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Recent developments at the United Nations and the G-20 suggest that the well-known human rights to privacy and freedom of expression may soon be formally extended to online communications.
South Africa considers itself to be playing a key role in promoting the ‘African Agenda’ in continental and world affairs. But perceptions in the rest of Africa tell a different story.
We could be witnessing the beginning of globalisation going in reverse.
Boosting growth could be as simple as getting more women into the workforce.
The G20’s lack of leadership will continue to contribute to the current global economic malaise.
The RBA leaves rates on hold, Australia gets a GDP growth spurt from pre-election spending, and the IMF lays the groundwork for a lowering of global growth expectations.
With foes of globalization seeing their voices trumpeted by Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy, the G20 needs to act as a counterweight that sounds a clear vision for a connected future.
Britain’s prime minister keeps saying ‘Brexit means Brexit’ but exactly what this looks like is far from clear.
The G20 leaders should throw their weight behind the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement to help prevent a revival of protectionism.
China’s stewardship of the G20 has been unusually practical and results-focused. Can the world’s biggest economies live up to it?
China’s leaders like to put on a good show. Whether it’s the Olympics or the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation meeting, not losing face is paramount. Every country likes to put its best diplomatic foot…
China is eagerly anticipating the arrival of global leaders from the world’s top 20 economies.
Canada has been in the global doldrums for close to two decades, but now it’s got a chance to get back in the game.
Hangzhou is hosting the G20 summit and China is anxious to present a positive picture of the country to the world, but the official attitude to non-compliant citizens isn’t helping.
Sino-Japanese rivalry might well come to dominate this year’s G7 and G20.
The world economy needs China, but Beijing has needs of its own. No wonder the leadership is putting so much effort into a year of negotiation.
With the economic dashboard flashing red, here’s the route to safety.
One of the distinctive features of the contemporary international order is the role played by multilateral organisations. Ever since the US became the dominant force in international affairs in the aftermath…
It brings together 20 of the world’s most powerful leaders – but they achieve precious little.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), United Nations University; Aston University
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of International Politics and History, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Professor of Japan's International Relations, School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield