Democrats need quick end to infighting
In an opinion piece in The Australian Financial Review, Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues at the Lowy Institute and the Lowy Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, argues that the bitter nomination contest must be resolved soon to allow time for a strong tilt at the presidency.
Australian Financial Review, 7 May 2008, p. 79
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Dr Michael Fullilove presentation At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 16 April, Dr Michael Fullilove read the tea leaves of the contest for the US presidency and discussed the implications for Australia.
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Talk might be cheap, but a great speech is divine In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues and a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, argues that the 2008 US presidential campaign is proving to be a test-case of the power...
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World wide webs: Diasporas and the international system
On 18 February, the Lowy Institute launched Michael Fullilove's new Lowy Institute Paper, World wide webs: Diasporas and the international system. In this paper, Michael argues that diasporas (communities which live outside, but retain their connections with, their homelands) are getting larger, thicker and stronger – with important implications for global economics, identity, politics and security. Michael compares diasporas to 'world wide webs' emanating from states, with dense, interlocking, often electronic strands spanning the globe and binding different individuals, institutions and countries together. World wide webs offers a fresh take on globalisation which raises difficult questions for national governments, including the Australian government.
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Alliance goes back to business first with Rudd
In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove compares the visits to Washington of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his predecessor John Howard.
Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April 2008, p. 15
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Publication launch: Dr Michael Fullilove presentation
On 18 February the Lowy Institute launched a new Paper by Dr Michael Fullilove, entitled 'World wide webs: Diasporas and the international system'. The Paper is available for download at: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=753
Dr Fullilove's presentation at the launch is available here:
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Climate change policy built on shaky foundation
In an opinion piece in The Australian Financial Review, Lowy Institute Professorial Fellow Warwick McKibbin argues that the Garnaut review may lead to a politically flawed outcome.
Australian Financial Review, 28 March 2008, p. 83
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The world must adapt to diasporas
In an opinion piece in the Financial Times, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that the thickening of diasporas has important implications for global economics, politics and security.
Financial Times, 15 February 2008, p. 9
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Distinguished Speaker Series - Dr Mitchell Reiss presentation
The US presidential campaign is heating up, and the foreign policy credentials and plans of the various candidates are near the centre of the debate. On 15 January 2008, as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series, the Lowy Institute hosted a speech by a leading US foreign policymaker and scholar, the Honourable Mitchell B. Reiss. Dr Reiss talked about the campaign's implications for American foreign policy in a presentation entitled 'The presidential election and US foreign policy: what to expect'.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Expats - time to use them wisely
In this opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that Australia, with its large 'gold-collar' diaspora, is well positioned to benefit from the global trend towards the strengthening of diasporas.
The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 February 2008, p. 11
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Anglo-Saxon attitudes
Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Owen Harries has published a review of a new book, 'God and Gold: Britain, America, and the making of the modern world', by Walter Russell Mead, in Foreign Affairs magazine.
Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
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U.S.-Australian relations in a new era
On 6 December 2007, as part of it Distinguished Speaker Series, the Lowy Institute hosted an address by the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, on U.S.-Australian relations in a new era. This important speech was the first delivered by a senior U.S. official since the election of the Rudd Labor Government.
His presentation is available here:
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Don't be fooled - there'll be more change than continuity in foreign policy
In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that there will be clear changes in Australia's foreign policy under the new Rudd government.
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Looking after Australians overseas
More Australians are now travelling overseas than ever before, and more and more are finding themselves in trouble abroad as a result. The Federal Government has put a strong emphasis on helping those Australians whose travel plans go wrong for various reasons, but recently there have been signs that this may have gone too far. Today helping Australians in trouble abroad is perhaps the single most demanding and time-consuming responsibility of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Budgets are tight, and resources once devoted to wider national interests are now spent helping individuals who find themselves in trouble. This is starting to have implications for Australia's wider foreign policy.
In a new Lowy Institute Policy Brief, Visiting Fellow Hugh White asks if it is time to start drawing some lines.
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Ally with a new attitude
In an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday 29 November, Dr Michael Fullilove describes the implications for the United States of the Howard Government's defeat at last weekend's Australian federal election.
Los Angeles Times, 29 November 2007, p. A23
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Roosevelt's lessons for future presidents
In an opinion piece in the Financial Times on 8 November 2007, Dr Michael Fullilove marks the 75th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's victory over Herbert Hoover by suggesting some lessons the White House could learn from FDR's presidency.
Financial Times, 8 November 2007, p. 11
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Panellists' presentations
On 24 November a new Australian Government was elected under the leadership of Kevin Rudd, MP, a Chinese-speaking former diplomat with deep expertise in foreign policy.
At the Wednesday Lowy Lunch on 5 December a panel of analysts commented on prospective international policy under Mr Rudd's government.
The panellists included: Dr Malcolm Cook, Program Director, Asia & the Pacific; Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director, Global Issues; and Rory Medcalf, Program Director International Security.
