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  • 14 Jul 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Technology

    Australia and Southeast Asia: Driving EV collaboration across borders

    Nicholas Basan
    A regional value chain for battery production – with Australia to process critical minerals and export these products – is too good a chance to ignore.
  • 13 Jul 2023
    • Climate change
    • Pacific Islands

    Samoa and the Alliance of Small Islands States show climate security is also about loss and damage

    George Carter , Athaulla A Rasheed
    Adaptation and mitigation strategies alone will not be enough to recover from the effects of climate change.
  • 13 Jul 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Human rights
    • Review

    For Indonesia’s haunting past, Jokowi’s resolution is non-judicial

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    A new book throws light on the 1965 massacres – but the government’s redress for victims is yet to extend to justice for the perpetrators.
  • 13 Jul 2023
    • Central Asia
    • China
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Putin is Xi’s useful idiot

    Ben Scott
    In the geopolitical tussle between superpowers, Russia pays the price and China reaps the benefits.
  • 12 Jul 2023
    • Recommendations

    The Fix: Putting in the boot

    Jennifer Hsu
    In this new Interpreter feature, we’re inviting short observations about issues or resources that might otherwise be missed.
  • 12 Jul 2023
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Türkiye

    How long can Putin’s “special relationship” with Erdoğan last?

    Nikola Mikovic
    Despite mutterings about a Turkish “stab in the back”, Russia needs Türkiye – Putin’s reign may depend on it.
  • 12 Jul 2023
    • Global Economy
    • IMF

    Scrapping IMF surcharges is key to cutting debt burden on distressed nations

    Robert Walker , Mariza Cooray , Roland Rajah
    The economic logic of charging beyond lending rates doesn’t add up and also undermines the Fund’s legitimacy.
  • 11 Jul 2023
    • New Zealand

    “We can’t be passive”: New Zealand’s changing tone about a more worrying world

    David Capie
    A new foreign policy assessment sees the Pacific as no longer “strategically benign” – but the concern extends well beyond the region.
  • 11 Jul 2023
    • China
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Beijing’s bad bet on Moscow

    Ved Shinde
    The collapse of the Putin regime is something China wants to avoid. A weak Kremlin is better than a headless one.
  • 11 Jul 2023
    • China
    • Antarctica
    • Sustainability

    Charting new paths for Antarctic protection despite China’s resistance

    Claire Young
    Too much would be lost by tearing up existing agreements. There are other ways to entice Beijing to cooperate.
  • 11 Jul 2023
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Climate change
    • Coronavirus
    • Digital Disruption
    • Environment
    • Technology
    • Transnational Challenges

    Existential risk is a whole-of-society challenge

    Tom Barber
    From climate change and pandemics to nuclear war and extinction by AI, collective action will be imperative.
  • 10 Jul 2023
    • France

    French fragmentation

    Mark Pierce
    Unpopular for peculiar reasons, Emmanuel Macron grapples with a parade of populists and a nation divided by grievance.
  • 10 Jul 2023
    • Pacific Islands

    Military hospital ships from China and the US are plying across Pacific Islands. But this growing competition can do more harm than good

    Eileen Natuzzi
    Large white hulled ships are big public relations yet do little to address significant health system issues in the region.
  • 10 Jul 2023
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology
    • United States

    The Quad: Tackling the spider, not cobwebs, in cyberspace

    Ravi Nayyar
    A security pact, but not as we know it. How a commitment to uplift software security will reap benefits for all.
  • 7 Jul 2023
    • China
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Solomon Islands

    Geopolitical duel in the Pacific: Solomon Islands security at risk as Australia and China compete

    Anna Powles
    Honiara has successfully leveraged strategic competition to meet its security interests but there are worrying signs of friction.
  • 7 Jul 2023
    • Timor-Leste
    • Energy
    • Poverty

    Timor-Leste: Breaking free from temptation of easy money

    Guteriano Neves
    The Gusmão-led government has a raft of development challenges and cannot afford to rely solely on oil and gas.
  • 7 Jul 2023
    • Climate change

