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China can grow and still help prevent the tragedy of the carbon dioxide commons
Analyses
China can grow and still help prevent the tragedy of the carbon dioxide commons
Under reasonable assumptions, China could achieve parity in living standard with Western Europe by 2100, and India by 2150. Climate change, however, may be a key obstacle…
By Warwick McKibbin, Peter J. Wilcoxen, Wing Thye Woo
Building on Kyoto: towards a realistic global climate agreement
Analyses
Building on Kyoto: towards a realistic global climate agreement
Although the Kyoto Protocol has not been effective at reducing emissions, it has been very effective at demonstrating a few important lessons about the form future international…
By Warwick McKibbin, Peter J. Wilcoxen
The dragon looks south
Analyses
The dragon looks south
China refuses to release figures on the size of its aid program. In this new Lowy Institute Analysis, Fergus Hanson takes a region-wide look at the scale of China’s aid program,…
By Fergus Hanson
What does a free-trade area of the Asia-Pacific mean to China
Analyses
What does a free-trade area of the Asia-Pacific mean to China
A Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) has been proposed as a long-term prospect by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).Warwick McKibbin , Tingsong Jiang
By Warwick McKibbin, Tingsong Jiang
Beijing's Olympic challenge
Analyses
Beijing's Olympic challenge
With the troubled Olympic Torch coming to Canberra next week, the Beijing Olympics and what it means for China will be centre stage in Australia. John Bowan
By John Bowan
Nuclear power in Southeast Asia: Implications for Australia and non-proliferation
Analyses
Nuclear power in Southeast Asia: Implications for Australia and non-proliferation
Several Southeast Asian countries continue seriously to assess the feasibility of nuclear energy, despite the 2011 Fukushima disaster. This publication explores the reasons and…
By Andrew Symon
Hesitating on the brink of partnership
Analyses
Hesitating on the brink of partnership
In this piece for the East-West Center, Washington, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf argues that Australia and India are hesitating at the brink of real…
By Rory Medcalf
Central banks and capital flows
Analyses
Central banks and capital flows
Sudden capital outflows were at the heart of the 1997-8 Asian Crisis. Ten years later, capital flows are back on the policy agenda, but in a very different context. The countries…
By Stephen Grenville
India should play its part
Analyses
India should play its part
In this article in new Indian publication Pragati ('Progress'), International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf argues that Australia alone cannot do all the running in…
By Rory Medcalf