This report argues that a narrower U.S digital trade agenda and China’s enthusiastic pursuit of new international standards has created a sense of uncertainty across international rule-setting on new technologies.

The Perth USAsia Centre has commissioned this special report on India’s prospective membership of APEC. Drawing expertise from emerging and established authors from across the Indo-Pacific region, this publication provides new and informed analysis on this most important issue of regional integration.

How do Australia’s major parties compare on critical areas of our foreign policy, defence policy, foreign aid and trade? What do Lowy Institute experts say about the strengths and weaknesses of these policies? Explore this interactive resource for some of the answers.

Australia’s new Pacific policy is set in place, no matter which side wins the May 18 election. On Pacific policy, Labor and Liberal entered the election with a unity ticket that ASPI calls the Pacific pivot. In this report, ASPI examines the origins and aspirations of the policy.

This paper argues that like the Bush Administration with Iraq, the Trump Administration appears to have given little or no strategic thought to the future of Iran beyond any possible removal of the clerical regime.