John West

Jan 16, 2025 | theglobalist.com | John West |Markus Heinrich

Back in 2011, the Asian Development Bank set out a vision for an “Asian Century.” By nearly doubling its share of global GDP to 52% by 2050, Asia could regain the dominant economic position it held some 300 years ago – before the Industrial Revolution. Similarly, at the launch of her government’s 2012 White Paper on the Asian Century, Australia’s then Prime Minister Julia Gillard declared: “Whatever this century brings, it will bring Asia’s return to global leadership, Asia’s rise.

Jan 7, 2025 | realcleardefense.com | John West

Among the most complex foreign policy challenges facing President Donald Trump following his inauguration on 20 January will be relations with China and the U.S.’s position relative to Taiwan. Perhaps no better book informs political debate and public opinion than Kerry Brown’s The Taiwan Story:  How a small island will dictate the global future (Viking, 2024).

Dec 2, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | John West

Over the past decade, a major power shift has been taking place as China has advanced in displacing Russia as the dominant power in Central Asia, according to Geoff Raby in his new book, Great Game On: The contest for Central Asia and Global Supremacy. And this power shift has only accelerated since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Russia has been depleted militarily and lost prestige and influence. Raby is a well-known former Australian ambassador to China.

Dec 2, 2024 | aspistrategist.org.au | John West

Over the past decade, a major power shift has been taking place as China has advanced in displacing Russia as the dominant power in Central Asia, according to Geoff Raby in his new book, Great Game On: The contest for Central Asia and Global Supremacy. And this power shift has only accelerated since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Russia has been depleted militarily and lost prestige and influence. Raby is a well-known former Australian ambassador to China.

Nov 20, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Lucy Chapman |John West |Arezki Yaiche |Luuk de Klein

News (Intelligence) Defensive M&A to maintain market access across trading blocsMixed views on scale of possible EU-China rapprochementChinese EV production, tech transfer in EU expected to growGlobal dealmakers have been remarkably optimistic since the US presidential election result, which returns Donald Trump to the White House.