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14 Apr 2021 12:00

The Quad’s uneasy place in Southeast Asia

Ivy Kwek

The region will need assurance to overcome scepticism about the Quad and assuage a deep-seated fear of upsetting China.
14 Apr 2021 11:30

Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy: Balancing China and the West

Nikola Mikovic

The politics of Covid have tangled up countries across the world – but that’s not always a drawback.
14 Apr 2021 06:00

With Olympic snub, North Korea returns to isolation

André Leslie

Pyongyang’s decision to skip the Tokyo games is part of a broader retreat back to the international wilderness.

News and Media

In conversation: Bari Weiss of the New York Times

Lowy Institute’s Executive Director Michael Fullilove and The New York Times editor and columnist Bari Weiss had a conversation about journalism, American politics and society, and the role of the

Panel Discussion: China's Xinjiang detentions

China is holding hundreds of thousands of Uighurs in detention camps in Xinjiang, western China, in what appears to be a systematic targeting of an entire ethnic and religious group in the name of

In conversation: Brookings Institution President John R. Allen

The Lowy Institute hosted the President of the Brookings Institution for a conversation about the world. John R.

Address by Senator the Hon Marise Payne

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, delivered an address to the Lowy Institute.

Panel discussion: China’s military challenge to the US in Asia

How is China trying to unseat the United States as the dominant power in Asia? What tactics are Beijing using and how is the US responding?

Lowy Institute Media Awards 2018 - Judges and Nominees

The Lowy Institute 2018 Media Awards were held on Saturday 24 November at NSW Parliament House.

Panel discussion: Brexit’s bewildering endgame (Sydney)

The decision by the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union is more than two years old. What will happen on Brexit day on 29 March next year?

Michael Fullilove on after the midterms: Australia, the United States and the international order

We are now halfway through Donald Trump’s first term as president of the United States.

Panel Discussion: Brexit's bewildering endgame (Melbourne)

The decision by the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union is more than two years old. What will happen on Brexit day on 29 March next year?

David Gruen on global economic order and the role of the G20

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis and the elevation of the G20 to a leader-level forum.

Address by the Hon Bill Shorten MP

On Monday 29 October the Lowy Institute hosted the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Leader of the Opposition, for a major foreign policy address.

In conversation: Hal Varian on the economics of data

In an age of ubiquitous data, the “scarce factor is the ability to understand that data and extract value from it”.

Panel Discussion: The republic and Australia’s place in the world

On the eve of the visit to Australia by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Lowy Institute held an event on the issue of the republic and Australia’s place in the world.

2018 Indonesia Update Keynote Address and Panel Discussion on the Place of Minorities in Indonesia

Professor Robert Cribb of the Australia National University (ANU) delivered a keynote address (30 minutes) on the place of minorities in Indonesia, as part of the 2018 Indonesia Update, presented i

2018 Indonesia Political Update Lecture and Panel Discussion

Tom Power of the Australia National University (ANU) Indonesia Project delivered the 2018 political update (approximately 35 minutes), followed by a panel discussion on Indonesia’s upcoming April 2

Lowy Institute 15th anniversary highlights

Over the past 15 years, the Lowy Institute has been at the centre of Australia's foreign policy and national security debates and is now internationally recognised for its independent reserach, ana

Panel Discussion: Can middle powers save the international order? Views from Germany

The international order is under strain. Rising powers want to rewrite the rules, Western leaders are turning inwards, and technology is breaking down barriers.

Tuilaepa Malielegaoi on a Pacific perspective of the new geostrategic landscape

The Lowy Institute hosted an address by the Hon Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Samoa.

Panel Discussion: A Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Prospects for and responses to US policy in Asia

Whether in terms of denuclearisation talks with North Korea, an escalating trade war with China, or the promotion of a concept and strategy for a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’, the pace of US statec

Panel Discussion: Australian foreign policy in a time of political crisis

Australia now has its fifth prime minister in five years. What does this mean for Australia’s place in the world?

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The Quad’s uneasy place in Southeast Asia

Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy: Balancing China and the West

With Olympic snub, North Korea returns to isolation

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