The presentations of the panellists, Dr Malcolm Cook, Dr Michael Fullilove and Rory Medcalf can be heard here:
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Relations among nations on a finite planet
The third Lowy Lecture on 'Australia in the World' was given in Sydney on 19 November by Lord May of Oxford. It deals with one of the most urgent problems we face - the consequence for the international system of the range of environmental challenges facing the planet. Informed by his deep scientific and public policy experience, Lord May's lecture, entitled 'Relations among Nations on a Finite Planet', warns us of the changes that are needed in the way world politics operate as we enter this 'post-Metternich' age. Lord May is one of the most distinguished scientists Australia has produced. His Lowy Lecture is a major contribution to the Institute's mission of informing and deepening the global debate about international policy.
The presentation can be heard here: 2007 Lowy Lecture - MP3 (23MB)
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Foreign policy after George W. Bush
In the November/December 2007 issue of The American Interest, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Owen Harris has written a response to Barry Posen's article 'Foreign policy after George W. Bush: the case for restraint'.
The entire Posen article, with comments and responses can be read at:
http://www.the-american-interest.com/ai2/article.cfm?Id=331&MId=16
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Steven Casey on the Bush presidency
Dr Steven Casey, an international historian from the London School of Economics, spoke at a Lowy Institute roundtable on Thursday 15 November on the topic of the Bush presidency in historical perspective. On 21 November an interview with Dr Casey was broadcast on Radio National's PM program.
A transcript of the interview is available here: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s2097386.htm.
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Roundtable with Steven Casey
On 15 November the Lowy Institute held a roundtable discussion with Steven Casey, a leading historian of United States foreign policy and Senior Lecturer in International History at the London School of Economics.
The roundtable discussion was on the topic 'The Bush presidency in historical perspective: a preliminary assessment'.
Steven published an op-ed in the Sydney Morning Herald on the same date: http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/history-will-judge-bush-among-worst-presidents/2007/11/14/1194766768765.html
A blog on his op-ed is at: http://blogs.smh.com.au/newsblog/archives/global_grabs/016523.html
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The Australia-US alliance
The Lowy Institute Voters' Guide to International Policy addresses the sort of questions we should be putting to our political leaders.
Section 7 of the Guide, 'The Australia-US Alliance', by Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, is available here.
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Bush not the only problem
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Owen Harries suggests that whether the United States can change its wayward course in time is shaping up as the key question of our age.
The Australian, 19 October 2007, p. 14
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Making more of the US alliance
Dr Michael Fullilove published an op-ed in The Australian Financial Review on 29 October on the topic of John Howard's claim that a re-elected Coalition Government would be well placed to persuade the Bush Administration of the need for binding carbon emissions targets. Dr Fullilove argued that the next Australian government should widen the terms of Canberra's engagement with Washington.
Australian Financial Review, 29 October 2007, p. 63
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Hugh White presentation
On 17 October at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Visiting Fellow Professor Hugh White examined the wider implications for Australia's foreign policy of the emphasis put on helping Australians in trouble while travelling overseas. This is the subject of his new Lowy Institute Policy Brief, available at: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=695
His presentation can be heard here:
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The safety net dragging us down
In this opinion piece, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Hugh White argues that the Government needs to cap community expectations of the kinds of help it can provide to Australians overseas, and send clearer messages about the need for individuals to take responsibility for their own wellbeing while abroad.
Sydney Morning Herald, 19 October 2007, p. 17
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Lucinda Holdforth presentation
On 26 September at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Lucinda Holdforth, a former Australian diplomat and foreign policy adviser and the author of the recently published 'Why manners matter: the case for civilised behaviour in a barbarous world' gave a presentation on the link between good manners and international politics.
Her presentation, 'Good manners and global politics', can be heard here:
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Loving thy neighbour isn't easy with foreign relations
In this opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald on 21 September 2007, Dr Michael Fullilove teases out how the good neighbour principle can apply in international relations.
Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 2007, p. 13
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Greg Hunt presentation
On 29 August at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, the Hon. Greg Hunt, MP, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister, talked about the global climate challenge. In his presentation he described how Australia can achieve the twin objectives of energy security and emissions reduction to create a clean energy future.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Still looking to America: Labor and the US alliance
On 9 August 2007, Dr Michael Fullilove delivered the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Visiting Scholar's Public Lecture for 2007 at Curtin University. The lecture, entitled 'Still looking to America: Labor and the US alliance', is available here in the Lowy Institute's Perspectives series.
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Amos Brandeis presentation
On Wednesday 22 August at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Amos Brandeis, an Ambassador for the International River Foundation, spoke about the links between the environment and conflict. Tim Flannery introduced Mr Brandeis.
Mr Brandeis is the manager of the Alexander River Restoration Project, a unique partnership between Israel and Palestine. In 1995 Israelis and Palestinians came together to restore a heavily polluted river that flows through Palestine.
