Working paper
Global development cooperation in a COVID-19 world
This paper lays out the urgency for new methods of development cooperation that can deliver resource transfers at scale, oriented to addressing climate change and with transparency and better governance.
Working paper
Building an ambitious and robust U.S. climate target
The opportunity is now at hand for the United States to build a new, comprehensive and ambitious national climate policy strategy for the nation to re-engage with the international community to address climate globally. This paper sets forth a set of recommended features of a process to create a new national strategy.
Working paper
Beyond Huawei and TikTok: untangling U.S. concerns over Chinese tech companies and digital security
This paper traces one aspect of the 'securitisation' of technology policy in U.S.-China relations. It seeks to identify and disaggregate the main challenges facing policymakers who are troubled by China’s growing technological power, as expressed through the actual or potential effects of Chinese technology companies doing business in the U.S. market.
Report
The case for Australia to step up in Southeast Asia
This paper argues that Australia shares significant overlap of geographically-derived interests with the emerging middle powers of Southeast Asia. As such, the importance of developing Southeast Asia functions as a protective membrane for Australia’s own prosperity and security.
Guide
Federal debt policy in an era of low interest rates: a guide to the issues
Economists and others have worried about the long-run outlook for the federal debt for decades, recognising that the ageing of the baby boom generation would lead to budgetary pressures associated with increased spending. Set in the American context, this guide covers many issues that currently prevail in Australia.