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Los Ignorantes

IPA Review Started 17 October 2019 Foreign affairs and trade, Government services,

Diego Ilan Méndez is an actuary employed as an economic risk analyst based in the Buenos Aires office of an international banking group. He has an actuary in economics degree from Universidad de...

Finance and Economics

Brexit is Our Battle Too

Scott Hargreaves Started 17 October 2019 Finance and economics, Foreign affairs and trade,

This Editorial from the Spring 2019 edition of the IPA Review is by IPA Executive General Manager and Editor of the IPA Review, Scott Hargreaves Boris Johnson is fighting not just for a United...

Foreign Affairs and Trade

Nobody Wins in Global Trade War

Matthew Lesh Started 1 August 2018 Foreign affairs and trade,

Australia has much to lose in the looming global trade war, writes Matthew Lesh. Protectionist rhetoric by United States President Donald Trump threatens a new global trade war on a scale not seen...

Development Done Right: The Atlas Foundation’s Anti-Poverty Program

Peter Gregory Started 17 July 2018 Finance and economics, Foreign affairs and trade,

This article was first published in the December 2017 IPA Review. As Harvard development expert Lant Pritchett says, ‘There are no poor people. There are people living in poor places’. This is...

The Politics of Curtin’s War

Richard Allsop Started 11 May 2018 Book reviews, Foreign affairs and trade,

A new book by John Edwards explores the political life and relationships of Australia’s 14th Prime Minister, John Curtin (John Curtin’s War, Volume 1: The Coming of War in the Pacific...

PUBLICATIONS

UK Is Right To Take A Stand Against Putin’s Aggression

Georgina Downer 20 March 2018 Foreign affairs and trade, Ipa today,

Britain’s reaction to Russia’s aggression on its soil is tough and right. This is the type of response we should expect from a post-Brexit Britain, which is not bound by the lowest...

Originally appeared in The Herald Sun

PUBLICATIONS

The Choice Between Hard Or Soft Brexit

Georgina Downer 8 March 2018 Foreign affairs and trade, Ipa today,

It’s been almost a year since the United Kingdom formally notified the European Union of its intention to leave the EU. Since then, the UK and EU have been engaged in intense negotiations about...

Originally appeared in Lowy Interpreter

PUBLICATIONS

Paths To Democracy

Georgina Downer Started 22 December 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ideas and liberty,

‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the...

PUBLICATIONS

Doing Development Differently

Peter Gregory Started 22 November 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ideas and liberty,

As Harvard development expert Lant Pritchett says, ‘There are no poor people. There are people living in poor places’. This is demonstrated by the fact that when poor people relocate to countries...

Opinion

West Will Have Sympathy For Catalan Anger

Georgina Downer 8 November 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ideas and liberty,

Catalonia. For most Australians, the name of its capital, Barcelona, will resonate more. The city conjures up images of the grand boulevard Las Ramblas, the architecture of Antoni Gaudí...

Originally appeared in The Herald Sun

Opinion

Australia Must Push Donald Trump On Stronger Indo-Pacific

Andrew Shearer 2 November 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ipa today,

Later this week President Donald Trump embarks on a 12-day tour of Asia – the longest trip to the region by a US president for 25 years, taking in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review

Opinion

When France Puts You To Shame With IR Reform, You’re In Trouble

Gideon Rozner 12 October 2017 Dignity of work, Foreign affairs and trade,

Australia needs politicians like Emmanuel Macron – politicians who are willing to take on powerful vested interests for the sake of reform. Sure, there’s plenty not to like about Macron: the...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Opinion

Brexit Britain Can Learn From The Extraordinary Success Story Of Its Old Friend And Partner, Australia

Matthew Lesh 7 October 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ipa today,

Britain is at a political fork in the road. Brexit provides an extraordinary opportunity to chart a new course in trade, regulation and immigration policy. One place Britain can learn from is an...

Originally appeared in BrexitCentral

Opinion

Repeating Turnbull’s Blunder

Matthew Lesh 5 October 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ideas and liberty,

Watching the Conservatives fall apart over leadership gives me uncanny déjà vu after Australian politics. In the last eight years, Australia has had four Prime Ministers. So far, Britain has had...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Opinion

Australia Can’t Be Silent Amid The Misery Of Venezuela

Matthew Lesh 29 August 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ideas and liberty,

Venezuela is a failing socialist state. The economy is 40 per cent smaller than a few years ago. Nine in 10 households are unable to afford enough food. Infant mortality has risen 30 per cent...

Originally appeared in The Australian

Opinion

Resilient Alliance With Us Underwrites Our Strength

Andrew Shearer 15 August 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ipa today,

For all the furore it generated, the prickly phone call between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull was a blip in Australia’s alliance relations with the US. In the mid-1950s Canberra and Washington...

Originally appeared in The Australian

Opinion

Timor’s Prosperity Lies In Its Best Assets: Its Beaches And People

Georgina Downer 11 August 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ipa today,

East Timor holds a special place in the Australian psyche. It is our newest neighbour, and we played a critical role in supporting its road to independence in 2002 through the Australian-led...

Originally appeared in The Australian

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