De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS
WEBAug 3, 2023 · The short answer is yes. The US dollar’s dominance may be coming to an end (Adam Nir/Unsplash) Published 3 Aug 2023. China. India. Russia. There has been increasing talk of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) developing a new currency that will rival the US dollar as the global reserve standard.
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Philippine elections and the politics behind it | Lowy Institute
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · Published daily by the Lowy Institute. Philippine elections and the politics behind it. Andrea Chloe Wong. Filipino voters go to the polls to choose who will govern them but not necessarily how they will be governed. Lining up to register to vote in Antipolo City, Philippines (Ryan Eduard Benaid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative - Lowy Institute
WEBMar 22, 2017 · China’s Belt and Road Initiative (also known as One Belt, One Road (OBOR)) is one of President Xi’s most ambitious foreign and economic policies. It aims to strengthen Beijing’s economic leadership through a vast program of infrastructure building throughout China’s neighbouring regions. Many foreign policy analysts view this initiative ...
Philippines: diagnosing the infodemic - Lowy Institute
WEBDec 1, 2021 · The Philippines is less than a year away from its national elections in May 2022, and an estimated 5.8 million first-time voters (aged 18–23) are expected to join around 63 million mostly young voters trooping to the polling stations. Given the persistent risks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the prospect of continued mobility restrictions, it is likely that online campaign platforms will ...
Why Russia will not return the Kuril Islands to Japan
WEBNov 17, 2020 · The decades-old dispute between Russia and Japan over the status of the Kuril Islands is far from over. Tokyo, which refers to the islands as the Northern Territories, still insists on a peace treaty with Moscow that would result in Russia’s return of at least two out of four islands to Japan, while the Kremlin keeps militarising the disputed territory.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Why and why now? - Lowy Institute
WEBPublished 22 Jun 2023. Russia. Ukraine. Follow @IAHill. Bogged down in a grinding war of attrition in eastern Ukraine, and now facing a counter-offensive by Kyiv, Russia’s folly and miscalculation in invading its neighbour last February seems obvious. It begs the question of why Vladimir Putin launched his invasion, and why now.
Australian politics should be as diverse as its people
WEBMar 23, 2021 · The lack of diversity in Australian politics has been apparent for years. The 2018 Leading for Change report from the Australian Human Rights Commission showed that only 4% of federal MPs had non-European ancestry, compared to 19% of the Australian population. The underrepresentation of cultural and …
Why China and North Korea decided to renew a 60-year-old treaty
WEBJul 30, 2021 · Sixty years have passed since the China-North Korea Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance was signed on 11 July 1961. On the anniversary this month, China’s President Xi Jinping and North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un pledged to renew the Treaty for another 20 years, as China and North Korea had before in 1981 and 2001.. But the renewal was not guaranteed.
Chinese worldviews and China’s foreign policy | Lowy Institute
WEBNov 25, 2015 · Four narratives are key to understanding China’s worldview as it relates to foreign policy: the century of humiliation; cultural characteristics as being inherent and unchanging; history as destiny; and filial piety and familial obligation as they apply both inside China and to China’s neighbours. While these narratives are not the only ...