    Paris climate summit: A new global financing pact takes shape

    Roland Rajah , Georgia Hammersley
    A failure? More a disappointment, and rich nations are at least starting to recognise a growing legitimacy deficit across the Global South.
  • 6 Jul 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Trade
    • Sustainability

    Economic diplomacy: Power shifts with Jakarta

    Greg Earl
    Australia and Indonesia may be riding together in a new electric diplomatic limo, but they still have separate roadmaps.
  • 6 Jul 2023
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Ukraine

    Australia’s absent ambassador must return to Ukraine

    Dave Sharma
    If the PM won’t provide more than a few military off-casts in support, sending back the top envoy should be an easy step.
  • 5 Jul 2023
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom

    Stumped by the cricket controversy? Here’s how sport and politics collide

    Hugh Piper
    When PMs weigh in on the “spirit”, you might start to wonder about the effect on oft-cited shared values.
  • 5 Jul 2023
    • Technology

    Don’t believe the hype: the many futures of AI

    Jack Goldsmith
    Is generative artificial intelligence the source of a utopian future, or will it become the author of its own destruction?
  • 5 Jul 2023
    • Recommendations

    The Fix: Backflips and realignments

    Clare Caldwell
    In this new Interpreter feature, we’re inviting short observations about issues or resources that might otherwise be missed.
  • 5 Jul 2023
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Papua New Guinea
    • United States

    The downsides for Australia from the US‑PNG defence agreement

    Henry Storey
    Sovereignty concerns about the American deal will create additional hurdles for Australia-PNG Defence Treaty currently under negotiation.
  • 4 Jul 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Public Opinion

    Suspicious minds: Will closer Australia‑Indonesia engagement yield greater trust?

    Ryan Neelam
    Despite the flourishing bromance between Albanese and Jokowi, the Lowy Institute Poll shows an ongoing need to deepen public understanding and familiarity on both sides.
  • 4 Jul 2023
    • Australia
    • Trade

    Reforming Australia’s trading system – a long hard slog but worth the effort

    Jenny Gordon
    Confidence in the quality of traded goods and services relies on certification that agreed standards are met. That’s a regulation challenge, too.
  • 4 Jul 2023
    • Energy
    • Sustainability
    • Middle East

    From hydrocarbons to hydrogen? Gulf states seek the good oil in green transition

    Achref Chibani
    The region that has long dominated global energy politics is well placed to shape a shift to new supplies.
  • 4 Jul 2023
    • Maldives

    How Maldives is adapting to a changing security climate – and where Australia benefits

    David Brewster , Athaulla A Rasheed
    A small player facing big problems looks to old friends and new for help.
  • 3 Jul 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Australia
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Jokowi’s visit to Australia is about much more than electric vehicles

    Hilman Palaon
    The President has a roadmap for economic success that could also set bilateral relations on the right path.
  • 3 Jul 2023
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Unleashing chaos: Nova Kakhovka Dam destruction threatens global food security

    Genevieve Donnellon-May
    The collapse of critical hydroelectric infrastructure will have devastating knock-on effects for Europe’s breadbasket.
  • 3 Jul 2023
    • China
    • Review

    China’s answer to Top Gun is a flat spin

    Evan Freidin
    Hardly the touted blockbuster, Born To Fly is more dreary vanity flight than rousing nationalist paean.
  • 30 Jun 2023
    • Global Economy
    • Poverty
    • Trade

    Globalisation promised growth. Now emerging economies need a new path

    Suryaputra Wijaksana
    Rising trade barriers and financial stress has upended the idea that a free and open world economy will bring prosperity.
  • 30 Jun 2023
    • Japan
    • Environment
    • Pacific Islands

    The looming fate of Fukushima’s contaminated water

    Daniel Mandell
    Environmental concerns in the Pacific also come with political risks for Japan’s prime minister.
  • 30 Jun 2023
    • Australia
    • France

    How Australia can leverage France’s Indo-Pacific presence

    Hugh Piper , Eglantine Staunton
    A tumultuous couple of years in relations can settle to a new acceptance – seeing opportunities as well as risks.
  • 29 Jun 2023
    • Vietnam

    Better late than never: Vietnam releases 2021–30 power plan

    Henry Storey
    Just don’t expect coal to be out of the energy mix quite yet.
  • 29 Jun 2023
    • Bougainville
    • Papua New Guinea

    Bougainville – What’s next?

