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A credible foundation for long term international cooperation on climate change
Analyses
A credible foundation for long term international cooperation on climate change
In this Working Paper in International Economics, the Lowy Institute's Professor Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen write that to succeed in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, a…
Heating up the planet: climate change and security
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Heating up the planet: climate change and security
This is a path-breaking examination of the potential implications for national and regional security that stem from the emerging non-traditional security challenge ‘climate change…
Fuelling confrontation: Iran, the US and the oil weapon
Analyses
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…
The paramount power
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The paramount power
In a Lowy Institute Paper entitled The Paramount Power: China and the Countries of Southeast Asia, Dr Milton Osborne examines how China's relations with Southeast Asia have…
Shared secrets: intelligence and collective security
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Shared secrets: intelligence and collective security
In a Lowy Institute Paper, Dr Simon Chesterman of New York University writes on the relationship between intelligence and collective security.Simon Chesterman
The testament of Solomons: RAMSI and international state-building
Analyses
The testament of Solomons: RAMSI and international state-building
The unrest in Honiara of 18-19 April underlines the fragility of Solomon Islands as well as the sheer difficulty of rebuilding weak states. The background to and key features of…
Global macroeconomic consequences of pandemic influenza
Analyses
Global macroeconomic consequences of pandemic influenza
In a major new Analysis, Professor Warwick McKibbin and Dr Alexandra Sidorenko explore the implications of a pandemic influenza outbreak on the global economy.  Warwick…
Iran, the international community and the nuclear issue: where to next?
Analyses
Iran, the international community and the nuclear issue: where to next?
In a new Lowy Institute Analysis, Anthony Bubalo and Michael Fullilove examine the likely trajectory of efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear question, an issue that is likely to…
Environmental consequences of rising energy use in China
Analyses
Environmental consequences of rising energy use in China
The emergence of China as an economic power has important implications for energy use and environmental outcomes at the local, regional and global levels. China is currently the…