Economic coercion is rarely as dramatic as missiles or armies, but its consequences can be just as destabilising. The weaponisation of interdependence has become an increasingly potent tool of statecraft as globalisation has bound nations, …
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From Washington to Beijing, tariffs and trade restrictions are being repurposed as tools of strategic competition, reshaping the global economy in the process. Economic coercion has emerged as one of the most potent tools, blurring …
Australia has weathered economic coercion before. Beijing’s tariffs on wine and barley, informal bans on coal and lobster, and tightened import inspections weren’t just trade spats. They were deliberate, politically motivated measures designed to exploit …
The conduct of war has changed, and Australia is on the frontline alongside its allies and partners. Australia’s expulsion of Iran’s ambassador, following confirmation that Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had co-opted criminal proxies on …
Look beyond the so-called stabilisation of diplomatic ties between Australia and China. Look beyond Beijing’s lifting of trade bans and its ending of the freeze on ministerial dialogue that began in 2020. China’s unfair trade …