Crikey Talks

China, US and Australia’s future in the new global order

12 November 2020. 6pm AEDT

Hosted by Crikey‘s political contributor Janine Perrett, it was a robust and revealing discussion with economist and author, Geoff Raby, and executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies, Tom Switzer.

They discussed Geoff’s new book – China’s Grand Strategy and Australia’s Future in the New Global Order, as well as the current state of leadership in the US and the future of Australia’s relationship with China.

Disruption has blown the old world apart. The rise of China, Trump’s America First policies, division within Europe and successful defiance by authoritarian states are affecting the shape of the emerging new order.

Australia will need to engage heightened levels of diplomacy to forge relations with countries of opposing principles. It will need to be agile in pursuing a realistic foreign policy agenda.

If you would like some further reading we have a wrap-up of the webinar, with insights into Australia’s future relationship with China by Charlie Lewis – Crikey Talks: On China, ‘Australia is very much on its own’.

Enjoy the highlights and replay.

Speakers

Janine Perrett

Columnist @PerrettReport

Janine is a regular Crikey contributor. She is a journalist, broadcaster and commentator on business and politics with four decades of experience working in newspapers, radio and TV. She has worked across The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Nine Network, ABC, and Sky News where she hosted many shows including The Perrett Report.

Geoff Raby

Economist and Author

Geoff Raby AO is an Australian economist and diplomat. He served as the Australian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from February 2007 until August 2011. He is now the chairman and CEO of Geoff Raby and Associates, a Beijing-based business advisory firm.

Tom Switzer

Executive Director @CISOZ

Tom is executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies, a Sydney-based public-policy research organisation. He is also a presenter at the ABC’s Radio National and a columnist with the Sydney Morning Herald.

China’s Grand Strategy and Australia’s Future in the New Global Order

Get the Book

‘Australia’s former ambassador to China provides insight on Australia’s future position in global affairs.’

Disruption has blown the old world apart. The rise of China, Trump’s America First policies, division within Europe and successful defiance by authoritarian states are affecting the shape of the emerging new order.

Human rights, rule of law, free media and longstanding global institutions all seem set to be weakened. Autocracies are exercising greater control over world affairs.

If you would like to get your hands on Geoff’s book, you can find it at Booktopia.

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