep 2023
    • G20
    • BRICS
    • United Nations

    UN General Assembly: Snubs and fragmentation

    Stéphanie Fillion
    This year’s meeting will be marked by notable absentees, fuelling a sense that the body’s multilateral power is on the wane.
  • 11 Sep 2023
    • China
    • India
    • G20

    India pushes China to the margins of the G20

    Ian Hall
    New multilateral agreements unveiled on the sidelines of the forum show how New Delhi has been working hard to curtail Beijing’s strategic influence.
  • 8 Sep 2023
    • India
    • G20

    The G20 spectacle and the domestic imperatives of Modi’s global ambitions

    Sanya Dhingra
    The underlying ideological drivers of Hindu nationalism can also be seen amid the fluttering flags and motorcades.
  • 8 Sep 2023
    • China
    • India
    • G20

    Ahead of G20, India-China reconciliation fails to launch

    Ankit Tiwari , Sidharth Raimedhi
    Beijing’s actions speak louder than words. By failing to turn up in Delhi, Xi sent a clear signal that China has little enthusiasm for stabilising relations.
  • 7 Sep 2023
    • India
    • G20

    Why India keeps a foot in both camps

    Ved Shinde
    Great powers might seek to force a choice but India is showcasing its own – to stop China from dominating, and benefit from Western capital.
  • 5 Sep 2023
    • Bangladesh
    • G20

    Who’s on the guest list? India brings Bangladesh to the G20

    Sadia Aktar Korobi
    Bangladesh is taking its place as a bridge between South and Southeast Asia.
  • 25 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy
    • G20
    • Global Issues

    Economic diplomacy: Taking cover from the summit war of words

    Greg Earl
    Proliferating regional institutions risk becoming shooting stars, with a long trail of bureaucratic half-lives behind.
  • 24 May 2023
    • India
    • G20

    A G20 presidency to build Brand India as a champion of the Global South

    Parama Sinha Palit
    Narendra Modi is aiming to enhance India’s reputation abroad while winning valuable political capital at home.
  • 21 Feb 2023
    • India
    • G20

    Will India’s G20 deliver more than hot air?

    Aarti Betigeri
    Big goals are on the table. But matching aims with outcomes is a challenge for any host.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Indonesia
    • G20

    Jokowi adopts a statesman style

    Johannes Nugroho
    As G20 host, Indonesia’s president is on a drive to burnish his international credentials and win kudos at home.
  • 14 Jun 2022
    • G20
    • Sustainability
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change
    • Technology

    Hyundai takes the driver’s seat in Indonesia’s EV market

    Akhmad Hanan , Budi Prayogo Sunariyanto
    With net zero emissions targets looming, Southeast Asia’s biggest car market is setting the pace on electric vehicles.
  • 2 Jun 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Trade
    • G20
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Economic diplomacy: New Labor ministers are facing up to old issues

    Greg Earl
    Reshaping policies on the Pacific, Indonesia and domestic manufacturing is already revealing a changing of the guard.
  • 21 Apr 2022
    • Global Economy
    • G20
    • IMF
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Economic diplomacy: After Ukraine, the IMF ponders the future

    Greg Earl
    A decoupling world will still need an old-style cooperative rescue service to repair the economic minefields.
  • 16 Jul 2021
    • G20

    The G20 “diplomacy dividend”

    Erin Watson-Lynn
    Civil engagement groups have a valuable commodity at their disposal: time.
  • 27 Nov 2020
    • G20
    • Coronavirus

    Prospects for a G20 “pandemic treaty”

    Erin Watson-Lynn
    Spared the “theatre of summitry”, the next leaders of the grouping now have a chance to get on with the job.
  • 17 Nov 2020
    • G20
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Sex and Gender

    The G20’s existential crisis

    Erin Watson-Lynn
    The group’s expanded mandate, including into women’s empowerment, puts its relevance and its values under a microscope.
  • 22 Apr 2020
    • Global Economy
    • G20
    • Coronavirus

    Missing in action: The G20 in the Covid crisis

    Tom Chodor
    The supposed “premier forum” has by and large failed to rise to hopes of a broader mandate.
  • 26 Mar 2020
    • Asean
    • G20
    • Coronavirus

    Economic diplomacy: Fighting global pandemics from the G20 to ASEAN

    Greg Earl
    When the G2 idea still had currency, a pandemic might have seemed a potential moment for US-China cooperation
  • 25 Mar 2020
    • Global Economy
    • G20
    • Coronavirus

