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  • 19 hours ago
    • China
    • Technology
    • United States

    Australia’s predicament in navigating a new era of techno-nationalism

    Marina Yue Zhang
    If “the great tech decoupling” between the United States and China does come about, there will be costs.
  • 30 Dec 2024
    • Diplomacy
    • United States

    The foreign policy of Jimmy Carter

    Salim Yaqub
    Carter believed the US should downplay its preoccupation with the Cold War yet setbacks escalated tensions dramatically.
  • 30 Dec 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Free Trade
    • Trade
    • Sustainability
    • United States

    Whether EVs or solar panels, protectionism has the same distorting effect

    John Edwards
    Biden is playing election politics with tariffs on China’s electric cars, while Albanese’s solar subsidy plans might end up costing Australia.
  • 20 Dec 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • Climate change
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    Trump’s relations with the Blue Pacific

    Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
    The second Trump administration will find a region different from when last in office.
  • 20 Dec 2024
    • China
    • Japan
    • Global Economy
    • United States

    A US dollar deal? Explaining a lack of enthusiasm for a Plaza Accord redux

    Stephen Grenville
    A few lessons from economic history for a start.
  • 19 Dec 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Development Assistance
    • Climate change
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • United Nations
    • United States

    What a Trump second term holds for global development

    Alexandre Dayant
    Judging by track records, there's a bumpy road ahead for aid, health and climate funding.
  • 18 Dec 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Taiwan
    • Russia
    • Trade
    • Climate change
    • Technology
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • United States

    What I’ll be watching for in 2025

    Susannah Patton , Melanie Pill , Sam Roggeveen , Robert Walker , Mihai Sora , Hilman Palaon , Oliver Nobetau
    Lowy researchers gaze at their crystal balls – with questions, more than answers, for the year ahead.
  • 17 Dec 2024
    • United States

    Jake Sullivan on leadership that changes history

    Daniel Flitton
    The US National Security Adviser reflects on the central role of the United States in the inaugural Lowy Interview.
  • 17 Dec 2024
    • Global Economy
    • United States

    Donald Trump and the “crypto capital of the planet”

    Nardine Alnemr , Mark Beeson , Jacob Broom
    Bitter experience shows a “global” crisis can result from failures of domestic governance and regulatory oversight in the United States.
  • 12 Dec 2024
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • The Americas
    • United States

    Peru’s new megaport reveals a refined Belt and Road

    Selwyn Parker
    China’s gain is America’s loss as deal wraps up control of key Latin American port for more than half a century.
  • 10 Dec 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Global Economy
    • Trade
    • Technology
    • United States

    China’s EV manufacturing and Australia’s connected vehicles conundrum

    Henry Storey
    Canberra faces complicated trade-offs between competing domestic and foreign policy objectives.
  • 5 Dec 2024
    • Trade
    • WTO
    • United States

    The unilateral trading system: US trade policy for Trump, again

    Stephen Moran
    Trump wants systemic changes and his recent tariff threats show that no issue is off limits.
  • 29 Nov 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

    As traditional “Anglo” international education destinations falter, Asia-Pacific countries look closer to home

    Angela Lehmann
    Chinese students are largely driving the surge in international students choosing universities across the region.
  • 22 Nov 2024
    • Foreign Policy
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Trump’s victory is a triumph for authoritarianism, too

    Mark Beeson
    A new era of strongman leadership puts the advancement of international cooperation in doubt.
  • 20 Nov 2024
    • Australia
    • United States

    She won’t be right: Trump’s return and Australia’s red lines

    Ben Scott
    The lessons from his first term hold limited relevance for what is on the way.
  • 19 Nov 2024
    • China
    • United States

    Reading between the lines of Xi and Biden’s last meeting

    Jersey Lee
    Some remarkably frank language was perhaps intended for a different audience than the one across the table.
  • 19 Nov 2024
    • North Korea
    • United States

    Why getting Pyongyang back to the negotiating table will be harder in Trump’s second term

    Gabriela Bernal
    The North Korea of 2025 is in a vastly different position to where it found itself in 2017.
  • 18 Nov 2024
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United States

    An early winter in Kyiv?

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    Unpicking the implications of Trump’s election win on the war in Ukraine.
  • 15 Nov 2024
    • Russia
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Yemen
    • United States

    What does Trump’s return mean for America’s relations with Russia?

    Ian Hill
    Whatever happens over the next four years, the underlying causes of Russia–US confrontation won’t go away.
  • 14 Nov 2024
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Free Trade
    • Trade
    • United States
    • US Economy

    Economic diplomacy: It’s populists vs plutocrats in Trump Take 2

    Greg Earl
    Australia’s hopes of a modest economic impact from the Trump administration’s actions will require navigating the financial tensions at its heart.
  • 8 Nov 2024
    • Climate change
    • United States

    What Trump’s win means for global climate negotiations

    Ryan Neelam
    The US election result casts a shadow over next week’s UN climate talks in Azerbaijan. But the world can’t afford to down tools.
  • 7 Nov 2024
    • Australia
    • United States

    Penny Wong is quizzed about Trump, again, again and again

    Daniel Flitton
    And her main message was to be confident about Australia.
  • 6 Nov 2024
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    America makes Trump great, again

    Daniel Flitton
    First thoughts on where Trump will steer US actions in Asia, the Pacific, and the rest of the world.
  • 6 Nov 2024
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology
    • United States

    Where Harris and Trump agree on AI: Beat China

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    But can ethics keep pace with a desire for speed in development?
  • 29 Oct 2024
    • United States

    Drawing from global lessons, an apology long in the waiting for Native Americans

    Erin Hurley
    There is something distinctive about America’s historical inability to acknowledge a history of colonialism, making a rare moment of truth telling stand out.
  • 28 Oct 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • Quad
    • United States

    What a Trump return might mean for AUKUS and the Quad

    Aiden Warren , Charles T. Hunt
    A nascent regional security “minilateral” architecture is vulnerable to Trump’s brand of disruption.
  • 24 Oct 2024
    • China
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • United States

    China’s cleantech investment in the US: Leg-up or security threat?