In 2003, the Project was awarded the prestigious Thiess International River Prize. Amos Brandeis argued that protection of the environment can assist in creating peace and stability out of conditions of conflict, war and poverty.
His presentation, entitled 'Bridge for peace', can be heard here:
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Distiniguished Speaker Series - Morgan Tsvangirai presentation
On 29 August 2007, as part of the Lowy Institute's Distinguished Speaker Series, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, President of the Movement for Democratic Change and Leader of the Opposition of Zimbabwe, addressed the critical economic and political situation in Zimbabwe.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Dr Ben Saul presentation
A substantial number of anti-terrorism laws have been adopted in Australia and overseas since 9/11. While such laws have been seldom used in Australia, their passage and occasional use have provoked extraordinary political and legal controversy, as illustrated by the recent case of Dr Mohammed Haneef. On 15 August at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Dr Ben Saul compared Australia's response to that of a number of other democracies and asked whether Australia's laws are a necessary evil, or whether they signal the twilight of the rule of law.
Dr Ben Saul is Director of the Sydney Centre for International and Global Law at the Faculty of Law, The University of Sydney.
His presentation can be heard here:
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America is becoming more multilateral. And it needs help.
In an opinion piece in The Age, Dr Michael Fullilove argues for support for American multilateralism.
This is an extract from Dr Fullilove's John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Visiting Scholar's Public Lecture for 2007.
The Age, 10 August 2007, p. 17
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Jim Ingram presentation
At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 8 August, Jim Ingram, head of the World Food Programme for ten years, argued in a presentation entitled 'Reforming the UN: an iconoclastic view from the inside' that the focus of UN reform should shift to the economic and social activity of the wider UN system where valuable work is done. The text of his presentation is available for download.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Alliance would get a fresh coat of paint under Rudd
In an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director, Gobal Issues, examines how the US alliance would look under a Labor government.
This op-ed is an extract from Dr Fullilove's John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Visiting Scholar's Public Lecture for 2007.
Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August 2007, p. 13
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Iraq and its consequences
On Friday 29 June, the Lowy Institute for International Policy explored the longer term implications of the Iraq war in a conference entitle 'What lies ahead? The Iraq war and international politics'. The conference featured two leading American commentators, William Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, and Gideon Rose, managing editor of Foreign Affairs, who discussed the consequences of the war for US power and policy.
The Lowy Institute gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the US State Department in providing the videoconference link for this conversation.
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Blair's Mideast mission is more than just vanity
In an opinion piece in the Financial Times, Dr Michael Fullilove argued that Tony Blair's appointment as the Quartet's special envoy to the Middle East was not as soft-headed as most pundits have decided.
This opinion piece was later republished in the Sydney Morning Herald on 18 July 2007.
Financial Times, 13 July 2007, p. 9
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Gordon's world
Gordon Brown recently succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister of Great Britain. Several months ago the Lowy Institute hosted a leading British commentator speaking on the likely shape of British foreign policy under Gordon Brown's leadership.
On Friday 16 February Tom Bentley spoke to the Lowy Lunch series on the topic: 'Gordon’s world: Remaking Britain's foreign policy after Blair'.
Tom was director of Demos, one of Britain's leading independent think tanks, from 1999 to 2006. He is currently Executive Director for Policy and Cabinet in the Victorian Premier's Department and Director of Applied Learning at ANZSOG, the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Distinguished Speaker Series - Peter Garrett presentation
The issue of climate change has achieved a remarkable prominence over the past six months, and the need for a comprehensive global response to addressing the risks posed by climate change is now widely accepted. Australia's role at the upcoming APEC meeting in Sydney and in subsequent post-Kyoto negotiations in Bali in December will be important in setting a global framework for managing and reducing future greenhouse emissions. In this speech to the Lowy Institute as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series, Peter Garrett asked whether Australia will remain an outlier nation, or join the growing movement for change to a low carbon economy and a safer world.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Give the Poodle a chance at peace
In an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove argued that Tony Blair's mission to the Middle East as the Quartet's special envoy should not be judged prematurely.
This opinion piece was previously published in the Financial Times on 13 July 2007.
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Leigh Sales presentation
On 13 June, at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, award-winning journalist Leigh Sales addressed the difficult case of David Hicks and its implications for the global war on terror.
Now that Mr Hicks is back in an Australian prison, what lessons should we take from the drawn-out saga? What has this case taught us about how the US and its allies are fighting the war on terror? How are America’s detention policies (and in particular the facility at Guantanamo Bay) affecting that country’s international standing? How is US public diplomacy faring? And what does the Hicks case say about the state of the US-Australia alliance?
Her presentation can be heard here:
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Roundtable discussion with Bob Gallucci
On 3 July, the Lowy Institute hosted a roundtable discussion with Bob Gallucci on the topic of nuclear proliferation and North Korea and Iran.
