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his aerial photo taken on July 16, 2023 shows cranes and shipping containers at Lianyungang port in China's eastern Jiangsu province.
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U.S. Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Don’t Trade Away Trade

A different approach to trade in Asia could represent a middle way between the Biden administration's current approach and the so-called Washington Consensus of old.

In The Media
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The Geopolitics of Undersea Cables in the Indo-Pacific

Undersea cables underpin global communication and the digital economy, with between 95-99% of data for international banking, e-commerce, video calls, and intelligence sharing travelling via these largely hidden transoceanic routes.

· June 21, 2024
Melbourne Asia Review
Europe’s New Leadership Faces a Teamwork Test

The incoming EU leadership will have to navigate political turbulence and internal power dynamics. Working together as a real team would help in tackling the challenges ahead.

· June 20, 2024
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Can EU Enlargement Work?

The EU’s enlargement momentum, fueled by Russia’s war against Ukraine, is wearing off. To make political conditionality work, the union must prioritize securing buy-in from candidate countries’ elites and civil society.

· June 20, 2024
The Timely Revival of the Weimar Triangle

France, Germany, and Poland have concrete ideas for making EU foreign policy more coherent and effective. The union’s incoming leadership should use these proposals to strengthen the bloc.

· June 18, 2024