With industrial policy comeback and rising protectionism, the authors of this paper explore whether protectionism is still an important policy tool, and if not, which policy tools are available for policy-makers.

In recent years, concerns have increased about the use of, or threatened use of, acts of economic coercion, often in the form of trade and investment-related measures. This paper provides an initial, objective economic analysis of economic coercion with a view to helping generate greater awareness and a basis for further discussions on this issue.

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...

This final inquiry report builds on the Committee's interim report, published in February 2024, that made five recommendations focused on improving transparency, accountability, and oversight in the process for negotiating Australia’s trade and investment agreements.

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.