Australian Perspective

We need Aussie view of world
Commentary
We need Aussie view of world
The rise of Asia means Australia finds it self a lot closer to the centre of geopolitical and economic action than in the past. It is vital to our national interest, therefore,…
The G20 Leaders’ process five years on: an assessment from an Asian perspective
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The G20 Leaders’ process five years on: an assessment from an Asian perspective
One of the most significant developments in global economic leadership in recent years has been the development of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.After a positive start,…
Whose Indo-Pacific? China, India and the United States in the regional maritime security order
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Whose Indo-Pacific? China, India and the United States in the regional maritime security order
On 21 May 2013, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf made a presentation at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies Workshop on Maritime…
Australia’s changing outlook on China: from strategic threat to strategic partner
Commentary
Australia’s changing outlook on China: from strategic threat to strategic partner
Writing on cogitASIA, the blog of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, Thawley Scholar Jack Georgieff writes on the current broadening…
Senator the Hon. David Johnston: speech to the Lowy Institute
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Senator the Hon. David Johnston: speech to the Lowy Institute
On 29 April 2013, Shadow Defence Minister Senator David Johnston gave a lecture to the Lowy Institute on the Coalition's defence policy in the lead-up to the release of the…
We stood by the U.S. as it erred grievously in Iraq
Commentary
We stood by the U.S. as it erred grievously in Iraq
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove examines the costs of the war in Iraq to the United States and the implications for…
Iraq 2003: a retrospective
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Iraq 2003: a retrospective
On 9 April 2013 former Prime Minister the Hon John Howard OM AC gave a lecture to the Lowy Institute on the 10th anniversary of the war in Iraq.John Howard
After Fukishima: Implications for the nuclear 3S (Safeguards, Safety and Security)
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After Fukishima: Implications for the nuclear 3S (Safeguards, Safety and Security)
John Carlson is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy.  This paper was presented to an Asan Institute fo Policy Studies conference in Seoul in…
Observations of Chinese investment in Australia
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Observations of Chinese investment in Australia
Last night, the inaugural Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow, Professor Zha Daojiong of Peking University, gave a lively presentation on Chinese investment in Australia…
Final submissions to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia overseas representation
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Final submissions to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia overseas representation
Final submissions in Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australia's overseas representation were published by the…