Publications by Don Kenyon

 ‘Regulatory Divergences: A barrier to Trade and a Potential Source of Trade Disputes’, Australian Journal of International Affairs, 65(4) 381-393 (with Karen Hussey).

This paper reviews the trade relationship between Australia and the European Union in light of the regulatory divergences between the two regions. Issues of harmonisation and mutual recognition are raised throughout the paper with relevant EU policy examples. It is argued that Australia provides a good example of mutual recognition agreements: TTMRA and ANCZERTA. Closer regulatory cooperation and regulatory heterogeneity should be viewed above harmonisation in cross-regional cooperation. Regions that have comparable business/internal environment with a high degree of mutual trust should consider mutual recognition as an instrument to minimise non-tariff trade barriers.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10357718.2011.586668 

 

‘Australia and Europe’ in Ravenhill, John and Cotton, James (eds.) Middle Power Dreaming: Australia in World Affairs 2006-2010 (Oxford University Press for The Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2011) 111-128 (with David Lee).

This chapter reviews the relationship between Australia and the European Union with a focus on the recent increasing engagement with Europe. Australia’s neglect of Europe from the 1970s can be explained by the protectionist and bureaucratic perceptions of Europe. This developed into a certain lack of interest in the European integration and its increasing global importance. Nonetheless, the foundations are laid for a broader and mutually advantageous engagement between Australia and the EU. The scope of greater EU-Australia cooperation includes trade and economic relations as well as a wider range of foreign and security policy issues.

http://www.aiia.asn.au/vic-events/event/375-australia-in-world-affairs-middle-power-dreaming-

http://www.aiia.asn.au/resources/publications

 

‘Australia and the European Union: A Relationship Driven by Trade’ in No Eutopia: The European Union Today, AIIA Policy Commentary No.12. (Canberra: Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2012) 33-42.

Trade and economic policy fall under the exclusive competence of the EU since the introduction of the Lisbon Treaty. The EU is a major trading partner for Australia; furthermore, it is inevitable that trade will maintain its primacy in EU-Australia relations. The article reviews a potential for an FTA between Australia and the EU, as in instrument to minimise ‘behind the border’ regulatory divergences and NTBs.

http://www.aiia.asn.au/news/31-national-news/829-new-aiia-policy-commentary-no-eutopia-the-european-union-today 
 

 

Defining a New Relationship between Australia and the EU’ (with Pierre van der Eng).

This paper discusses the fact that Australia currently negotiates a Framework Treaty with the EU that aims at closer cooperation on a wide range of shared non-trade policy goals. The paper explains why the treaty is not expected to include trade liberalisation commitments, even though the EU exerts its international influence primarily as a trading power and has supranational power in trade and economic policies, and even though Australia’s relationship with the EU remains primarily driven by trade issues. Since 2006, the EU negotiates ‘new generation’ bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTA), focusing on tariffs and regulatory non-tariff trade barriers. It currently negotiates a similar package with Canada. As Australia and Canada are comparable trade partners for the EU, the paper argues that an FTA on the Canada-EU model would be a more effective avenue for Australia to achieve the deeper engagement rather than the Framework Treaty.

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