2025 Lowy Institute Poll — Preview

Trust in the United States drops to a new low, Australians’ confidence in political leaders’ foreign policy abilities.

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Laos is trapped in a severe debt crisis with no resolution in sight, threatening a decade of economic and social malaise.

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Demand for development finance reflects both a country’s needs and its foreign policy agency — shaping approaches from constrained to opportunistic.

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Despite an early lead in EV and battery supply chains, Indonesia must opt for a more sustainable and open growth model to remain competitive.

China versus America on global trade

The return of President Donald Trump to the White House means another trade war between the United States and China looks increasingly likely, with the rest of the world caught in the crossfire. What has happened to global trading relationships since the last US–China trade war of 2018–19?

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Pacific Aid Map 2024
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A comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region, the seventh edition of the Pacific Aid Map encompasses the period from 2008 to 2022, including data on more than 37,000 projects carried out by 97 development partners, totalling almost $50 billion.
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