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Lowy Institute Papers

Subscriptions to the third series of our flagship publication, the Lowy Institute Papers, are now open. You will receive the series of 12 papers for $290.

Extensively researched, the Lowy Institute Papers provide in-depth and original analysis of current world events and trends. The Papers map Australia's role in the world and outline the responses required from the Australian government and society. They are essential reading for anyone affected by Australia's international directions.

Each paper is monograph length, 20,000-30,000 words, and is practically focused. These books are authored by specialists, but written for a general audience, and include relevant maps and tables.

Recent Papers have analysed:

the shifting foundations of the emerging global order
the difficult diplomatic waters the Australian Government will have to navigate in a world where power is shifting away from unipolarity and towards an Asia-centric multipolar order
the sources of depletion of Southeast Asia's fish stocks and what can be done regionally to address it before it becomes too late and
the growing pressures on governments to temper the forces driving globalisation.

Attached is a subscription form for series three of the Lowy Institute Papers.
Download Lowy Institute Papers Subscription Form (1.5MB PDF)

You can also, as before, order individual Lowy Institute Papers:
Download the order form for individual Lowy Institute Papers (150KB PDF).

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The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll

The sixth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys Australian public opinion on a range of foreign policy issues. New questions this year cover the Rudd Government’s handling of foreign policy issues during its first term in office, whether Australia should develop nuclear weapons, attitudes towards Indonesia and US power, sanctions against Fiji and the morality of Australia’s foreign policy.

The Poll also repeated questions asked in previous years, revealing trends in public opinion on topics such as climate change, Australia’s military involvement in Afghanistan, and attitudes towards the United States and China.

A panel discussion about the poll can be heard here:
The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll - MP3 (23MB)Download item (1.3MB)

Power and choice: Asian security futures

Recent events in the seas off South Korea and Japan emphasise the fragility of Asia’s security order and the strains the region’s changing power distribution are placing on it. A new major Lowy Institute Asia Security Project report, 'Power and Choice: Asian Security Futures', analyses the likely security futures for Asia and Australia and recommends steps countries should take to ensure growing regional competition does not lead to conflict. This report was made possible by the generous support for the Project by the MacArthur Foundation.

A copy of the report, launched by Dennis Richardson, AO, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 1 June, can be downloaded here.Download item (6.5MB)