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Asia Power Index
The Lowy Institute Asia Power Index is an analytical tool for sharpening debate on power in the Asia-Pacific. The Index ranks 26 countries and territories in terms of their power, reaching as far west as Pakistan, as far north as Russia, and as far into the Pacific as Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Explore state power across eight measures and 133 indicators. Plot the distribution of power in Asia on an interactive map. Compare variations in performance within and between countries. Adjust the principal weightings of the Index. And drill down into hundreds of unique country data points and findings.
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Interactives
Asia Power Index 2021
The annual Asia Power Index measures resources and influence to assess the relative power of states in Asia. It is an analytical tool that ranks 26 countries and territories in…

Podcasts
COVIDcast: 2020 Asia Power Index
In this episode of COVIDcast, Sam Roggeveen, Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program, sits down with the two leading researchers behind the Lowy Institute…

Analyses
2020 Asia Power Index Key Findings Report
The annual Asia Power Index — launched by the Lowy Institute in 2018 — measures resources and influence to rank the relative power of states in Asia. The project maps out the…

Commentary
China’s pandemic success and vaccine diplomacy are no guarantee of a better Indo-Pacific reputation
Originally published in South China Morning Post.

Policy Briefs
Emerging from COVID: Policy Responses to the Pandemic
Lowy Institute experts provide policy recommendations for Australia to address issues that are critical to our nation's — and the world's — successful emergence from the pandemic.

Unpacking the Asia Power Index – Podcast out today
This week on the Rules Based Audio podcast: power in Asia. Who’s got it, who’s losing it, and who’s using what they’ve got in the smartest way?
The world’s geopolitical centre of…

Five big takeaways from the 2019 Asia Power Index
Global wealth and power are shifting eastwards. In parallel, we are moving from an open and consensual international order to one defined more by…

Commentary
Why North Korea is in no hurry to do what the US wants
Meeting in Singapore last month, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un captured the world's attention and promised to work towards “new relations”. Why…

Commentary
The Global Power Balance Shifts Toward Asia
Originally published on Brink News.
Bonnie Bley , Hervé Lemahieu

Commentary
North Korea is a dangerous distraction
The real struggle in Asia is with China — and Trump is throwing away U.S. advantages.
First published by Foreign Policy on 23 May 2018.
Michael Fullilove , Hervé…
Pagination
South China Morning Post
20 April 2023
Philippine Star
27 March 2023
RCTI+ (Indonesia)
14 March 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald
14 March 2023
South China Morning Post
26 February 2023
The Print (India)
23 February 2023