This special report examines Japan’s role in the evolving Indo-Pacific regional order. This report brings together a diverse mix of authors, with a variety of perspectives, to offer analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing Japan’s economic, security, and diplomatic role in the Indo-Pacific.

China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, to improve connectivity and cooperation on a transcontinental scale. Quantifying impacts for a project as vast as the BRI is a major challenge. This report aims to help participating countries choose the kinds of investments and reforms that will best meet their development needs.

Gautam Adani might be willing to lose a large share of his wealth to show that he can’t be pushed around, or he might want more public money, writes John Quiggin.

The consultation document released by The New Zealand Treasury looks at – and seeks public feedback on – issues relating to the types of assets that are screened, who is screened, and how the screening process is conducted.

This report presents a self-assessment of the administration of Australia’s foreign investment framework against the Regulator Performance Framework (RPF) for 2017-18.