Professor Gallucci is the Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a leading expert in international efforts to stop weapons of mass destruction programs. His career with the U.S. State Department included service on the first post-Gulf War arms inspection effort, the UN Special Commission on Iraq, and as the lead Ambassador responsible for the negotiation of the 1994 Agreed Framework on the DPRK's nuclear weapons program.
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Chinese love triangle
In an article in the online magazine Slate, Dr Michael Fullilove describes the development of trilateral configurations in the strategic composition of the Asia Pacific region.
Slate, 22 May 2007, http://www.slate.com
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Blueprint for a flexible, sensible climate policy
In this opinion piece in The Australian, Warwick McKibbin suggests ways both main parties can integrate recommendations on emissions trading into their platforms.
The Australian, 5 June 2007, p. 12
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Mass destruction, mass distribution
Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Owen Harries reviewed 'The atomiz bazaar', a book about the current and prospective states of the nuclear arms industry by William Langewiesche, in the Wall Street Journal.
Wall Street Journal, 22 May 2007, P. D7
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Concert of democracies - a seductive sound
Dr Michael Fullilove, the director of the Global Issues program at the Institute, is quoted in the latest edition of The Economist. The article refers to Metternich's diplomatic achievement, the 'Concert of Europe', and deals with the idea that the modern diplomatic concert may be less tuneful than the old one.
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The European Union and China
In this new Lowy Institute Analysis, Roberto Menotti of the Aspen Institute Italia examines the European Union's policy responses to the rise of China.
The EU is a newcomer to East Asian affairs, but its stake in the region is growing rapidly in light of China's economic clout. The European approach to China's rise differs profoundly from that of the US, due to geopolitical realities and a general belief in the benign effects of economic interdependence. Roberto Menotti argues, however, that the EU has so far failed to pursue a coherent common policy, as seen in the debate in 2004-2005 over Europe's decision to revoke the arms ban on China. He suggests that one problem of the European approach has been the fuzzy distinction between multilateralism (an international methodology) and multipolarity (a particular type of international system).
Roberto Menotti is Senior Research Fellow in the International Programs at Aspen Institute Italia in Rome.
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Lunch at Lowy - Sir Jeremy Greenstock presentation
The weekly Lunch at Lowy was held on Friday 13 April. It featured a tour d’horizon from one of Britain's leading diplomats and commentators.
Sir Jeremy Greenstock spoke on the topic: 'Iraq, Iran and their global implications'. Sir Jeremy described the direction of events in Iraq, the likely climax to the issue of Iran's nuclear programme, and how both are linked to the broader Middle East and international scene.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Lecture by Sir Nicholas Stern
On 27 March 2007, Sir Nicholas Stern, FBA, Second Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury and author of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, delivered a lecture to the Lowy Institute. The invited audience included senior business people, media and policymakers.
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Seinfeld and the Iraq war
Dr Michael Fullilove published an op-ed in The Financial Times on 30 March 2007 arguing that only Seinfeld can fully explain the US's invasion of Iraq. The article is available below.
Dr Fullilove also participated in an online Q&A session on FT.com. Readers' questions and Dr Fullilove's answers are available here: http://www.ft.com/fullilove.
Financial Times, 30 March 2007, p. 11
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Costanza Doctrine Q&A
Dr Michael Fullilove participated in an online Q&A session on his Financial Times op-ed on the Costanza Doctrine. Readers' questions and Dr Fullilove's answers are available at www.ft.com/fullilove or can be downloaded here.
The original opinion piece, published on 29 March 2007, is available for download at: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=567
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Dr Ziggy Switkowski presentation
On 21 March, at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Dr Ziggy Switkowski spoke on the topic 'Australia and nuclear power: the road ahead'.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Another accountability moment
In this opinion piece, which appeared in The Australian on Monday 12 March 2007, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that unlike their more scrupulous American counterparts, Australian supporters of the Iraq war have not held themselves to account.
The Australian, 12 March 2007, p. 8
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Distinguished Speaker Series - Robert McClelland presentation
On Wednesday 14 March, in the latest lecture in our Distinguished Speaker Series, the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Robert McClelland MP, spoke on the topic: 'Good international citizenship'.
The Shadow Minister's presentation is available here:
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Heavy artillery trained on PM
Dr Michael Fullilove comments on the disagreement between Prime Minister John Howard and Senator Barack Obama in this op-ed in The Australian Financial Review on 13 February 2007. Dr Fullilove argues there are two troubling developments. First, the tenor of the Prime Minister's intervention will have undercut Australia's influence with the Democrats at precisely the time we need to engage with them. Second, Senator Obama's response highlighted the gap between the Government's extensive commentary on the importance of the war in Iraq and the scale of our actual deployment there.
A version of this article was published on The National Interest Online on 14 February 2007. The text of the online article is available here: http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=13588
Australian Financial Review, 13 February 2007, p. 63
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UN bashing
Dr Michael Fullilove reviews a new book on the UN and Iraq in the March 2007 edition of the Australian Book Review. The book in question is David M. Malone, The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005 (OUP, 2006).
