Shiro Armstrong

Shiro Armstrong is Professor and Director of the AustraliaJapan Research Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University.This is adapted from hisProfessorial Lecture

Recent articles by Shiro Armstrong

RCEP can aid in battle against global protectionism

RCEP can aid in battle against global protectionism

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, created to promote open trade and regional integration, offers a powerful platform to resist rising global protectionism.

Australia’s economic security depends crucially on working with Asia

Australia’s economic security depends crucially on working with Asia

Australia has unveiled a new National Interest Framework which integrates security considerations into domestic economic policy, aiming to secure economic resilience and security amidst changing global power structures and increasing geopolitical tensions. But Australia has not yet placed strategic economic diplomacy at the forefront of the framework. Managing Australia's security environment requires emphasising the importance of maintaining reliable international and domestic supply chains, managing foreign investment, and adapting to significant influences such as rising powers like China and the accelerating impacts of climate change.

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