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Southeast Asian perspectives on US–China competition

Southeast Asians inhabit a region increasingly shaped by competition between the United States and China. This joint Lowy Institute–Council on Foreign Relations Report seeks to highlight the perspectives of leading scholars of international affairs from Southeast Asia on important issues facing

By Aaron L Connelly, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Evan A Laksmana, Richard Javad Heydarian, Huong Le Thu, Chit Win, Elina Noor

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Coal mine halt will bolster Australia's influence in crucial Pacific region

Originally published in the Canberra Times

By Greg Colton

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A Chinese threat to Australian openness

Originally published in the New York Times (Photo: Flickr/Mark

By Merriden Varrall

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In conversation: Dennis Richardson

On 18 July the Lowy Institute hosted a conversation with Dr Michael Fullilove and Dennis Richardson AO, who until his recent retirement was one of Australia’s most experienced and respected public servants

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'The G20 is dead. Long live the G20'

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo: Presidencia de la República Mexicana

By Roland Rajah

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Thailand’s triple threat

Thailand’s status as a relatively stable and predictable partner, in both business and geopolitical terms, is now imperilled (Photo: Getty Images/Borja Sanchez Trillo

By Nicholas Farrelly

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We should worry about North Korea, even though it's small and weak

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Euan Graham

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Penny Wong on Australia's national interests in a time of disruption

On 6 July the Lowy Institute hosted Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, who spoke on Australia's national interests in a time of disruption (Photo: SydneyHeads/Peter Morris

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How the Asian financial crisis exposed neoliberalism's limits

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.

By Stephen Grenville

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Lowy Institute Media Award lecture to be named in honour of Mark Colvin

The Lowy Institute is delighted to announce that the address delivered at the annual Lowy Institute Media Award dinner will be named the Mark Colvin Lecture in honour of the late foreign affairs journalist, Mark Colvin

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Australians' views of China: we need to go deeper than 'fear and greed'

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald

By Merriden Varrall

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Australia prevented a disaster on the doorstep

Originally published in the Australian Financal Review

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What Otto Warmbier's Death Means for Policymakers

Originally published in the Diplomat

By Frances Kitt

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Australia has outgrown paranoia in its relations with China

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Rory Medcalf

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Papua New Guinea set for costly, unpredictable poll

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.

By Jonathan Pryke

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Australians view their military as a 'force for good' in the world

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald

By Greg Colton

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Malcolm Turnbull is taking a pragmatic regional approach to China

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Euan Graham

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Vietnam turns on diplomatic charm in Washington

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review

By Matthew Busch

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Almost half of us fear China could become a threat

Originally published in The Australian

By Michael Fullilove, Alex Oliver

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The 2017 Lowy Institute Poll Interactive

The 2017 Lowy Institute Poll looks at Australians' reactions to a turbulent year in world politics. The Poll, the thirtennth annual Poll by the Lowy Institute, examines attitudes to important issues such as the importance of the US alliance in the Trump era, renewable energy,

By Alex Oliver

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Trump tarnishes America's standing Down Under

Originally published in the Wall Street Journal.

By Michael Fullilove, Alex Oliver

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2017 Lowy Institute Poll

After a turbulent year in global politics, the 2017 Lowy Institute Poll contains thought-provoking findings about how Australians have reacted to world events, and how they feel about the direction of our own nation

By Alex Oliver

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Islamist violence in Marawi City a potential threat to Indonesia

Originally published in the Australian.

By Alan Dupont

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Jake Sullivan’s 2017 Owen Harries Lecture

This address was delivered at the Lowy Institute in Sydney on 13 June 2017 (Photo: Peter Morris/Sydney Heads

By Jake Sullivan

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Trump Iran policy: Dark undertones to Saudi-led public ire over Qatar

Originally published in the Australian

By Rodger Shanahan

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Australia's reputation in China entrenched as greedy, untrustworthy and a US lapdog

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.

By Merriden Varrall

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Remembering Tiananmen in Hong Kong

Originally published in The Diplomat

By Merriden Varrall

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US exit from Paris deal marks end of influence in South Pacific

Originally published in the Asian Nikkei Review

By Greg Colton

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US manoeuvres in the South China Sea are not provocative

Originally published in the Financial Times

By Aaron L Connelly

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China's influence in Australia is not ordinary soft power

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.

By Rory Medcalf

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Almost all Australians favour renewables over coal and gas in energy security debate

With the findings of the Finkel review on electricity markets and energy security to be released on 9 June 2017, the latest Lowy Institute Poll has found that Australians have a clear preference for renewables over traditional sources of energy such as coal and gas.

By Alex Oliver

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Strengthening Australia’s assisted voluntary return migration program

This working paper examines assisted voluntary return programs in other countries and argues a customised approach to the Australian AVR program design can increase its performance

By Glen Swan

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Majority of Australians say climate change a critical threat to Australia's vital interests

As the Trump administration in the United States announces its decision about the US participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change, findings from the 2017 Lowy Institute Poll show that the majority of Australians see global warming as a serious problem and a critical threat to

By Alex Oliver

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Can Russia afford to be a great power?

While Russia wants to be recognised as a great power, and has sufficient economic power and potential to encourage it to behave accordingly, there are economic limits to its behaviour

By Stephen Fortescue

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Trump's hollow strategy in the Middle East

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo: Flickr/The White House)

By Rodger Shanahan

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Strategy must include planning for peace, not just war

Originally published in the Canberra Times

By Greg Colton

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China's legal reforms are far cry from Western-style justice

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.

By Merriden Varrall

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What Did Chinese People Think of the Belt and Road Forum?

Originally published in The Diplomat.

By Merriden Varrall

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Australia’s foreign policy explored in Allan Gyngell’s Fear of Abandonment

Originally published in The Australian

By James Curran

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Russia's meddling in French elections dismissed with Gallic disdain

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. Photo: Flickr/Mutualité Française.

By Alastair Davis

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What South Korea's election result could mean for the region

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald.

By Merriden Varrall

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North Korea's historical hall of mirrors

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review.

By Euan Graham

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Council of Councils 2017 Report Card on International Cooperation

Global think tank leaders grade the world's performance and prospects for 2017. Photo: Flickr/United Nations

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When Turnbull meets Trump

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump is an opportunity to deliver some key messages about the role the United States should play globally and in Asia. Photo: Getty Images/Pool

By Alan Dupont

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European politics: The young centrists strike back

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By Hervé Lemahieu

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Resource nationalism in post-boom Indonesia: The new normal?

Most observers expected resource nationalism in Indonesia to fade once the global commodity boom ended. Yet despite more difficult economic circumstances, Indonesia’s government has stayed on a nationalist economic path. This Analysis examines the factors that sustain resource nationalism in

By Eve Warburton

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Trump and Kim have something in common: Neither wants war

Originally published in CNN.

By Euan Graham

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Why the Jakarta election result could be bad news for Jokowi

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Photo: Getty Images/Oscar Siagian

By Matthew Busch

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Trump still a long way from coherence

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. Photo: Getty Images/Washington Post

By Michael Fullilove

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Indonesia must lead for sake of its interests in South China Sea

Originally published in the Jakarta Post

By Aaron L Connelly

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