Australian Book Review, No. 289, March 2007
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Scorched earth an insecure place
Lowy Institute Non-resident Senior Fellow, Professor Alan Dupont, writes on the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is the author, with Dr Graeme Pearman, of a Lowy Institute Paper entitled 'Heating up the planet: climate change and security', available at: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=391
The Australian, 5 February 2007, p. 8
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Michael Fullilove commentary on Cheney visit
Dr Michael Fullilove provided extensive comment to media outlets on the subject of Vice President Dick Cheney's February visit to Sydney and the implications for the US-Australia alliance. He was interviewed on CNN International, Al-Jazeera's English Service, BBC World Service Radio, ABC Radio's The World Today and 702 Mornings, and the news programs of SBS Television, Channel 7 and Channel Ten. He was quoted in The International Herald Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The South China Morning Post, The Age, The Irish Times and The New Zealand Herald.
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US proposal for nuclear talks with Iran
In an opinion piece published on 2 June in The Sydney Morning Herald, Anthony Bubalo and Michael Fullilove examine the implications of Washington's surprise offer to negotiate with Tehran over the nuclear issue.
Sydney Morning Herald, 2 June 2006, p. 13
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Ban's debut is a chance for Asia to step into the spotlight
In this comment piece in The Financial Times, Dr Michael Fullilove explores the significance of Ban Ki-moon's election to the office of UN Secretary-General at precisely the moment that Asia emerges into the geopolitical sun.
Financial Times, 19 December 2006, p. 11
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Lowy Institute Scholars presentation
At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 7 February, the Lowy Institute's scholars discussed what we should be keeping an eye out for in international policy in 2007.
Dr Michael Fullilove, the Program Director for Global Issues, discussed global trends and the United States. Mark Thirlwell, the Program Director for the International Economy, discussed some of the big questions facing the global economy in 2007. Anthony Bubalo, Research Fellow, examined the year ahead in the Middle East. Dr Malcolm Cook, Program Director Asia & the Pacific, predicted what will surprise us in East Asia and the South Pacific.
Their presentations can be heard here:
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After Iraq
In this new Perspective, Owen Harries, one of Australia's leading commentators and a Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute, writes on US and Australian foreign policy 'After Iraq'.
In the last three and a half years, 'Iraq' has come to stand for many things beyond a geographical location and a state: a political and moral commitment; the first testing of a new and hugely ambitious strategic doctrine; a bloody, many-sided conflict involving terrible atrocities; examples of hubris and incompetence; a bitter debate and some startling second thoughts. Now, as it appears increasingly as if the whole episode may be approaching its end, Owen Harries discusses its consequences and the lessons it might turn out to hold: for the United States, who initiated it all; for Australia, who has given its ally undeviating support; and for the international system as a whole.
This Perspective is adapted from a speech Mr Harries gave at the Lowy Institute on 29 November.
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Pointers on how to make the already dull duller
In this op-ed in the Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Michael Fullilove takes aim at a parliamentary report calling for the introduction of PowerPoint into the House of Representatives chamber. Michael is the editor of a recent collection of Australian speeches, 'Men and Women of Australia!' Our Greatest Modern Speeches (Vintage).
Sydney Morning Herald, 14 December 2006, p. 15
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Unaccustomed as we are...
In the lead-up to Australia Day, Dr Michael Fullilove recalls some insightful speeches given on the subject of Australian history and culture. Dr Fullilove is program director for global issues at the Lowy Institute and the editor of 'Men and Women of Australia!' Our Greatest Modern Speeches (2005).
The Age, 20 January 2007, Section A2, p. 10
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Professor Warwick McKibbin presentation
On 13 December at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Professor Warwick McKibbin argued the case for Australia’s taking early action on climate policy.
One of the world's leading authorities on climate change policy, Professor McKibbin described why sensible climate policy is about risk management and why policies that deal with climate change need to be implemented sooner rather than later.
His presentation is available here in PowerPoint:
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The presentation can be heard here:
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Don't think it's over
In this opinion piece in The Australian, Owen Harries argues that notwithstanding the debacle unfolding in Iraq, the Bush doctrine of preventive war, regime change and aggressive unilateralism is not necessarily dead.
The Australian, 19 December 2006, p. 10
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John Bolton's resignation
The resignation of John Bolton as US Permanent Representative to the United Nations is likely to confirm the trend toward moderation in the Bush Administration's foreign policy which has been visible for the past three years. It may also enable the United States to conduct its business more effectively in New York.
In a recent article in The National Interest on China's performance at the United States, Dr Michael Fullilove also reviewed Ambassador Bolton's term in office. The article is available for download here.
