Publications

In the PR war, don’t mention the R-word Rodger Shanahan The Australian 10 October 2015

Neighbours share responsibility for Syria's morass Rodger Shanahan The Australian 6 October 2015

Russia’s Syrian levers give control the West can only dream of Rodger Shanahan   The Australian 21 September 2015 Click here for the online text

Asian financial markets should keep calm and carry on Stephen Grenville Nikkei Report 15 September 2015 Click here for the online text

The G20 has become a key international forum since it was set up in 1999. When Australia began its presidency of the 2014 summit in Brisbane, many commentators suggested that Australia’s chairing of the G20 would reinvigorate it. This timely book looks at what that meeting achieved and what has

Refugee crisis calls for regional response Rodger Shanahan The Australian 9 September 2015  

On 2 September 2015, General (Ret.) David Petraeus AO delivered the annual Lowy Lecture. 

The 17th issue of the G20 Monitor examines the progress made by the 2015 Turkish G20 Presidency and explores potential priority areas for the 2016 Chinese Presidency. Photo: Flickr/Juraj Patekar

President and his party attempt to Islamise Turkey through stealth and hardline alliances Rodger Shanahan The Australian 15 August 2015

In this Analysis, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Tristram Sainsbury examines the evolving global economic leadership roles of the United States and China

Time for Europe to take Greek lessons from Asia Stephen Grenville Nikkei Report 7 August 2015 Click here for the online text

The TPP agreement has failed to be finalised — let’s not shed any tears about that Leon Berkelmans The Australian 4 August 2015

Labor’s unsettling dilemma Alan Dupont The Australian 24 July 2015 Click here for the online text

Iran nuclear deal Anthony Bubalo The Australian 18 July 2015  

It is often said that no country is more important to Australia than Indonesia. Ken Ward argues that Australian governments and their critics need to be realistic about an Australia–Indonesia relationship that risks always being crisis-prone and volatile

Asia must brace for Greek shockwaves Stephen Grenville Nikkei Report 6 July 2015 Click here for the online text

In this Lowy Institute Report Nonresident Fellows Linda Jakobson and Rory Medcalf identify both the real differences in interests between China and other powers in the Indo-Pacific, but also the sharp divergences in perceptions regarding China’s maritime strategic objectives

Yuan deserves a place in the IMF basket Stephen Grenville Nikkei Report 11 June 2015 Click here for the online text.    

Chinese push in the South China Sea must be resisted but defusing tension should be the aim Alan Dupont The Australian 13 June 2015  

Public support for fight in Iraq despite big risk Anthony Bubalo Australian Financial Review 16 June 2015  

After a year marked by an unusual intensity in Australia’s interactions with the world, the 2015 Lowy Institute Poll includes findings from a mix of new questions together with established tracking questions on some of the critical issues of our time. In this year’s Poll, we asked Australians

It's time for Greece to take charge of its own financial crisis Stephen Grenville The Australian Financial Review 4 June 2015 Click here for the online text

A majority of Australians of voting age are in favour of the recent budget cuts to Australia’s overseas aid to developing countries

High stakes for Australia in limiting China's South China Sea incursionsBonnie GlaserThe Age22 May 2015 Click here for the online text