    Joseph Nobetau
    The 2019 referendum saw an overwhelming vote for independence, but the outcome is still unclear.
  • 28 Jun 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia and Asia
    • China-Australia Relations
    • Public Opinion Polling

    Pragmatism rules the public outlook on Australia-China relations

    Jennifer Hsu
    The 2023 Lowy Institute Poll shows the tenor of debate can influence perceptions of opportunity and threat.
  • 28 Jun 2023
    • Recommendations

    The Fix: What has meaning

    Sam Roggeveen
    A new Interpreter feature inviting short observations about events, essays or episodes that might otherwise be missed.
  • 28 Jun 2023
    • Global Economy
    • Climate change
    • Multilateral Institutions

    Replenishing the Green Climate Fund

    Georgia Hammersley
    Delivering on a promise to help developing countries meet climate challenges remains critical.
  • 27 Jun 2023
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • United States

    China’s double wedge against efforts to foster Vietnam-US relations

    Khang Vu
    Just as Beijing seeks to coerce Hanoi in the South China Sea, it warns about Washington’s intentions closer to home.
  • 27 Jun 2023
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Maldives
    • Australia and Asia
    • Climate change
    • Transnational Challenges

    To balance the Quad equation, India and Australia must drive an “Indo” focus

    Radhey Tambi
    The Bay of Bengal is an emerging hotspot for non-traditional security challenges that cross the entire region.
  • 27 Jun 2023
    • China
    • Mongolia
    • Russia

    Mongolia in the middle: China and Russia may split over the allure of renewables

    Joseph Webster
    With an abundance of solar and wind power, the landlocked East Asian country is set to impact Sino-Russian relations.
  • 26 Jun 2023
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Public Opinion

    Australians stand with Ukraine – but attention won’t last indefinitely

    Elizabeth Buchanan
    The latest Lowy Poll should be a warning about the risk of not debating the end goal in a conflict.
  • 26 Jun 2023
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Prigozhin’s mutiny: What does it mean for Putin – and Russia?

    Ian Hill
    A bizarre and audacious rebellion by the Kremlin’s own hired mercenaries has irrevocably weakened the regime.
  • 26 Jun 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Sri Lanka

    After the meltdown: Sri Lanka’s strategic options

    David Brewster
    With its economic and political crisis in the rear-view mirror, Colombo has the chance to reposition itself regionally.
  • 24 Jun 2023
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    What does Wagner’s revolt mean for the future of Russia?

    Matthew Sussex
    The most serious challenge to Putin’s authority yet – even if crushed – has already done significant harm to the elite structures of the Russian Federation.
  • 23 Jun 2023
    • China
    • Australia in the World
    • Public Opinion
    • Canada

    Perceptions and trust: Chinese views of Canada and Australia amid geopolitical tensions

    Ye Xue , Daniel Lincoln , Reza Hasmath , Jia Wang
    New data reveals lingering resentments as well as ongoing opportunities.
  • 23 Jun 2023
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Pacific Islands

    Bracing for 3000 Pacific Engagement Visas

    Natasha Turia , Akka Rimon , Michael Kabuni , Jope Tarai
    Australia’s new permanent resident scheme must prioritise the people of the Blue Pacific who will be most impacted.
  • 23 Jun 2023
    • Space exploration
    • Review

    Low Earth orbit: The next frontier

    Luke Dawes
    A new book explores how power plays in space are destined to become an extension of cold geopolitical logic.
  • 22 Jun 2023
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Why and why now?

    Ian Hill
    Putin’s desire to bring Ukraine back into the fold is mired in imperial nostalgia and bitter resentment.
  • 22 Jun 2023
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Public Opinion

    Lowy Poll 2023: Australians still jittery about China in the Pacific

    Jessica Collins
    Just like Pacific nations themselves, the public are waiting to see pledges by new government translated into outcomes.
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