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A Wary Embrace

What the China–Russia relationship means for the world

By Bobo Lo

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Australia must take the lead at the UN

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 3 April 2017.

By Peter Nadin

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China-Russia relationship key to the emerging world order

Originally published in The Australian on 1 April 2017. Bobo Lo's Lowy Institute Paper A Wary Embrace: What the China–Russia relationship means for the world is now available to purchase from all good bookstores ($9.99) and online. An e-book version ($6.99)

By Bobo Lo

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China lives in two different worlds

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 31 March 2017.

By Merriden Varrall

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The shape of Australia’s future engagement with the United Nations

Australia should strengthen its engagement with the United Nations to ensure it has a greater voice on global issues that matter to its national interests. Photo:Flickr/United Nations

By Peter Nadin

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Workshop outcomes document: The potential for rugby league to connect Australia and Papua New Guinea

This report summarises the outcomes of the workshop on The potential for rugby league to connect Australia and Papua New Guinea

By Joanna Lester

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Removal of failed asylum seekers in Australia: A comparative perspective

This working paper reviews the current policy of removing failed asylum seekers in Australia and draws lessons from similar policy areas and reforms in the United Kingdom and Canada

By Neil Cuthbert

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Li’s pitch on high-speed trains part of China’s regional push

Originally published in The Australian.

By Peter Cai

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China versus the US: Australia's increasingly hard choice

Originally published in CNN on 25 March 2017.

By Sam Roggeveen

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Can Indonesia take on Freeport?

Originally published in the East Asia Forum.

By Matthew Busch

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Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is one of President Xi’s most ambitious foreign and economic initiatives. It reflects a combination of economic and strategic drivers, not all of which can be easily reconciled. Photo: Flickr/Johannes Zielcke.

By Peter Cai

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'Bishop's strategic passivity won't work'

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 18 March 2017. Photo: US Navy.

By Euan Graham

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Trump takes allies back to 19th century global order

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review on 20 March 2017

By Thomas Wright

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The price of Indonesia’s economic nationalism

Jakarta's efforts to retake control of the country's natural resources are going to be costly for taxpayers, wrote Matthew Busch for the Wall Street Journal on 15 March (Photo: Flickr/Nasa

By Matthew Busch

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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un keeps going ballistic

Originally published in the Australian on 14 March 2017.

By Alan Dupont

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India and Australia eye the world according to Trump

There's a momentum towards greater cooperation among India, Japan, and Australia, writes James Curran in CFR's Asia Unbound blog on 9 March. Photo: Flickr/Us State Department

By James Curran

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Trump and America the ordinary

Donald Trump has no time for talk of the 'indispensable power'. That might be safer than a US which talks big but doesn't back it up, writes Sam Roggeveen for the Australian Financial Review on 4 March. Photo: Getty Images/Win McNamee

By Sam Roggeveen

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Fairness not the meat in Joko Widodo deal

More than anything, President Joko Widodo's brief recent visit to Australia showcased a warm, personal rapport between him and Malcolm Turnbull, and the Prime Minister is to be commended for his efforts to forge the connection, wrote Matthew Busch in the Australian on 3 March

By Matthew Busch

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We spend so little on ambassadors but they're more important than ever

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop should not be harangued for bringing together all of Australia's heads of mission for the first time, writes Alex Oliver for the Sydney Morning Herald on 2 March

By Alex Oliver

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Jean-Marc Ayrault's address to the Lowy Institute

On 2 March, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault addressed the Lowy Institute on France’s outlook on global, regional and bilateral challenges, and its convergence with Australia's views and actions in this region and on the international stage. Photo: Sydney Heads/Peter Morris

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Kim baits Trump with missile

Originally published in the Australian on 18 February 2017.

By Alan Dupont

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Ex-CIA chief says there is a White House battle for Trump's mind

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Emma Connors

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The Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum Report

The Lowy Institute, with the support of the Korea Foundation, hosted the inaugural annual Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum on 1-3 February 2017 in Sydney and Canberra

By Frances Kitt

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75 years after Singapore's fall

We must think seriously about the region again, writes Euan Graham in the Australian Financial Review on 15 February. Photo: Getty Images

By Euan Graham

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Strengthening the Asian Development Bank in 21st century Asia

The pace of change in Asia and new and more flexible sources of finance mean that the Asian Development Bank needs to continue to demonstrate its relevance to donors and borrowers. Photo: Getty Images/VCG

By Hannah Wurf

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Will Trump declare a currency war?

