Publications

The Lowy Institute is a think tank in international public policy. Its purpose, therefore, is applied research.

The Lowy Institute's publications are:

Lowy Institute Papers, the flagship publications of the Institute. These are monograph length, policy-oriented papers on international policy issues containing extensive original research. They are peer-reviewed and closely edited.

Policy Briefs, designed to address a particular, current policy issue and to suggest solutions. They are deliberately prescriptive, specifically addressing two questions: What is the problem? What should be done?

Analysis, papers which address broader or longer term issues facing Australia or the international community. They are designed to deepen the understanding of the public and the policy community about important international developments. Earlier Lowy Institute Issues Briefs can also be found here.

Perspectives, occasional papers, essays or speeches on international events and policy which make a useful contribution to deepening the debate about international policy. They are more discursive and personal than the other publications.

Working Papers in International Economics, detailed research-focused papers on a wide range of Australian and international economic issues.

Lowy Institute Poll, an annual public opinion survey on current international foreign policy issues.

Opinion, short polemical articles published on the op-ed pages of leading Australian and international newspapers.

Speeches, presentations and journal articles by Lowy Institute staff and visitors.

Lowy Institute Studies in International Policy, a collection of papers on a key theme of international policy.

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Recent Publications

10 Mar 2010 - Speeches, Presentations and Journal Articles
Distinguished Speaker Series - The Right Hon. Malcolm Fraser presentation
On the occasion of the publication of his political memoirs, the Lowy Institute was pleased to welcome former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser for a conversation on Australian foreign policy. From the Vietnam War to the Afghanistan War, from international law to the treatment of refugees, Mr Fraser discussed the meaning of liberalism in the global context. He was joined on stage by Michael Wesley, the Institute’s Executive Director.

Their conversation can be heard here:
Liberalism and Australian foreign policy - MP3 (22MB)
The Right Hon Malcolm Fraser AC, CH

9 Mar 2010 - Opinion
War crimes laws are flawed and problematic
In an opinion piece in The National Times, Research Fellow Fergus Hanson argues that there are serious shortcomings in Australia's war crimes legislative framework and specialist training, and a lack of investigatory muscle within the Australian Federal Police.

National Times, 9 March 2010

Fergus Hanson

8 Mar 2010 - Opinion
PM should talk to Paul Keating about Indonesia
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Hugh White argues that a stronger Jakarta can either help us or threaten us.

The Australian, 8 March 2010, p. 14

Professor Hugh White

8 Mar 2010 - Opinion
We should do more for Indonesia
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Research Fellow Fergus Hanson argues that Australia's relationship with Indonesia will continue to stagnate without some major leadership gestures.

The Australian, 8 March 2010, p. 9

Fergus Hanson

8 Mar 2010 - Policy Brief
Indonesia and Australia: time for a step change
The relationship with Indonesia is one of Australia’s most important but it is still not on a firm footing. Government-to-government ties have been strengthening but relations are focused around a mostly negative set of security-related issues. Business-to-business links are underdone and public perceptions are in a poor state. Even incremental improvements will be hard to make without dramatic leadership gestures to provide a much needed jolt to the relationship. In this Policy Brief, Fergus Hanson offers four suggestions for lifting the relationship up a notch.

Fergus Hanson

Israel: Elbows off the table please!
As a UN observer working in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon in the mid 1990s I was often told by Israelis that their sometimes abrupt attitude...Read more

Other recent posts Thursday linkage 5-minute Lowy Lunch: Malcolm Fraser Australian forces: Drinking the Kool-Aid?

China and the world: public opinion and foreign policy

The Lowy Institute has just released its first China Poll, a wide-ranging survey of Chinese public opinion towards a number of important international policy issues. By what do the Chinese people feel threatened? How do they feel about foreign investment from Australia, Canada and the United States? Which country do the Chinese people regard as the best place to be educated and what do they think of Australia - is it a good place to visit, a country with attractive values or is it suspicious of China?

The 2009 Lowy Institute China Poll asked a broad sample of the Chinese population these questions and others. The Poll was partly funded with the generous assistance of the MacArthur Foundation as part of the Lowy Institute’s MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project.

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The 2009 Lowy Institute Poll

The fifth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys Australian public opinion on a broad range of foreign policy issues. New questions this year cover the priority given to action on climate change, public attitudes towards relations with the US and China, foreign investment, asylum seekers, how to deal with Iran and perceptions about nuclear threats.

The Poll also repeated a number of questions asked in previous years, revealing important trends in Australian public opinion over the last five years.

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