How the G20 responds to the challenges it faces will have an important bearing on future global economic prospects, argues this report. Key findings: Many are worried that the G20 ‘s agenda is expanding too widely and covering too many unrelated issues. It needs to get ‘back to basics’. Russia, as chair of the G20...

This paper argues that Australia needs a national policy framework on environmental migration, as climate change and natural disasters could displace potentially thousands of people in coming years.

The summary report of the PNG New Voices conference highlights the enthusiasm of Papua New Guinea's young people to participate in debate about PNG's economy and international outlook in the Asian century. Conference participants called for higher-quality leadership and the creation of opportunities for Papua New Guineans to prosper through investment in human resources, agriculture...

This report argues that the Pacific Islands region is in the midst of an information and communications technology revolution that could have profound implications, particularly for democratic governance and the region’s development. Approximately 60 per cent of Pacific Islanders now have access to a mobile phone and this figure continues to climb. Mobile Internet is...

This book chapter examines the factors that are likely to influence the strategic dynamic of the China-India bilateral relationship in the Asian Century. Although engagement through trade, defence dialogue and high-level visits has deepened, strategic relations remain strained. While it is likely that strategic competition will come to overshadow cooperation between the two Asian giants...