China
Policy report
Genomic surveillance: inside China’s DNA dragnet
The Chinese Government is building the world’s largest police-run DNA database in close cooperation with key industry partners across the globe. Yet, unlike the managers of other forensic databases, Chinese authorities are deliberately enrolling tens of millions of people who have no history of serious criminal activity.
Report
Tech wars: US-China technology competition and what it means for Australia
The United States has embarked on a whole-of-government policy towards its technological competition with China. This paper argues that Australia’s access, integration and collaboration with the United States’ leading technology hubs and minds will become increasingly predicated on its corresponding relationship with China.
Report
The prospects for U.S-Russian arms control
This report aims to take stock of the current state of U.S.-Russian arms control (or the lack thereof), evaluating possible alternatives—including a trilateral process with China and more flexible political agreements—and laying down the issues and possible trade-offs that will be on the negotiation table when or if Moscow and Washington once again decide to...
Report
Mitigating the new Cold War: managing US-China trade, tech and geopolitical conflict
This report draws out the risks — and likely consequences — for a system already in a state of flux, as the transition to a post-American world accelerates and the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the world economy and international trade.
Discussion paper
Six-country survey on COVID-19
This paper provides a data set for public use of roughly 6,000 individuals in six countries relating to beliefs about the pandemic, behaviour change, work and living situations, income, and exposure to the virus, socio-demographic characteristics and pre-pandemic health characteristics.