    Henry Storey
    Security hawks have struggled to articulate a compelling case for completely pulling up the drawbridge.
  • 11 Oct 2024
    • China
    • Global Economy
    • Trade
    • United States

    The US wakes up to China’s latest threat – big ships

    Selwyn Parker
    Hardly a day goes by that Chinese shipyards don’t book another fat contract for a commercial vessel.
  • 9 Oct 2024
    • China
    • Technology
    • United States

    EVs to the internet: Can the US and China unwind technology interdependence without disaster?

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    Bifurcation is a buzzword. But we are in new territory.
  • 9 Oct 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota’s relations with China

    Czeslaw Tubilewicz
    Supine? His record says no, but he’s not a strategist, either.
  • 7 Oct 2024
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Kamala Harris and Ukraine: Is the US truly committed to Ukrainian victory?

    Mick Ryan
    The only nation with a viable theory of victory is Russia. Harris must decide if the US will change that equation.
  • 7 Oct 2024
    • Middle East
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Trump would put personality over policy in the Middle East

    Lydia Khalil
    Donald Trump’s overarching impulse towards the Middle East can be boiled down to: look strong, but don’t do too much.
  • 4 Oct 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Kamala Harris and national security: The rising cost of military leadership

    Sam Roggeveen
    A Harris administration is unlikely to reverse America’s eroding military advantage over China.
  • 4 Oct 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • China's Government
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    A Trump win splits the East Asian triangle

    Richard McGregor
    Much commentary about China and the US election has suggested Beijing prefers Trump. In fact, the opposite might be the case.
  • 3 Oct 2024
    • Southeast Asia
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Kamala Harris and the Indo-Pacific: Correcting the attention deficit

    Susannah Patton
    Many Southeast Asian countries already see the United States as a more distant and less reliable partner.
  • 3 Oct 2024
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Trump may surprise us on the Ukraine war

    Mick Ryan
    If Donald Trump can’t achieve a quick solution in Ukraine, he could well turn on Putin and increase US support to Ukraine.
  • 2 Oct 2024
    • Pacific Islands
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Kamala Harris and the Pacific Islands

    Meg Keen
    Pacific Island countries want to hear more from the Democratic nominee about how she will support the region.
  • 2 Oct 2024
    • Global Economy
    • Geo-economics
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Economy
    • US Elections

    Trumpian economic nationalism is not what the world or America needs

    Roland Rajah
    Donald Trump’s policies are a recipe for higher global inflation, greater fragmentation, and more inequality.
  • 1 Oct 2024
    • China
    • United States

    Power in Asia: Pivots, paper tigers and regional poles

    Stacie E. Goddard
    Pundits weaving stories of power transition in the Indo-Pacific should rely on robust data to flesh out the narrative.
  • 1 Oct 2024
    • China
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Economy
    • US Elections

    Kamala Harris and China: Competition and antagonism, continued

    Richard McGregor
    Harris is largely a blank slate on China policy. She is likely to stick to Biden policy positions and instincts, which means relations will remain rocky.
  • 1 Oct 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Trump and Asian security

    Sam Roggeveen
    Ideological and policy tribalism is a feature of every presidency. The new Trump team will be no different.
  • 30 Sep 2024
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Economy
    • US Elections

    Kamala Harris and trade: Better than the alternative, but not much

    Jenny Gordon
    Judging by the lack of major policy announcements from the Harris campaign, her administration is likely to largely maintain the Biden trajectory.
  • 30 Sep 2024
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    How Australia should deal with Trump

    Michael Fullilove
    Trump disparages the liberal international order. Australia may need to serve in its bodyguard.
  • 26 Sep 2024
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Quad
    • United States

    The Quad has solid foundations

    Kieran Thompson
    Questions of the group’s future after the leaders’ summit are misguided.
  • 25 Sep 2024
    • Taiwan
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Bargaining chips: What the Vance Doctrine means for Taiwan

    Jordan McGillis
    With Taiwanese chips integral to the US economy, the would-be vice president is promoting his own brand of restrained nationalism.
  • 23 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Public Opinion
    • United States

    Out of the way, USA

    Mark Pierce
    Focus on the United States might well reduce our bandwidth for what is going on in other regions.
  • 23 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • India
    • North Korea
    • Singapore
    • South Korea
    • United States

    Power in Asia: Outliers and curiosities

    Susannah Patton , Jack Sato
    Some findings of the latest Asia Power Index controvert conventional wisdom.
  • 20 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • Southeast Asia
    • United States

    Why US-China bipolarity is good for Asia

    Hervé Lemahieu
    Restoring US primacy is not in Asia’s interests but preserving a power balance with China is.
  • 11 Sep 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Harris vs Trump marks the lines of foreign policy debate

    Daniel Flitton
    Look past the barbs and snappy sound bites and the real choice is clear.
  • 10 Sep 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    AI might better predict Trump’s foreign policy

    Ben Scott
    A method marked the madness and can be decoded.
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