This research note highlights the potential pitfalls of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its implications for New Zealand's foreign policy independence and infrastructure development.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is leveraging its propaganda system to build a toolkit to enable information campaigns. Its objective is to control communication and shape narratives and perceptions about China in order to present a specific version of truth and reality, both domestically and internationally. This report finds that the CCP seeks to harvest...

The author of this paper argues that policy-makers and civil society organisations invested in climate policy will need to think holistically about green industrial policy and weigh risks and opportunities carefully.

This paper outlines the nature of current geopolitical competition in the Pacific region and proposes regional and multilateral engagement initiatives that can both advance regional resilience and development, and meet Western strategic objectives.

The author of this paper argues that Canberra should strengthen trade and political engagement with Taiwan through a strategy of consistent policy and messaging to counteract China’s efforts to isolate Taiwan, maximise the economic potential for Australia, and assert Canberra’s freedom to deepen ties with Taipei.