Publications

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Which are the countries still talking to North Korea?

North Korea is often portrayed as entirely isolated from the rest of the world, but as the Lowy Institute's new 2017 Global Diplomacy Index has found, the so-called Hermit Kingdom has diplomatic links with almost 50 countries. Which are they, and just how close are their ties? Originally published

By Alex Oliver, Euan Graham

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Joe Hockey's report card from Washington

On 14 December, Australian Ambassador to the US Joe Hockey delivered an address to the Lowy Institute

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Christopher Pyne on Australia's defence industry

On 13 December the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry and the Leader of the House of Representatives, delivered an address at the Lowy Institute

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Nations align in the fight for Syrian peace

Originally published in The Australian

By Rodger Shanahan

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The missing middle: A political economy of economic restructuring in Vietnam

Despite impressive economic performance, Vietnam’s strong trade and investment gains have yet to fully overcome the vestiges of its economic past

By Matthew Busch

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Papua New Guinea: Seven snapshots of a nation

The Lowy Institute has produced seven papers assessing the contemporary challenges facing Papua New Guinea in 2017

By Bal Kama, Jenny Hayward-Jones, Paul Barker, Jonathan Pryke, Sinclair Dinnen, Craig Lawrence, David Osborne

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Brexit: An Australian perspective

Lowy Institute Board Director James Spigelman AC delivered this Sir Thomas More Lecture at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in London on 6 December 2017 (Photo: Mario Gutiérrez/Getty Images

By James Spigelman

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Foreign Policy White Paper: Does reality match our ambitions?

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Michael Fullilove

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'Australia needs to engage China and hedge the risks of this relationship'

Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Max Braun/Flickr

By Alan Dupont

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Richard Marles on Australia and the Pacific

On 21 November the Hon Richard Marles MP, Shadow Minister for Defence, delivered an address to the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Australia's approach to the Pacific

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John Curtin: normal nice human being in world at war

Originally published in The Australian

By John Edwards

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Trump exhumes the Quad

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By James Curran

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The fourth industrial revolution and international migration

This working paper examines the implications of digitalisation for skilled migration in high-income countries such as Australia and outlines key areas for policymakers in relation to the future of work and migration policy

By Fiona McKenzie

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Clear waters and green mountains: Will Xi Jinping take the lead on climate change?

President Trump’s retreat on climate change put China ‘in the driver’s seat’. But to really demonstrate leadership, China needs to green its overseas investments

By Sam Geall

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Russian denials and the Donald Trump paradox

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Bobo Lo

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Malcolm Turnbull is facing big choices, but picking between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping isn't one of them

Originally published on the ABC website

By Alastair Davis

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Trump in Vietnam must not trump Asia's pivotal emerging economy

Originally published in the Straits Times

By Matthew Busch

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US–Vietnam relations under President Trump

Under President Obama the bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam flourished. Despite some misgivings about the future direction of US policy in the region under President Trump, Hanoi is working hard to ensure that the relationship continues to expand

By Huong Le Thu

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Prince Salman wields his sword in the house of Saud

Originally published in The Australian

By Rodger Shanahan

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Donald Trump's Asian tour

Asian leaders will be watching Trump for reassurance that the US will be a democratic ally in the Indo-Pacific. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

By Sam Roggeveen

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US self-belief tested by tardy return to being ‘great again’

Originally published in The Australian

By James Curran

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Xi Jinping's state capitalism is here to stay

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Roland Rajah

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Autopilot: East Asia policy under Trump

Donald Trump has put US policy in East Asia on autopilot. But that could leave the United States far off course — and in a crisis, Trump will be required to fly the plane

By Aaron L Connelly

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Uncertain future for China's state capitalism

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review

By Roland Rajah

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An accident waiting to happen: Trump, Putin and the US–Russia relationship

How US–Russia relations have sunk to a new low under the most pro-Kremlin president in history

By Bobo Lo

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Iran nuclear deal: ‘Trump’s approach can hurt US interests’

Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Office of the Supreme Leader

By Rodger Shanahan

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Same-sex marriage: What company does Australia want to keep?

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Michael Fullilove

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'In praise of foreign investment'

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. This is an edited extract of Andrew Leigh's Lowy Institute Paper Choosing Openness (Photo: fcmarriott/Flickr

By Andrew Leigh

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Xi Jinping's moment

Xi Jinping, a politically daring, economically cautious, Chinese leader is certain to win a second five-year term at the 19th Party Congress, but his harsh line against his opponents, and his timidity on the economy, may come back to haunt him in his second term

By Richard McGregor

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Indonesia's electricity play imperils national economic goals

'The generation plan could unnerve investors and leave private operators on hook for state equity.' Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review

By Matthew Busch

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'Tweets aside, US North Korea strategy is working'

Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland/Flickr

By Alan Dupont

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Neither friend nor foe: Pakistan, the United States and the war in Afghanistan

The Trump administration's Afghanistan policy suggests that the United States will exert greater pressure on Pakistan, but no amount of US foreign assistance or coercion is likely to change Pakistan's behaviour, especially while its security establishment continues to view US

By Hussain Nadim

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Choosing Openness

Why global engagement is best for Australia

By Andrew Leigh

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Why Kevin Rudd is wrong about Aung San Suu Kyi

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald

By Aaron L Connelly

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'The dying art of disagreement'

On 23 September, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the keynote speech at the 2017 Lowy Institute Media Award dinner, where he addressed the dying art of disagreement

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Myanmar's idol falls from grace

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Hervé Lemahieu

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Skilled migration policy and the labour market performance of immigrants

This working paper reviews the effect of a specific migration policy change in Australia and examines whether migration policy can be used to influence immigrants’ labour market outcomes.

By Massimiliano Tani

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Managing economic risk in Asia: A strategy for Australia

Australia can use its economic diplomacy to manage economic risks in the region, and should engage with the International Monetary Fund and regional partners to close gaps in crisis response arrangements (Photo: Getty Images/Thomas Mnller

By Barry Sterland

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Intellectual property rights row misses the point

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review

By Stephen Grenville

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'Aung San Suu Kyi makes things worse for Rohingya'

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald (Photo: Getty Images/Pool

By Aaron L Connelly

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Danger ahead for Australia as Asia’s long peace ends

The real prospect of conflict between North Korea and the US and its allies underscores the recent deterioration in Australia’s security environment. Originally published in The Australian

By Alan Dupont

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Kim Jong-un's theory of nuclear victory

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo: Getty Images/Chuing Sung-Jun

By Thomas Wright

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A Global Compact on Refugees: The role of Australia

Australia has a vested interest and particular experience and expertise to contribute to the Global Compact on Refugees in order to institute a more effective and equitable response to asylum seekers and refugees (Photo: Getty Images/SOPA Images

By Khalid Koser