Cyber Security

Cyber attacks more widespread than we know
Commentary
Cyber attacks more widespread than we know
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Nonresident Fellow Alan Dupont writes that the threat to national security from cyber attacks is real and it is growing, seemingly unchecked…
Cyber spying needs concerted action
Commentary
Cyber spying needs concerted action
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Non-resident Senior Fellow Alan Dupont writes that as the cost of electronic pilfering grows, Australia should become a…
Health system strengthening in Papua New Guinea: exploring the role of demand-responsive mechanisms
Analyses
Health system strengthening in Papua New Guinea: exploring the role of demand-responsive mechanisms
This Lowy Institute Analysis by Julienne McKay and Dr Katherine Lepani, exploring the role of demand-responsive mechanisms in health services delivery in Papua New Guinea,…
Revitalising Papua New Guinea’s health system: the need for creative approaches
Policy Briefs
Revitalising Papua New Guinea’s health system: the need for creative approaches
The scale of public health challenges in Papua New Guinea heightens the need to improve management capacity and ensure value for money. Proposed changes to health facility…
Confronting ghosts: Thailand’s shapeless southern insurgency
Lowy Institute Papers
Confronting ghosts: Thailand’s shapeless southern insurgency
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Joseph Chinyong Liow and Don Pathan examine the ongoing violence in the majority Muslim Malay provinces of Thailand’s south.Don Pathan , Joseph…
The sting of climate change
Policy Briefs
The sting of climate change
Climate change is not only affecting where people live and prosper but also where mosquitoes do. This is bad news for northern Australia and Australia's northern neighbours. In a…
HIV/AIDS: The looming Asia Pacific pandemic
Policy Briefs
HIV/AIDS: The looming Asia Pacific pandemic
In a Policy Brief on HIV/AIDS in the Asia Pacific, Bill Bowtell calls for both a doubling of global funding for the response to the HIV pandemic, and a radical overhaul of…
Mindanao: a gamble worth taking
Lowy Institute Papers
Mindanao: a gamble worth taking
A Lowy Institute Paper by Dr Malcolm Cook and Dr Kit Collier analyses the prospects for peace in Mindanao and the threats facing the peace process.Malcolm Cook , Kit Collier
Global macroeconomic consequences of pandemic influenza
Analyses
Global macroeconomic consequences of pandemic influenza
In a major new Analysis, Professor Warwick McKibbin and Dr Alexandra Sidorenko explore the implications of a pandemic influenza outbreak on the global economy.  Warwick…
Changes in equity risk perceptions: global consequences and policy responses
Analyses
Changes in equity risk perceptions: global consequences and policy responses
The current weakness in the global economy has generated a debate on the likely outlook for the world economy and the appropriate response for monetary policies.  Warwick…