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In conversation: Christine Fair on future security challenges for Afghanistan

Australia, along with many other Western countries, has a strong interest in the ongoing stability of Afghanistan.

Xi Jinping: The Backlash (Sydney)

On August 8, the Lowy Institute held the Sydney launch of the latest Lowy Institute Paper published by Penguin Random House Australia, Xi Jinping: The Backlash by Richard McGregor.

Xi Jinping: The Backlash - Lowy Institute at NGV (Melbourne)

On August 5, the Lowy Institute held the Melbourne launch of the latest Lowy Institute Paper published by Penguin Random House Australia, Xi Jinping: The Backlash by Richard McGregor.

Prime Minister James Marape on a new chapter for Papua New Guinea

On 30 May 2019, James Marape was sworn in as the eighth Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.

Panel discussion: Hervé Lemahieu and Bonnie Bley on mapping power in Asia(Canberra)

Global wealth and power are shifting eastwards, changing the way the region – and indeed the world – works politically and strategically.

In conversation: Hugh White on how to defend Australia

The Lowy Institute hosted one of Australia’s most provocative public commentators, Professor Hugh White.

Panel discussion: James Chin and Vilashini Somiah on building the New Malaysia

One year after the corruption-tainted government of Najib Razak was ousted in a stunning electoral upset, sentiment in Malaysia has turned from elation to frustration.

Harsh V Pant on the future of India's foreign policy

The Indian general election is the world’s biggest exercise in democracy, with 900 million eligible voters.

In conversation: Kevin Rudd and Chris Johnson on China

The Lowy Institute was pleased to host the Hon Kevin Rudd for a discussion on Xi Jinping’s China and the new era of strategic competition with the United States across trade, technology, and geopol

James Renwick on encryption and citizenship-stripping legislation

Since September 11, Australia has enacted over 80 counterterrorism and national security laws. The laws are often controversial although usually passed quickly through Parliament.

In conversation: Yevgenia Albats on the Putin factor and the politics of Russia

When Vladimir Putin was re-elected as Russian president in 2018, his position as the dominant personality of the post-Soviet era was enshrined.

In conversation: Troy Bramston on the foreign policy of Sir Robert Menzies

The foreign policy of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister, has often been judged as beholden to Britain and the United States.

In conversation: Anthony Bubalo on Remaking the Middle East: One year on

In Remaking the Middle East, Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Anthony Bubalo argued that despite continuing turmoil in the region the future of the Middle East was not inevitably bleak.

Panel discussion: Exporting the Great Firewall: Censorship and the Chinese internet

Through the course of Xi Jinping’s presidency, China has been working to shape an alternative version of the internet – one in which the party state asserts its cyber sovereignty through an extensi

Nicholas Lardy on The state strikes back: The end of economic reform in China?

China’s economic future is more uncertain than ever.

Maurice Obstfeld on managing the next global economic crisis: New thinking in macroeconomics

More than a decade since the global financial crisis, economic thinking has continued to evolve, shaped by the harsh realities of recent experience.

In conversation: Thitinan Pongsudhirak on coups to crises: where next for Thailand?

After a coup, a new constitution and a controversial election, Thailand’s political future remains as uncertain as ever.

Panel discussion: The global challenge of far-right extremism

The attacks on Al Noor and Linwood Mosques in Christchurch, in which 50 people lost their lives, represent the deadliest mass killing in New Zealand’s modern history and the worst terrorist attacks

Rodger Shanahan on Australian terrorists’ views of the world

Since the start of the Syrian civil war, up to 200 Australians have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight with jihadist groups, and dozens more have been charged with terrorism offences in Australia

An address by Senator Penny Wong

The Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong, addressed the Lowy Institute on what a Labor Government would mean for Australia’s international engagement.

India-China conflict: A move from the Himalayas to the high seas?

Keeping the Kremlin in the Kelvinator

Stoking the fire of Asia-Pacific missile proliferation

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