Lowy Institute announces distinguished US journalist James Fallows as new Nonresident Fellow

The Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, Dr Michael Fullilove, today announced that James Fallows will join the Institute in 2016 as a Nonresident Fellow. 
 
James Fallows is a national correspondent for The Atlantic magazine, where he has written some of its most important cover stories, including for the March 2016 issue, titled ‘Can America Put Itself Back Together?’. James has written for The Atlantic for more than 30 years. He was chief White House speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter, editor of US News & World Report, and a program designer at Microsoft. James served as The Atlantic’s China correspondent and his most recent book is China Airborne. 
 
‘James Fallows is one of America’s best journalists - and in this crucial year for America, I am delighted to welcome him to the Lowy Institute as a Nonresident Fellow. He will make an important contribution to the Australian public debate about our great ally. Jim also speaks with enormous authority about China’, said Dr Fullilove.   
 
James Fallows said: ‘I am honoured to have been invited to serve as a Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow. I look forward to talking with Australians about this pivotal year in US politics, and about China’s political trajectory’. 
 
James Fallows will be in Australia from 2 to 10 May for events, meetings and media engagements. He will also deliver public lectures in Sydney and Melbourne during the period.