Publications

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in the Nikkei Asian Review (Photo: Washington Post/Getty Images

Faced with a distracted US and an increasingly assertive China, Australia needs, more than ever, friends and partners in the region. Originally published in the Straits Times

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo: 

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

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

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

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

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

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

Originally published in The Australian

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

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in the Straits Times

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in The Australian

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

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

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

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

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

Why global engagement is best for Australia

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