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Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine
Lowy Institute Papers
Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine
The foremost authority on modern war in the English-speaking world examines Europe’s most important conflict since the Second World War.
Countering Chinese economic coercion: enhanced cooperation between Australia and Europe
Research Notes
Countering Chinese economic coercion: enhanced cooperation between Australia and Europe
China appears increasingly confident in aligning itself politically against the West. But there are ways for Australia and Europe to even the balance.
Turning point? Putin, Xi, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Analyses
Turning point? Putin, Xi, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed the limitations of the Sino–Russian partnership.
Xi Jinping steps up China’s political divorce from the West
Commentary
Xi Jinping steps up China’s political divorce from the West
China’s leader has dug in over his COVID-zero policy and his loyalty to Vladimir Putin – and his reasoning does not bode well for the West. Originally published in the Australian…
For Xi, Putin’s invasion is a test run for Taiwan
Commentary
For Xi, Putin’s invasion is a test run for Taiwan
Having learned from the collapse of Soviet Union, China may yet have to send its officials back to school to learn how not to put an empire back together again. Originally…
Put Southeast Asia at the centre of the UK’s Indo-Pacific Tilt
Reports
Put Southeast Asia at the centre of the UK’s Indo-Pacific Tilt
Written evidence by Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, was submitted to the United Kingdom Parliament's Foreign Affairs…
Flexing US muscle over Ukraine best way to deter alpha male Vladimir Putin
Commentary
Flexing US muscle over Ukraine best way to deter alpha male Vladimir Putin
Originally published in the Weekend Australian.
The missing anchor: Why the EU should join the CPTPP
Policy Briefs
The missing anchor: Why the EU should join the CPTPP
In the absence of the United States, consideration should be given to the European Union as a central player in an expanded Indo-Pacific trade accord.
The Director’s Chair: Dr Constanze Stelzenmüller on Angela Merkel’s life, career and legacy.
Podcasts
The Director’s Chair: Dr Constanze Stelzenmüller on Angela Merkel’s life, career and legacy.
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with the Brookings Institution scholar and Merkel-watcher Dr Constanze Stelzenmüller. Constanze holds the Fritz…