Publications

At the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, the Lowy Institute’s Hervé Lemahieu used the Asia Power Index to chart what might happen to the distribution of power as we move from an open and consensual world order to one that is defined more by competition and zero-sum politics

Amid the sound and fury of US President Donald Trump, European populists, and Brexiteers, it is tempting to think that Australia has been spared from the political turmoil sweeping Western democracies. But if one focuses not on the rise of populism but on the decline of the mainstream, Australia no

A controversial extradition bill has exposed the region’s autonomy as a fiction. Originally published in Foreign Policy

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in South China Morning Post

 In 2019, Australians rank climate change at the top of a list of ten possible threats to Australia's vital interests in the next ten years. A majority of Australian adults (64%) see climate change as ‘a critical threat’, an increase of six points from 2018 and 18 points since 2014

In an early release of select results from the Lowy Institute Poll 2019, the Liberal-National Coalition holds a clear lead over the Labor Party on five out of nine key foreign policy issues

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in ABC Opinion

Indonesia’s ability to hold free and fair polls illustrates many of the oft-hidden processes that, beyond the simple act of casting ballots, underpin democratic societies. Originally published in The Atlantic

Jakarta needs export-boosting policies to draw global manufacturers diversifying away from China. Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review

The Lowy Institute hosted the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, for an address on Australia’s international cyber strategy

Originally published in Australian Financial Review

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in Australian Financial Review 

Originally published in Sydney Morning Herald

Originally published in Sydney Morning Herald

Data reveals a major power balance shift in the Asia-Pacific, writes Lowy Institute research fellow Bonnie Bley