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Tuesday Lunch at Lowy - Dr Ron Pundak presentation
On 5 December at a Tuesday Lunch at Lowy, Dr Ron Pundak, Executive Director of the Peres Center for Peace, spoke on the topic, 'The role of an NGO in the Middle East'. The Peres Center was founded in 1996 by Nobel laureate Shimon Peres with the aim of building peace by promoting socio-economic cooperation and people-to-people relations in the Middle East.
His presentation can be heard here:
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End of simplicity
In the wake of Iraq, Australia needs to develop a more nuanced foreign policy, suggests Owen Harries.
This op-ed is adapted from his recent Perspective, After Iraq, which is available here: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=516
The Australian, 1 December 2006, p. 12
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Ties to the US are worth cherishing
The American Left won an important victory in the congressional mid-term elections. In this op-ed in The Australian on 9 November, Dr Michael Fullilove examines the Australian Left's approach to the US and to our alliance with that country.
The Australian, 9 November 2006, p. 14
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Contemporary Islam in Thailand
On Thursday 9 November, the Lowy Institute, in collaboration with the the Australian National Thai Studies Centre and the Research School for Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University, hosted a workshop on Contemporary Islam in Thailand. Generously sponsored by the Australia-Thailand Institute, the workshop brought together a number of academics and Muslim representatives from Thailand with Australian and international specialists in Thai and contemporary Islam studies, researchers, commentators and policy officials. The workshop explored changing religiosity amongst Thailand's diverse Muslim communities and the nexus between religion and politics, focusing in particular on the conflict in the country's troubled southern border provinces.
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Owen Harries presentation
On 29 November at a special Wednesday Lunch at Lowy at 31 Bligh Street, the noted commentator Owen Harries spoke on the topic 'After Iraq'. In the last three and a half years, 'Iraq' has come to stand for many things beyond a geographical location and a state: a political and moral commitment; the first testing of a new and hugely ambitious strategic doctrine; a bloody, many-sided conflict involving terrible atrocities; examples of hubris and incompetence; a bitter debate and some startling second thoughts. Now, as it appears increasingly as if the whole episode may be approaching its end, Owen Harries asked what its consequences are likely to be and what lessons it might turn out to hold: for the United States, who initiated it all; for Australia, who has given its ally undeviating support; for Iraq and the region; and for the international system as a whole.
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The Arab-Israeli conflict: is there a way forward?
On 17 November the Lowy Institute hosted a roundtable on the topic 'The Arab-Israeli conflict: is there a way forward?' The speaker was Mr Robert Dann, the senior political adviser at the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. Roundtable attendees included diplomats, academics, interested individuals and interest group representatives.
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Recent Lowy Institute publications on the global environment
The British Government’s release of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change has again sharply focused public attention on the global environment. Several significant recent Lowy Institute reports - on the economics of climate change, the link between security and the environment, the environmental consequences of China's energy consumption, and public opinion on climate change in Australia - have contributed to that debate and can be accessed here.
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Professor Chaiwat Satha-Anand presentation
On 8 November at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Professor Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Professor of Politics at Thammasat University in Thailand, and a member of the National Reconciliation Commission established in 2005 as a part of efforts to promote a peaceful resolution to the conflict in southern Thailand, discussed public reactions to the Commission’s recent report on violence in southern Thailand and what these reactions tell us about the nature of Thai society.
Professor Satha-Anand's presentation, 'Reconciling differences: Islam in Thai society' can be heard here:
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Peter Hartcher special briefing
On Friday 10 November the Lowy Institute hosted a special briefing on the results of the mid-term congressional elections, in which the Democratic Party regained control of both houses of Congress. The featured speaker was award-winning journalist, author and Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Peter Hartcher. Peter was introduced by Dr Michael Fullilove and Lisa Middlebrook contributed comments after Peter's presentation.
The audio of the event is available here:
US mid-term congressional elections 2006 - MP3 (20MB)
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When the right words matter
In this article in the Saturday Age on 11 November, Dr Michael Fullilove reviews the history of great Australian remembrance speeches. Dr Fullilove is editor of 'Men and Women of Australia!' Our Greatest Modern Speeches (Vintage).
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Professor Michael Grubb presentation
At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 25 October, Professor Michael Grubb addressed the audience on 'Climate change: business responses and international prospects'. Professor Grubb outlined the reasons behind the resumed urgency of business engagement on climate change, and the prospects for international developments over the next few years.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Capital punishment paper quoted in Parliament
On 10 October Dr Michael Fullilove's recent paper, Capital punishment and Australian foreign policy, was quoted extensively in a Matter of Public Importance debate in the House of Representatives. The paper's recommendations were endorsed by the Shadow Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, MP, and Labor backbencher the Hon. Bob McMullan, MP. The relevant section of Hansard is available (on pages 20 to 28) at:
http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/...
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Capital punishment and Australian foreign policy
In this recent Policy Brief, Dr Michael Fullilove examines how the Australian Government implements its stated opposition to the death penalty. He finds that while Australia is an effective advocate for Australian nationals on death row, we do less than we could in relation to universal abolition. Dr Fullilove argues Canberra should accelerate its efforts on comprehensive abolition, in two ways.
