Publications

In this Lowy Institute Analysis, Research Fellow Associate Professor Rodger Shanahan examines how Arab Gulf States, led by Saudi Arabia, are responding to the Obama administration’s less interventionist approach to the Middle East by adopting a more assertive regional policy aimed at containing

In the wake of a report from CSIS and ANU calling for a stronger US alliance refocused on the Asia Pacific, Alex Oliver examines the eleven years of Lowy Institute polling on attitudes to the US alliance, and cautions that, despite Australians' strong support for the alliance, any

Radicalisation woes still here Rodger Shanahan The Canberra Times 27 October 2015

South China Sea dispute: US challenge may fall into China trap Euan Graham The Australian Financial Review 19 October 2015

Putin’s gambit changes game Alan Dupont The Australian 9 October 2015

TPP stifling rather than sustaining Leon Berkelmans Sydney Morning Herald 7 October 2015

In this Analysis, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Aaron L. Connelly examines the role of the US Congress in policy toward the Asia-Pacific region

Alex Oliver looks at the foreign policy issues which may test Australia's new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull. Click here for the online text

It’s time to consider negative interest rates to bolster growth Leon Berkelmans   The Australian 12 September 2015  

East Timor’s Foreign Minister and Nobel laureate Dr Jose Ramos Horta spoke about the foreign policy and security challenges confronting his fledgling country two and a half years after independence. Dr Ramos Horta is well known in Australia, and internationally, as an activist and

In this Report, Lowy Institute Research Associate Brendan Thomas-Noone and Nonresident Fellow Professor Rory Medcalf examine the implications of sea-based nuclear weapons for strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific. This paper is part of a wider research and outreach project on nuclear

On 20 August 2015, the Lowy Institute hosted an address from Peter Varghese AO, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr Varghese presented his perspective on key themes in Australia’s Foreign Policy

The Sino challenge necessitates tighter U.S. ties Alan Dupont The Australian 18 August 2015

China's worldview, in 6 parts Merriden Varrall The Straits Times 12 June 2015 Click here for the online text.  

At the 2015 Lowy Institute Media Awards dinner, the keynote address was delivered by Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp

The Lowy Institute for International Policy, in cooperation with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat with the support of PACMAS and the ANZ Bank convened a Dialogue with emerging leaders from Melanesia in Port Vila, Vanuatu on 23 June. The Dialogue, entitled Melanesia New Voices:

In this Analysis, Arianto Patunru and Sjamsu Rahardja highlight the protectionist shift in Indonesia, and argue that this will harm Indonesia’s economic prospects

Lesson in Asia crisis for unworkable Greek bailout solution Leon Berkelmans Australian Financial Review 20 July 2015 Click here for the online text

Iran deal shows diplomacy can work in Middle East where guns often do talking Rodger Shanahan Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 2015   Click here for the online text

How diplomacy brought Iran in from the cold Rodger Shanahan The Age 16 July 2015 Click here for the online text

Assange and Snowden helping our enemies Alan Dupont The Australian 7 July 2015

Gulf states missing from the battlefield Rodger Shanahan The Australian 20 June 2015

Why we should stand firm and face our fear of terror Sam Roggeveen Herald-Sun 16 June 2015

Our US alliance: a source of comfort and confusion Rory Medcalf The Age 16 June 2015