The US president could find this weapon to be less effective than he thought, writes Stephen Grenville for the Nikkei Asian Review on 9 February

By Stephen Grenville

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Cracks in the US-Australia Relationship

Turnbull and subsequent Australian leaders may have to say no to Washington more often in future, writes James Curran for CFR's Asia Unbound blog on 6 February

By James Curran

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After Trump’s phone call, Australians worry about an old alliance

Australians have benefited from the liberal order that the US president wants to dismantle, writes Michael Fullilove in the Financial Times on 4 February. Photo: Getty Images/Andrew Renneisen

By Michael Fullilove

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Why the Turnbull and Trump phone call is no passing spat

Yes, it was just a phone call, and the storm will pass. But in the background, history is moving against the US-Australia alliance, writes Sam Roggeveen in the Australian Financial Review

By Sam Roggeveen

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Australia needs to adapt to the new circumstances of Trump’s America

Malcolm Turnbull was right to stand his ground over his refugee deal with the US but the episode reveals the limitations of his interpretation of the new administration, writes James Curran for the Guardian on 3 February

By James Curran

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Asia in the Age of Uncertainty

In the context of an increasingly demanding security environment in Asia, the Lowy Institute joined with five research partners in Asia Pacific in a six-nation 2016 multinational survey of public opinion in the Asia Pacific.

By Alex Oliver

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Calm down and we could well get the ‘Asian pivot’ that never was

Originally published in the Australian on 1 February 2017.

By Alan Dupont

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Donald Trump's administration: It's not as good as it looks

Trump's dark vision of America's role in the world is worrying, even if he had the teams and political skills to pull it off, writes Michael Fullilove in the Australian Financial Review on 30 January. Photo: Getty Images/Bloomberg

By Michael Fullilove

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Trump's protectionism will fail; Asia should ignore it

Avoid tit-for-tat; keep integrating, writes Stephen Grenville in the Nikkei Asian Review

By Stephen Grenville

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Donald Trump's focus on home front hardly a surprise

Most analysts of President Trump's inaugural address, especially those in the United States, have stressed its pointed preference for the strident, pungent messages he used to such devastating effect in his run for the Oval Office rather than the soaring oratory used by his predecessors, writes

By James Curran

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An unprecedented president

The showman now has to govern, writes James Curran in the Australian on 14 January. Photo: Getty Images/The Washington Post

By James Curran

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Australia's economy in 2017: Bad news for jobs but no recession

John Edwards wrties in the Australian Financial Review on the prospects for the Australian economy in 2017. Photo: Getty Images/Brett Hemmings

By John Edwards

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Values-based foreign policy is flawed thinking

Originally published in the Australian on 20 December 2016.

By Alan Dupont

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Future proofing Australia–New Zealand defence relations

Australia and New Zealand are developing maritime capabilities to uphold the rules-based system. Regional uncertainty will intensify their defence cooperation, but trans-Tasman differences in outlook and investment will need careful management. Photo: Getty Images/Teaukura Moetaua

By Robert Ayson

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How to pick your predictors

Sam Roggeveen writes in the Australian Financial Review on how to choose your pundits. Photo: Flickr/Will Fisher

By Sam Roggeveen

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Admiral Harry Harris' 2016 address to the Lowy Institute

On 14 December 2016, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of US Pacific Command, addressed the Lowy Institute on America's enduring interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific

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The development benefits of expanding Pacific access to Australia’s labour market

The long-term development prospects for the Pacific are bleak, yet it is an integral region for Australia’s strategic and development interests. One proposal that has the potential for transformational change in the region is enabling greater Pacific access to Australia’s labour market. This

By Jonathan Pryke

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Julie Bishop on Australia and the UN Human Rights Council

On 12 December, Australia's Foreign Minister the Hon. Julie Bishop MP addressed the Lowy Institute on human rights around the world, and Australia's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council

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'Uncertain outlook strengthens alliance ties between us and US'

This edited extract from James Curran's Lowy Institute Paper Fighting with America first appeared in The Australian on 3 December 2016

By James Curran

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Fighting with America

Why saying 'no' to the US wouldn’t rupture the alliance

By James Curran

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'Are we there yet?' An address from Natasha Stott Despoja

On 6 December, Natasha Stott Despoja AM, Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, looked at destinations reached and travels still to be undertaken in the global journey towards gender equality.

By Natasha Stott Despoja

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Jakarta steers its own course

Aaron L. Connelly writes in The Australian Financial Review on Indonesia's tough stance on its territorial waters.

By Aaron L Connelly

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China pressures Singapore with seizure of military hardware

Euan Graham writes in the Nikkei Asian Review on the seizure of several Singaporean armoured vehicles being shipped through Hong Kong.

By Euan Graham

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National Interests and the Role of Major and Middle Powers in the South China Sea: Australia’s Cautiously Calibrated Approach

In this National Asian Security Studies Program Issue Brief (published by UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy), Euan Graham examines Australia's approach to the South China Sea dispute

By Euan Graham

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Indonesia in the South China Sea: Going it alone

While Indonesia under Jokowi can be expected to continue to take unilateral action to reinforce the Indonesian position around the Natuna Islands, Jokowi has not played an active diplomatic role on the broader South China Sea issue. In the longer term, Indonesia is better off investing in diplomatic

By Aaron L Connelly

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