First, our political leaders should bring some consistency to their rhetoric on the death penalty. It is difficult to discern such consistency at the moment, which makes us look hypocritical when we ask for our own people to be spared.
Second, Australia should initiate a regional coalition against the death penalty, building on the momentum created by its abolition in five Asian countries in the past decade and a half. Megaphone diplomacy need not be employed; the regional coalition should look for creative ways to nudge regional countries toward abolition.
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Professor Chaiwat Satha-Anand
On 8 November at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Professor Satha-Anand, Professor of Politics at Thammasat University in Thailand, and a member of the National Reconciliation Commission established in 2005 as a part of efforts to promote a peaceful resolution to the conflict in southern Thailand, discussed public reactions to the Commission’s recent report on violence in southern Thailand and what these reactions tell us about the nature of Thai society. His presentation was entitled 'Reconciling differences: Islam in Thai society'.
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'The Politics of Identity and Religion'
On 27-29 October 2006, Dr Michael Fullilove participated in a conference at Ditchley Park in the United Kingdom on the topic 'The Politics of Identity and Religion.' The conference was chaired by former Irish Tánaiste Dick Spring and participants included commentators such as Professor Philip Bobbitt, Lord Howe of Aberavon, Sir Max Hastings, Professor Tariq Ramadan and Margaret Drabble.
Dr Fullilove was the rapporteur for the discussion on the geopolitics of identity.
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Tuesday Lunch at Lowy - Professor Jean Blondel presentation
The political and economic unification of Europe through the European Union is one of the modern world's greatest political projects. Indeed, it questions many of the conventional wisdoms of political science. The evolution of the European Union is also perplexing, particularly for countries such as Australia, who are geographically distant but maintain very close ties to many European countries.
On 26 September at a special Tuesday version of the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy series, Professor Jean Blondel will discuss where the European Union is headed and if it can recover from its referendum setbacks.
Professor Blondel is a Professorial Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Is a "New Middle East" possible?
A new Lowy Institute Perspective by Ambassador Martin Indyk asks the question 'Is a "New Middle East" possible? This Perspective is based on a recent speech by Ambassador Indyk, a Lowy Institute board member, at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney.
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Professor Anthony Cordesman presentation
On 20 September at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Professor Anthony Cordesman spoke on the topic of "Four crises in the Middle East". Professor Cordesman holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington.
His presentation can be heard here:
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Michael Fullilove on Life Matters
Dr Michael Fullilove of the Lowy Institute was a studio guest on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program on 18 September, discussing capital punishment in Australian foreign policy. The interview can be heard here: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2006/1743170.htm
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Article in The Economist
An article in The Economist about Australia-Indonesia relations in light of the death sentences awarded to the Bali Six quotes Dr Michael Fullilove, author of the recent Lowy Institute Policy Brief, Capital punishment and Australian Foreign Policy.
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Angel or dragon? China and the United Nations
An essay by Dr Michael Fullilove on China and the United Nations appears in the September/October edition of the American periodical, The National Interest.
In his article Dr Fullilove argues that China's assertiveness and influence at the UN is following the same growth curve as its economic performance and military capacity. China is increasingly active in the Security Council; it deploys more UN peacekeeping personnel than any other permanent member; and it sends first-rate people to the international organisation. Beijing has stepped up in New York just as Washington has stepped back. However there are limits to China's Damascene conversion and Dr Fullilove argues that China needs to do more to nurture the international system it hopes to help lead.
Dr Fullilove made a similar argument in an op-ed in The International Herald Tribune on 24 August 2006. See http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=445
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Stars of a different stripe
James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly's national correspondent, argues in this opinion piece that for countries such as the US and Australia the inclusion of values in national foreign policy is unavoidable – and that the surest way of advancing the nation's values is to recognise how little one nation can actually do.
The opinion piece was adapted from a speech given at a Lowy Institute Conference on Values and Foreign Policy.
Sydney Morning Herald, 26 August 2006, p. 32
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China starts to pull its weight at the UN
In an op-ed in The International Herald Tribune, Dr Michael Fullilove of the Lowy Institute argues that China's assertiveness at the UN is following the same growth curve as its economic performance and military capacity. It has stepped up in New York just as the United States has stepped down. Now China faces a new test: to internalise the responsibilities of a global power. Dr Fullilove's article is adapted from an essay in the September/October edition of The National Interest.
The International Herald Tribune, 24 August 2006
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Hopes for Middle East cease-fire mounting
Anthony Bubalo was interviewed on ABC's 7.30 Report on the subject of the diplomatic efforts to halt the Middle East conflict.
