15 November 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese in Peru for APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and Brazil for the G20 Leaders’ Summit; Marles hosts Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C Teodoro Jr for the inaugural Australia-Philippines Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Canberra; new Indo-Pacific NGO Blended Finance Accelerator announced, and more.
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Rethinking Risk: Why South Korea’s Conglomerates are Turning Away from China South Korea’s traditionally family-run conglomerates, chaebols, play a key role in the development and implementation of national derisking policy. As recent trends showcase, the chaebols often ignore national policies and it is only with the influence of the United States that they have joined onto derisking efforts. 
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The Extended Nuclear Deterrence Myth Australia has long contributed to global arms control and non-proliferation efforts, yet its reliance on the US nuclear umbrella reflects a conflicting stance on nuclear disarmament. This dependence not only undermines Australia's historical commitment to nuclear disarmament but also risks drawing the nation into potential nuclear conflict without assured protection.
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Book Review: On Xi Jinping – How Xi’s Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World Kevin Rudd’s new book, “On Xi Jinping,” offers insightful analysis of the transformation of Chinese politics, economics, and foreign policy under Xi Jinping’s leadership, highlighting the renewed role of ideology in shaping policy. 
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The Vicious Cycle of Migration Criminalisation Rather than fostering security, restrictive measures such as the criminalisation of migration create a vicious cycle of insecurity and irregularity. So why do states increasingly turn to these measures?  Around the world, governments are placing more and more emphasis on stringent and exceptional measures to curb irregular migration. From Australia’s Migration Amendment Bill to Denmark’s […]
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