12 Jun 2024
Deterring China’s military violence against Australians
Options to respond should be made clear before the worst happens.
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11 Jun 2024
Rare earths vs rarer resources: Global ripples from Australia’s divestment decision
Climate change is a challenge China and the United States are fighting together, making technological cooperation key. -
7 Jun 2024
Malcolm Turnbull makes a call to global leaders with advice on Trump
Memories of an infamous falling-out have a former PM offering lessons. -
6 Jun 2024
Modi 3.0: What India's election means for Australia and the world
Governing in coalition, the BJP may need to soften its hardline tactics to deepen ties with its strategic partners. -
5 Jun 2024
The China alibi
A geopolitical contest between the United States and China should not stop Australians assessing their own economic interests. -
4 Jun 2024
The brakes on Australia’s ambition with India
The biggest challenge is convincing the public to turn up the temperature on a lukewarm relationship. -
4 Jun 2024
Not in the same boat? Perceptions of the Australia-Philippines security partnership
The closer and growing defence ties between the countries doesn’t appear to have permeated the public mind yet. -
3 Jun 2024
Australians watching Pacific with concern and care
Chinese influence and Pacific migration pathways are on Australian minds this year, according to latest Lowy Institute Poll. -
3 Jun 2024
Lowy Institute Poll: The world according to Australians
Looking over two decades of polling numbers, a nuanced view emerges about the changing international context. -
29 May 2024
Conscription doesn’t work for Australia
It’s not clear how any national service scheme works if it isn’t compulsory, and compulsion is politically poisonous. -
29 May 2024
A growth agenda for India-Australia economic ties
Recent steps forward on the trade front have also cleared the way for greater ambition in the partnership. -
28 May 2024
The cultural change needed to align security and economics
How the world works has changed, and so must we. -
24 May 2024
The “Squad” is a welcome spin-off, but the Quad is the main game
India might not perfectly align with its partners in the minilateral group but its Indo-Pacific heft is much greater than that of the Philippines. -
24 May 2024
Should foreign aid be the government’s responsibility?
A fair-go means everyone pitching in to help those in need. Plenty of options exist, if we choose to use them. -
22 May 2024
A working definition of Sinophobia would improve the China debate
Governments can address racism without shutting down discussions on the challenges of China’s rise. -
22 May 2024
Biden’s new Antarctic statement holds lessons for Australia
Different views of sovereignty on the continent shouldn’t obscure the many shared goals. -
21 May 2024
Putting dollars behind “all tools of statecraft”
The budget papers offer a chance to assess the government’s claims against fiscal reality. -
20 May 2024
The macroeconomic limit of American exceptionalism
There are hard rules to the forces driving the current account deficit, no matter how it is calculated. -
17 May 2024
Australia is increasingly spending around, not on, development
Transparency could be the cost of the semi-commercialisation of Australia’s international development efforts. -
17 May 2024
Was that a future Ambassador Morrison meeting a soon-to-be again President Trump?
With an election looming in the United States and one not that far away in Australia, it’s an easy scenario to imagine. -
16 May 2024
Economic diplomacy: Budgeting for deglobalisation
Keeping up with the worldwide shift to industry policy is stretching boundaries of both economics and diplomacy. -
15 May 2024
Australia’s new gas strategy makes for flawed foreign policy
Simultaneously advancing energy security in Asia and climate security in the Pacific is both possible and desirable. -
13 May 2024
The cause for China’s coercion in the skies may lay under the water
Better to understand now why Australia might be targeted rather than in the aftermath of a fatal incident. -
13 May 2024
Made in Australia meets China’s export juggernaut
China’s irrepressible appetite for Australian resources will severely complicate the country’s manufacturing renaissance. -
9 May 2024
“Squad” goals: Consolidating the new quadrilateral partnership
With China flexing its muscle in the South China Sea, a revised grouping that includes the Philippines strikes a new balance. -
8 May 2024
Australia’s chance to foster good health in Asia and the Pacific
Big questions loom as we re-evaluate our position in the region. -
7 May 2024
Helicopter flare up should highlight China’s base instincts
An Australian military response to Beijing’s provocation is unthinkable – but there are other ways to tame its ambition. -
7 May 2024
Quantum of silence
Why the secrecy around securing Australia’s quantum research is scary. -
7 May 2024
PNG-China: What’s to gain in any policing deal?
