6 Dec 2021
Covid in Asia: the immediate payoff of donating vaccines
The latest Lowy Institute Asia Power Index affirms that goodwill goes to the generous.
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3 Dec 2021
Twenty years of BRICS
As analysis by acronym, it has been a stunning success. But for reorganising global economic governance? -
3 Dec 2021
FOCAC: No mention of controversies while China sticks to a game plan
While largely business as usual, China’s major summit with African leaders did signal some important shifts. -
3 Dec 2021
Only a truly national security strategy can forestall disaster
It’s not China but a changing climate that will most threaten Australia’s way of life in the century ahead. -
2 Dec 2021
Economic diplomacy: Free trade vs economic resilience
From Chinese iPhones to university classrooms, trade in services is being redefined. -
2 Dec 2021
Russia, more than China, leaves India with a dilemma
Navigating Taiwan strife seems simple compared to India’s awkward position on Ukraine. -
2 Dec 2021
Honouring the dead on the path to Korean peace
Recovering troop remains and negotiating denuclearisation are vital to end-of-war declarations on the Korean peninsula. -
1 Dec 2021
Kurt Campbell on what America is for, “rather than what we’re against”
The White House “Asia tsar” spoke with Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove on the shape of the region. -
1 Dec 2021
Philippines: diagnosing the infodemic
Fake news is harder to spot than ever. Young voters need to get savvy before the country’s 2022 election. -
1 Dec 2021
Increasingly illiberal Thailand
By stifling free expression, authorities are shutting off any prospect of change that is broadly acceptable to all. -
30 Nov 2021
Border closures should not be Australia’s default response
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a risk to manage but not at the expense of leaving people in limbo. -
30 Nov 2021
Solomon Islands deployment: Australia must meet obligations to women
The risks to local women’s security are well understood. Following plans already in place should be a priority. -
30 Nov 2021
New Zealand: No longer Australia’s Pacific security partner?
Wellington has appeared slow to respond to a crisis in Solomon Islands where once it would have been a regional leader. -
30 Nov 2021
Time to step up on global kleptocracy
Among other vital issues, Australia’s interests rely on the country taking a tough stance on corrupt wealth. -
29 Nov 2021
The Kremlin may be tiring of the impasse in eastern Ukraine
In upping the ante, Putin might see a chance to break the deadlock while Europe is distracted and the US preoccupied. -
29 Nov 2021
The Doha accord and Taliban legitimacy
Afghanistan’s new government has a full deck of cards to play in the security concerns of regional neighbours. -
26 Nov 2021
Opportunity lost: Australia’s Antarctic aerodrome cancelled
If the Antarctic Treaty System does fail, this decision may be regretted. The challenge now is to ensure it does not. -
26 Nov 2021
Honiara as the smoke subsides
The riots in Solomon Islands this week follow a pattern of past unrest – yet with important symbolic differences, too. -
26 Nov 2021
Trouble on the Mekong
Countries along one of Asia’s longest rivers need to address the effects of climate change and overdevelopment. -
25 Nov 2021
Dark days for Honiara in the shadow of geopolitics
Solomon Islands finds itself tangled in a web of deep grievances and duelling powers keen to curry favour. -
25 Nov 2021
North Korea: Law, but not as we know it
Authoritarian leaders do not allow the final supremacy of courts but even a patina of legal function helps cement rule. -
24 Nov 2021
Paul Keating may be the “Grand Appeaser”, but is he wrong?
The lessons of history are many and few are simple. Empty threats can be just as damaging to a country’s reputation. -
24 Nov 2021
India, China cop finger pointing in climate politics
It really depends on your perspective as to who deserves blame for a disappointing process in Glasgow. -
24 Nov 2021
Maldives: India first or India out?
Relations between one of the largest countries in the world and one of the smallest inevitably brings sensitivities. -
23 Nov 2021
The revenge of the Scholzomat
After a lifetime in the wings, Olaf Scholz’ moment has come. But the task ahead is daunting. -
23 Nov 2021
Regulating unmanned underwater vehicles in Indonesian waters
Deep sea drones are revolutionising marine science. But the military potential makes transparency essential. -
23 Nov 2021
Glasgow delivered, but what, exactly?
Not a miracle, certainly. But hard and messy negotiations secured a commitment to bring the temperature down. -
22 Nov 2021
Vietnam: “Let them eat steak”
A minister’s extravagant meal abroad left a sour taste at home. -
22 Nov 2021
Forecasting vaccination in the Pacific
In the race to protect populations, big parts of the region have fallen well behind. -
22 Nov 2021
Palau faces the dragon
Beijing can make or break nations by rubber stamping them as approved destinations for Chinese tourism and investment. -
19 Nov 2021
Time for South Korea to abandon the “middle power” moniker
In the end, it’s not a term that helps people to understand policy and policy choices. -
19 Nov 2021
Bougainville independence: recalling promises of international help
The pandemic has blown the referendum result off front pages – but that doesn’t make the challenge any easier. -
19 Nov 2021
The true challenge to Indonesia’s large informal economy
The President’s promise to empower women’s enterprises will mean little unless the scourge of corruption is also curbed. -
18 Nov 2021
Economic diplomacy: Remaking the Pacific house
Two new studies provide the building plans for Australia’s regional infrastructure boom. -
18 Nov 2021
Nord Stream 2: Will you go to the Gazprom with me?
The latest ructions over the Russian pipeline should lead Europe to hasten a turn away from gas to renewable energy. -
18 Nov 2021
Minorities under attack in Bangladesh
Recent violence sparked by false allegations online against Hindus is a symptom of deeper community problems. -
17 Nov 2021
Myanmar: Totalitarian terror shouldn’t fly on our watch
Australia should join applying sanctions – and if necessary, support a no-fly zone – to stop killings by the junta. -
17 Nov 2021
A brewing crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ethnic and political frictions haven’t disappeared and threaten to turn deadly. -
17 Nov 2021
China’s digital currency: Next stop, Africa?
Beijing’s new electronic payment system has major implications for the global economy. -
16 Nov 2021
A good idea gone nowhere? Diaspora policy in Australia
Politics has made it hard to keep outward migration/diaspora engagement on the agenda. -
16 Nov 2021
Cautiously optimistic: Chinese students keen to get back to Australia
A data analysis of internet sources from within mainland China shows positive sentiment towards education in Australia. -
16 Nov 2021
Planning for progress in Timor-Leste
Protecting a growing population in Dili from disasters requires a cross-community effort – not just government. -
15 Nov 2021
Is Australia relevant?
Neighbours in Southeast Asia may not be “forced to choose” but rather “left behind”. -
15 Nov 2021
Thailand’s regressive royal insult law
The kingdom’s youth and others are speaking out about their monarchy, at great personal expense. -
15 Nov 2021
Framing globalisation
How governments and policymakers address global opportunities and threats is all down to perspective. -
12 Nov 2021
It’s not rocket science, Australia needs a stronger space strategy
The contested and congested nature of space means this vital arena cannot be approached in a fragmented fashion. -
12 Nov 2021
Jake Sullivan on the challenges “no one country can solve”
The White House National Security Adviser stressed the chance for cooperation even in a challenging global era. -
12 Nov 2021
Australia’s aid ambition should rise with its geo-political status
Canberra should embrace expectations to play a prominent role in helping solve the big global challenges. -
11 Nov 2021
What climate change means for mosquito-borne diseases
Already the most lethal creature to humans, environmental and urban changes may spread the danger to billions more. -
11 Nov 2021
Australia and the American far-right conspiracy
Covid tyranny? Could the fevered imaginings of the post-2016 Trump era end up colouring the US-Australia relationship?