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1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Genevieve Donnellon-May
Between the US restoring “maximum pressure” on Iran to deny it a path to nuclear weapons and Israel’s air strikes, a goods train from China quietly arrived at a dry port near Tehran, making the first delivery under the new China-Iran rail corridor project. It had travelled 10,400km (6,500 miles) from the Chinese city of Xian along a trade corridor aimed at slashing delivery times to 15 days, from 30 to 40 days by sea.
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2 weeks ago | 
internationalaffairs.org.au | Genevieve Donnellon-May |Amit Ranjan
While climate change affects all countries in the region, South Asia lacks a coordinated regional response. Without trust-building measures and environmental diplomatic engagement at a regional level, the region risks missing the opportunity to build resilience through collective action. With in the South Asia region, or around 26.05 percent of the world’s total population, the consequences of environmental breakdown are not just national crises, but regional catastrophes with global implications.
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1 month ago | 
thinkchina.sg | Amit Ranjan |Genevieve Donnellon- MayResearcher |Genevieve Donnellon-May |Seoow Juin Yee
As hydropower remains the dominant source of electricity in most Latin American countries, China is well-positioned to use that as a pivot for greater economic engagement with the region. Singapore-based Indian researcher Amit Ranjan and Australian researcher Genevieve Donnellon-May explore the issue. As the geopolitical chessboard shifts, China is moving its Latin American strategy into high gear.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Genevieve Donnellon-May
Australia stands at a critical crossroads in its relationship with China. Recent news of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s planned second official visit signals yet another step in stabilising the Australia-China relationship. The timing is notable: the 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war gives Australia the opportunity to pursue its own trade and diplomatic interests in a shifting regional landscape.
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1 month ago | 
thewire.in | Amit Ranjan |Genevieve Donnellon-May
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1 month ago | 
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1 month ago | 
moderndiplomacy.eu | Amit Ranjan |Genevieve Donnellon-May
Authors: Amit Ranjan and Genevieve Donnellon-MayCan India walk the tightrope between the United States of America (U.S.) and China without losing balance and maintaining strategic autonomy? As the U.S. and China lock horns in a bruising tariff war, countries around the world are being forced to choose sides—or at least, pretend they have not chosen a side but are securing their larger interests. Nowhere is this balancing act more delicate, or more consequential, than in the case of India.
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1 month ago | 
moderndiplomacy.eu | Genevieve Donnellon-May
Authors: Abhivardhan and Genevieve Donnellon-MayThe recent Trump administration memorandums (M-25-21 and M-25-22) highlight a strategic continuity in US artificial intelligence (AI) policy, one that extends beyond regulatory measures to encompass intellectual property protection, cloud infrastructure dominance, and technological sovereignty.
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1 month ago | 
thinkchina.sg | Genevieve Donnellon- MayResearcher |Genevieve Donnellon-May |Chow Yian Ping |Qinglian He
Faced with opportunities and challenges with its longstanding partner, the US, as well as increasing difficulties to “cooperate where we can, disagree where we must” with China, Australia needs more than ever to strengthen defence, trade and diplomatic ties across the Indo-Pacific region. Researcher Genevieve Donnellon-May explains. As Australians head to vote in the federal election on 3 May, questions of sovereignty, economic security and regional alignment are once again in the spotlight.
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2 months ago | 
scmp.com | Genevieve Donnellon-May
In the face of looming climate pressure, geopolitical tensions and a tit-for-tat tariff conflict with the United States, China unveiled a comprehensive 10-year agricultural master plan on April 7. Issued by the Communist Party’s Central Committee and the State Council, the plan focuses on crop cultivation, livestock, fisheries and agricultural infrastructure, aiming to boost production.