It seems we’ll be hearing more about this prospective arrangement. -
6 May 2024
The Poseidon adventure: Australian diplomacy takes wing
Using its P-8A Poseidon aircraft, there is scope for Australia's air force to do more maritime defence diplomacy. -
3 May 2024
Australia’s superannuation rules leave Pacific workers out of pocket
The government must reconsider its tax on the Pacific’s poorest. -
2 May 2024
Economic diplomacy: It’s nostalgists vs strategists
As a new Treasurer claims a geo-economic legacy in industrial policy, his predecessor’s once shiny G20 triumph has been dumped. -
2 May 2024
Fostering Indigenous cooperation between Australia and Taiwan
Understanding only grows with knowledge of rich histories and traditions that extend back thousands of years. -
1 May 2024
Cultivating a healthy information environment
Regulation, yes, but fostering public literacy about social media and credible journalism is also crucial. -
26 Apr 2024
Australia’s comparative advantage in climate transition
Already world leaders in rooftop solar, Australians should take the opportunity with supporting rollouts in Southeast Asia. -
23 Apr 2024
As warfare changes, so does Australian strategy
The National Defence Strategy is not as new as the government claims, but comes with welcome capability investments. -
22 Apr 2024
Ensuring the “Future Made in Australia Act” doesn’t add to a global subsidy arms race
Let alone widen Australia’s economic and social divides. -
19 Apr 2024
Girt by sea: Redrawing Australia’s mental map
A big part of the challenge is asking the hard questions – and a new book does just that. -
18 Apr 2024
Is the EU Australia’s blind spot in the Indo-Pacific?
In region worried about militarisation, what is perceived as the EU’s weakness by Australia may be its main strength. -
18 Apr 2024
Economic diplomacy: Made in Australia with new energy
The government wants to manufacture an election winning industry policy that also sounds tough on various foreign partners. -
15 Apr 2024
Is South Korea’s Indo‑Pacific Strategy a diplomatic lame duck?
After President Yoon’s election defeat, a change in foreign policy is unlikely, but momentum will vanish. -
15 Apr 2024
Western banks are vacating the Pacific, and Nauru is turning to China
Financial risks are causing Western banks to flee the region, leaving a void for China to fill. -
11 Apr 2024
The Translator: “Like-minded countries”
A new series in which experts explain the sometimes baffling jargon of international affairs. -
9 Apr 2024
What are China’s long-term Antarctic ambitions?
Beijing’s desire to expand into “far frontiers” will test Antarctic protocols. Canberra will need a robust response. -
4 Apr 2024
Economic diplomacy: Hanging on in ASEAN
Australia faces growing competition for influence among its old friends in Southeast Asia as China’s power rises. -
27 Mar 2024
Reflecting Australia as a career ambassador
Australia rightfully has a positive image, even if we’re sometimes better at telling our story abroad than we are at home. -
22 Mar 2024
Australia-Vietnam: Middle powers alike
The new comprehensive strategic partnership signals a broader network of friends – with benefits for both sides. -
22 Mar 2024
Australia confronts an Indonesian nickel glut
Competition over strategic commodities may increasingly define the economic relationship between the two producers. -
22 Mar 2024
Green transition: Supercharging a sustainable future for the Asia‑Pacific
An ambitious path of competition and collaboration with China would ensure the region’s economic non-dependence. -
21 Mar 2024
Don’t be timid about Trump, Australia, just roll with the punches
Where is our national self-confidence?