    What the G20 needs to deliver

    Roland Rajah
    A global pandemic demands a global “whatever it takes”.
  • 8 Jul 2019
    • Global Issues
    • G20
    • Sustainability

    What a waste: the G20 and the plastic problem

    Michael Heazle
    More plastic waste is choking the world’s oceans yet despite global declarations and commitments, nothing much is done.
  • 1 Jul 2019
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    Temper our optimism: the message from the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Osaka

    Merriden Varrall
    Overshadowed by US-China tensions, the shared sense of purpose that formed the G20 has almost entirely dissipated.
  • 25 Jun 2019
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    Osaka G20: finding the right beat for hard conversation

    Mike Callaghan
    Summits are too often harshly judged on what they deliver now rather than the agenda set for the future.
  • 20 Jun 2019
    • Global Economy
    • Trade
    • G20

    Economic diplomacy: G20 warms up, the China drip and open trade talks

    Greg Earl
    Could Japan’s Abe Shinzo – yes, Abe Shinzo – use his personal clout to give the flatlining G20 some new direction?
  • 3 Dec 2018
    • United States
    • G20
    • China

    Xi and Trump at G20: A tariff truce

    Merriden Varrall
    The risk of damage to the global economy is just as real as last week.
  • 25 Oct 2018
    • G20
    • Australian Diplomacy

    Australian energy diplomacy

    Christian Downie
    Implemented correctly, Australia could achieve some of its foreign policy goals through its energy exports.
  • 17 Apr 2018
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    Biding time: the G20 Eminent Persons Group on financial governance

    Mike Callaghan
    The EPG says economic reforms proposed by the G20 are neither radical nor novel.
  • 17 Jul 2017
    • Europe
    • G20

    The G20 Hamburg riots and the German election

    Marcus Colla
    The G20 riots in Hamburg have raised a number of pertinent political questions about domestic security and political extremism in Germany.
  • 4 Nov 2016
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    Gloomy forecasts for economic cooperation in Moscow

    Hannah Wurf
    The ideas that are gaining traction globally do not bode well for international economic cooperation.
  • 30 Sep 2016
    • G20
    • Multilateral Institutions

    The G20 Studies Centre draws to a close

    Michael Fullilove
  • 9 Sep 2016
    • Global Economy
    • G20
    • Global Economic Governance

    If you want my opinion...

    Tristram Sainsbury
  • 6 Sep 2016
    • G20

    Hangzhou G20 summit: Big on spectacle, low on substance

    Tristram Sainsbury
  • 19 May 2016
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    Checking in on China's G20 presidency

    Hannah Wurf
  • 29 Feb 2016
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    G20 update: Finance ministers disappoint but China's leadership shows promise

    Tristram Sainsbury
  • 26 Nov 2015
    • Global Economy
    • G20
    • IMF
    • WTO

    Decoding China's GOOD approach to the G20

    Hannah Wurf
  • 17 Nov 2015
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    Paris attacks cast a shadow over 2015 G20 Summit

  • 9 Nov 2015
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    What do G20 leaders need to focus on to make Antalya a success?

    Tristram Sainsbury
  • 29 Oct 2015
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    Meeting fatigue? G20 needs to guard its brand

    Tristram Sainsbury
  • 14 Oct 2015
    • Global Economy
    • G20

    At last, progress on tax: OECD and G20 tackle the revenue challenge

    Tristram Sainsbury
  • 7 Oct 2015
    • Global Economy
    • G20
    • Sustainability
    • Climate change

    G20 lacking ambition on climate change

    Tristram Sainsbury
  • 1 Oct 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Global Economy
    • Syria
    • G20
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Migration

    Syrian refugee crisis: Time for the G20 to step up

  • 11 Sep 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Global Economy
    • G20
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Multilateral Institutions

    Can the W20 influence the G20 to unlock opportunities for women?

    Hannah Wurf
  • 12 May 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Global Economy
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Australian Perspective
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • G20
    • Country And Regional Studies
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Multilateral Institutions

    What the G20 can do about infrastructure

    Stephen Grenville
  • 11 May 2015
    • Global Economy
    • Australian Perspective
    • G20
    • Sustainability
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Resource security
    • Climate change

    Is the G20 getting serious about climate change?

    Hannah Wurf
  • 13 Apr 2015
    • Global Issues
    • Global Economy
    • Australian Perspective
    • G20
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Multilateral Institutions

    Why a 'Google tax' is not the answer to corporate tax avoidance

    Mike Callaghan
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