International Public Opinion

As varied as the weather: How public attitudes shape climate policy
As varied as the weather: How public attitudes shape climate policy
Australians are no strangers to the “climate wars”. For more than a decade, the politics of responding to global warming has felled prime ministers amid policy failures and…
The middle power alignment in public attitudes about Covid-19
The middle power alignment in public attitudes about Covid-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia, Canada and European countries have been cooperating together more in initiatives and groupings without the United States or China…
Ironclad - Forging a new future for America's alliances: book chapter
Books
Ironclad - Forging a new future for America's alliances: book chapter
In a new book edited by Dr. Michael J. Green of Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington D.C., the final chapter by Alex Oliver looks at…
Asia in the Age of Uncertainty
Polling
Asia in the Age of Uncertainty
In the context of an increasingly demanding security environment in Asia, the Lowy Institute joined with five research partners in Asia Pacific in a six-nation 2016…
2016 Lowy Institute polling: Donald Trump polarises Australians
Polling
2016 Lowy Institute polling: Donald Trump polarises Australians
Almost half (45%) of Australian adults say that ‘Australia should distance itself from the United States if it elects a president like Donald Trump’. Photo: Flickr user Gage…
How did the Chinese media react to the Tianjin explosions?
By Jackson Kwok, an intern in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program, and Merriden Varrall, Director of the East Asia Program, Lowy Institute. It has now been more than a week…
Lowy poll shows that values matter in foreign policy
The 2015 Lowy Institute Poll reveals a great deal about Australian attitudes towards China, both in terms of our bilateral relationship, but also how China fits into our broader…
Indonesians against the death penalty
As we learned from a recent Lowy Institute poll, 62% of Australians oppose the use of the death penalty in the case of Bali Nine members Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in…
New Lowy Institute poll: 62% Australians oppose execution of Chan and Sukumaran
In a new poll conducted by the Lowy Institute on the weekend, 62% of the Australian adult population say that the executions of the two Australian citizens, Andrew Chan and Myuran…
Hong Kong's twisted political pathology
Another month, another huge political street protest in Hong Kong. Last Sunday the territory's residents marched again, this time against the planned but so far unscheduled…