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Pacific Island links: Ciobo, Tuna crisis, COP21, Vanuatu elections and more

Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific Steven Ciobo is leading a delegation of Australian MPs on a tour that will take in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and…

The media battle for Syria heats up as Assad government counterattacks

The social media campaign run by ISIS and various other Islamists has been both voluminous and highly sophisticated. Part of its strength lies in its depiction of victorious…

A larger Australian Defence Force? Reflections on the Boyer Lectures

This is the third in a series of posts marking the launch of A Larger Australia, the book of the 2015 Boyer Lectures, by Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove. In…

Aid & development links: 'lazy' aid recipients, Australian charity, malaria fund and more

MIT and Harvard economists have debunked the claim that aid funded welfare programs in developing countries make people lazy. Vox has a good summary. Devpolicy has posted the…

China's puzzling defence agreement with Australia

Last Thursday, The Australian newspaper ran an editorial, 'Strengthening links with China'. This followed its front-page coverage of the visit to Canberra by China's Chief of…

COP21, China's role and developed nations' obligations as reported in Chinese media

By Marie-Alice McLean-Dreyfus, an intern with the Lowy Institute's East Asia program Coverage of the Paris climate conference by China's media has been largely positive, with…

Why DFAT is wrong on the opportunity cost of FTAs

Last month the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) secretary, Peter Varghese, had this to say about Australia’s participation in the global movement toward preferential…

Pacific Island links: leaders in Paris, REDD+, budget woes, asbestos, ending AIDS and more

Pacific Island leaders are in Paris in force for the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change. Leaders from Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,…

IMF's yuan decision: why it matters and why some are not pleased

On the 30th of November, the IMF announced its decision to include the Chinese yuan in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket. Terrific, I hear you say, yet another TLA to…

Australia-Papua New Guinea relations: maintaining the friendship

The Lowy Institute, with the support of GE and the DFAT-sponsored Australia-PNG Network, is hosting the Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue this week. The…

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