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2 Dec 2020 12:00

India’s farmers take on Modi

Edmond Roy

The tactics that have allowed the Modi government to enforce unpopular new laws may not work this time.
2 Dec 2020 10:00

Al-Qaeda: The core problem

Lydia Khalil

The killing of senior terrorist Abu Mohammed al-Masri on a Tehran street raises questions about al-Qaeda’s ties to Iran.
2 Dec 2020 06:00

A false start for PNG-Bougainville consultations

Gordon Peake

The post-referendum process stalled after a delegation arrived in Port Moresby, only to have the meeting cancelled.

News and Media

China fires back at Morrison, doubles down on war crimes accusation

Sydney Morning Herald

Australian MPs unite to condemn 'grossly insulting' Chinese government tweet

The Guardian

PNG political actors paying to boost social media posts amid latest turmoil

ABC RA Pacific Beat

China from top to bottom

ABC Radio National Big Ideas

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2020 Lowy Lecture to be given by Fareed Zakaria

Media release

At a time of unprecedented focus on affairs in the United States, the Lowy Institute is delighted to announce that one of America’s leading observers of national and

Indonesia banking on Australia's $1b loan to tackle COVID-19

Sydney Morning Herald

Australia to lend Indonesia up to $US1bn

The Australian

Morrison has links into Biden inner circle, but wants to wait for result

Sydney Morning Herald

Australia has friends in Biden's inner sanctum

Australian Financial Review

Australian exporters scramble as fears of more China trade bans grow

The Guardian

China fires new $6bn trade shot with new Australian import bans

The Australian

Will the pandemic see Americans rally around the flag?

Australian Financial Review

A Transfixed World Awaits What’s Next in America

The New York Times

Australia is having trouble with its great and powerful friends

Australian Financial Review

A Foreign Affair - October

ABC News

US election 2020: Global stability needs change in White House

The Australian

It’s not just the South China Sea: Vietnamese vessels in Indonesian waters show extent of maritime disputes in Asean

South China Morning Post

What would a Biden victory mean for Australia?

ABC News

QandA: left likely to become more ‘radical’, as Prime Minister’s pub diplomacy questioned

The Australian

How Joe Biden and a global pandemic might overturn climate politics

Sydney Morning Herald

China’s need for our iron ore a ‘nightmare’

The Australian

Qatari scandal: some answers at last

The Sydney Morning Herald

US consulate in Hong Kong rejects asylum seekers, says activist group

Financial Times

U.S. election won’t resolve the world’s China angst

Politico

Pacific Island economies in massive downturn due to Covid lockdowns.

ABC Radio National

The case for Australia to step up in south-east Asia

Australian Financial Review

Commentary: Are we giving Trump less credit than he deserves?

Channel News Asia

The balance of power is shifting in Asia, and China is gaining on the US

Business Insider

Why is Taiwan arming itself?

ABC The Signal

Why is Taiwan arming itself?

ABC News

Chinese and Taiwanese officials clash in Fiji amid rise of ‘wolf warrior diplomacy’

The Washington Post

How not to reform Indonesia

The Economist

US election: Joe Biden in the White House would be good for us

The Australian

'We’re in crazytown': Trump's disruptive leadership is doing Xi's job for him

Sydney Morning Herald

'We’re in crazytown': Trump's disruptive leadership is doing Xi's job for him

Sydney Morning Herald

Distrust of China Jumps to New Highs in Democratic Nations

The New York Times

Can China rise peacefully?

ABC Radio National

The legacy of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and that of the late Emir

ABC Radio National

The U.S. Exported QAnon to Australia and New Zealand. Now It’s Creeping Into COVID-19 Lockdown Protests

Time

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Lowy Institute announces 2020 Media Award finalists

Media release

The Lowy Institute is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Lowy Institute Media Award:

Ex-rebel leader Ishmael Toroama elected new Bougainville president

The Australian

India Seeks Naval Edge as China Penetrates Indian Ocean

The Wall Street Journal

Coronavirus: why China has left its options open for WHO’s global vaccine plan

South China Morning Post

Why our economy remains stronger than others; and yes, Trump can still win the US election

ABC Radio National

Mooted sale of Westpac's Pacific businesses raises China concerns

Australian Financial Review

Joe Biden if president will push allies like Australia to do more on climate, adviser says

The Guardian

New bloc of Australia, India, Indonesia takes shape amid China fears

Australian Financial Review

The Pick - September

ABC Radio National Saturday Extra

Memo to generals: China is our inescapable economic destiny

Sydney Morning Herald

Australia's Fortescue signs deal to investigate renewable energy in PNG

ABC Radio Pacific Beat

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