Trade
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Environment
Lockdown at sea a lesson in sustainable shipping
To combat climate change we need to decarbonise international shipping. Powering cargo ships with wind should be part of the solution
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Arts & Culture
All rivers lead to Rome
Never mind the roads, rivers were the arteries of the Roman Empire, carrying food, fuel and livestock along important ancient trade routes
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Politics & Society
How to rescue free trade in the post-COVID world
Free Trade Agreements have ended up as the ‘poster boy’ of anti-globalisation, but labour and environmental provisions in FTAS could provide an answer to the critics
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Politics & Society
The COVID-19 seafarer crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded on board ships, leading to a ‘crew change crisis’ that needs urgent action
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Politics & Society
US trade policy after Trump
Even after the election of Joe Biden, the politicisation of trade policy is likely to continue and deep-seated American protectionism is here to stay
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Arts & Culture
Will COVID-19 end globalisation?
A spectre is haunting the world but it isn’t COVID-19, it’s the idea that the pandemic could lead to the end of globalisation
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Arts & Culture
A bittersweet history
Sugar is one of the world’s oldest documented commodities, but the story of how it came to dominate our modern-day diets is one of exploitation and transformation
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Politics & Society
Negotiating trade post-Brexit
Despite our long history with Britain, when it comes to trade Australia will show little nostalgia for the ‘old country’ on any post-Brexit deal
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Politics & Society
The Indonesia-Australia trade deal: A potential bilateral sandbag
The much delayed but now signed IA-CEPA could help take the political heat out of the countries’ bilateral relations regardless of elections
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Politics & Society
US midterm elections and Trump’s trade agenda: business as usual
Despite the Democrats’ new majority in the House of Representatives, America’s slide towards isolationism looks set to continue