International relations
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Foreign affairs
Foreign relations
Report
Moving beyond rhetoric: understanding the practical consequence of a Canada-China Free Trade Agreement
This paper makes the case that Canadian policy-makers may not fully appreciate the pitfalls of pursuing free trade with China.
Briefing paper
No hands on deck: US and Australian progress in autonomous warfare at sea
This paper argues that as competition with China intensifies, future unmanned warfare can address key strategic and anti-access challenges for the United States, Australia and like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific.
Report
Adopting a market-based approach to boost energy access in displaced contexts
This paper evaluates the market-based approaches adopted in the MEI projects in Kenya and Burkina Faso. It articulates how such commercial strategies can be applied to the delivery of energy in displacement settings and compares this to real world examples.
Report
Defence support-France; WTO government procurement; prisoner transfers-UAE
This report contains the Committee’s review of three treaty actions.
Working paper
Understanding donor motivations: developing the Principled Aid Index
ODI’s Principled Aid Index visualises data measuring the 29 bilateral donors’ motivations for providing official development assistance. The Index ranks donors according to whether their foreign aid allocations support a principled or parochial national interest. This working paper outlines the conceptual framework that informed the Index’s development.