The transcript can be read at: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2006/s1708844.htm
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Dr Michael Fullilove presentation
At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 9 August, Dr Michael Fulilove launched his new Policy Brief, entitled Capital punishment and Australian foreign policy. In the wake of Van Nguyen's execution and with at least four Australians currently at risk of execution, the death penalty is a controversial topic in this country. In his Policy Brief, Michael examines how the Australian Government's abolitionist position plays out in its advocacy on behalf of Australians on death row and its work on comprehensive abolition. The Brief offers several strong policy recommendations.
Dr Michael Fullilove's presentation can be heard here:
Capital Punishment - MP3 (20MB)
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In praise of hypocrisy: the role of values in foreign policy
A new Lowy Institute Perspective authored by the eminent American journalist James Fallows and entitled In Praise of Hypocrisy: The Role of ‘Values’ in Foreign Policy has been released.
Mr Fallows’s essay is adapted from a speech he delivered to the Lowy Institute’s recent conference on ‘Values and Foreign Policy’. He argues that for countries such as the US and Australia the inclusion of values in national foreign policy is unavoidable – and that the surest way of advancing the nation’s values is to recognise how little one nation can actually do.
James Fallows is one of the United States’s leading journalists and authors. He is National Correspondent at The Atlantic Monthly, where he has worked for more than two decades. His article about the likely consequences of victory in Iraq, ‘The Fifty First State?’, won the 2003 National Magazine Award.
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The end of cowboy diplomacy
A recent cover story in TIME Magazine, along with other commentary in the New York Times and elsewhere, argued that US foreign policy has moved away from unilateralism toward diplomacy and multilateralism. The Lowy Institute’s Program Director for Global Issues, Dr Michael Fullilove, has been predicting such a shift since the November 2004 presidential election.
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Michael Fullilove interview
Dr Michael Fullilove was interviewed on ABC Radio's PM program on 1 August, discussing Monday's UN Security Council resolution on the Iranian nuclear program. The transcript of the interview is available here: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1703152.htm.
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An own goal if we fail to make more use of all that overseas talent
Dr Michael Fullilove argues that the Socceroos' fighting performance in the World Cup reminds us that the Australian diaspora has come of age.
Sydney Morning Herald, 27 June 2006, p. 13
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Israeli air strikes hit Lebanon
Anthony Bubalo was interviewed on ABC TV's 7.30 Report on the escalation of military action in the Middle East. The transcript of the interview is available on the ABC website at:
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2006/s1686338.htm
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Fuelling confrontation: Iran, the US and the oil weapon
In this new Lowy Institute Analysis, Anthony Bubalo, Michael Fullilove and Mark Thirlwell explore the prospect and implications of Iran's using oil as a weapon in its current confrontation with the international community over the nuclear issue.
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Diaspora: the world wide web of Australians
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Dr Michael Fullilove and Dr Chloë Flutter argue that the community of Australian expatriates is a great asset for this country.
They examine the Australian diaspora from the perspectives of demographics, economics and public opinion, and provide some suggestions as to how Australian institutions can better engage expatriates in our national endeavours.
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Shared secrets: intelligence and collective security
In a new Lowy Institute Paper, Dr Simon Chesterman of New York University writes on the relationship between intelligence and collective security. Is collective security possible when the evaluation of and response to threats depend on access to intelligence that cannot be shared openly? Shared Secrets: Intelligence and Collective Security examines the role national intelligence does and could play in addressing threats to international peace and security, with particular reference to the contemporary threats of terrorism and proliferation of WMD.
Chesterman argues it is neither feasible nor desirable for the United Nations or other international organisations to develop an independent capacity to collect secret intelligence; however, they should be able to receive, access and use sensitive information.
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When reality no longer matches rhetoric
In the featured op-ed in the June 6th issue of the Financial Times, Dr Michael Fullilove of the Lowy Institute argues that President Bush has badly overwritten his foreign policy. In the first term, Mr Bush’s sweeping rhetoric exaggerated the defects of his policies. During his second term the president’s foreign policy stance has moderated but his speaking style has not, opening up a chasm between rhetoric and reality.
The article appeared in the UK, European, North American and Asian editions of the Financial Times.
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Jigsaw that won't fit: the implications of the Honiara riots for RAMSI
In this analytical piece published in the News Review section of the Sydney Morning Herald on 22-23 April 2006, Dr Michael Fullilove describes the implications of the Honiara riots for RAMSI and Australia - as well the lessons we should not draw.
Sydney Morning Herald, 22-23 April 2006, p. 21
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Permanent friends? Historical reflections on the Australian-American alliance
How has the Australian-American alliance survived for more than fifty years? How can Australian governments ensure that it retains public support for another fifty years?
Drawing on decades of research and writing on the alliance, this Lowy Institute Paper by Dr Peter Edwards seeks to answer these questions in the context of a century of Australian-American relations.
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Celebrities should stick to their day jobs
Dr Michael Fullilove argues in this op-ed that the profusion of celebrity activists is starting to damage the causes and institutions they seek to promote.
Financial Times, 1 February 2006, p. 19
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