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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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Commentary
US remains the top power in Asia but for how long, as Trump erodes vital alliances?
Michael Fullilove and Hervé Lemahieu say China is rapidly gaining on the US as an Asian regional power, and the Trump administration’s mismanagement of trade and diplomatic ties…

Commentary
Australia must shed self-doubt over its place in the new Asia
Originally published in The Australian on 9 May 2018.
Michael Fullilove , Hervé Lemahieu

Unexpected lessons on measuring power in Asia
If the number of skyscrapers is an indication of a city’s prestige, then Pyongyang’s 16 would seem to dwarf the mere two that are found in Auckland.
Power can be judged in…

Asia’s educational arms race
Once again East Asian countries have dominated the global education tables. In recent weeks, both the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the OECD’s Programme for…
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Business World (Philippines)
13 February 2023
The Print (India)
11 February 2023
Business Standard
10 February 2023
The Wire
7 February 2023
Nikkei (Japan)
7 February 2023
The Philippine Star
7 February 2023
Radio New Zealand
7 February 2023
The Nation (Thailand)
7 February 2023
The Guardian
7 February 2023
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
7 February 2023