The Director’s Chair: Biographer Evan Osnos on President-elect Joe Biden.
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Evan Osnos, the award-winning journalist, author and staff writer for The New Yorker.
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The Director’s Chair: Dr Kurt Campbell on pivoting to Asia and competition with China
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with one of the leading US Democratic voices on foreign policy, Kurt Campbell.
The Director’s Chair: Dr Robert Dallek on the U.S. presidency and the 2020 election
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Dr Robert Dallek, the distinguished presidential historian.
2016 Event | An address from Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States
In 2016, the Lowy Institute and the United States Studies Centre hosted then-Vice President, Joe Biden, on the Australia-US relationship
The New Biden Administration: A Lowy Institute Collection
On this page, we have curated the best publications, conversations and event recordings to help you understand the foreign policy implications of Joe Biden's presidency
The Director’s Chair: Joe Biden's senior policy adviser Jake Sullivan, on Russia, China, climate diplomacy and Australia
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Jake Sullivan, the senior policy adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Joe Biden
Australia will benefit if American craziness subsides
Originally published in Sydney Morning Herald
The Director’s Chair: Dr Thomas Wright on the 2020 presidential election and US foreign policy
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with one of the world’s leading Trumpologists, Dr Thomas Wright.
Lowy Institute 2020 Media Award Presentation
Now in its eighth year, the Lowy Institute Media Award is Australia’s premier award for recognising excellence in foreign affairs journalism. It is presented to an Australian journalist or team working in print, broadcast or online media who has deepened the knowledge or shaped the discussion of
The Director’s Chair: Steve Hadley on his career, the individuals he met and the leaders he served
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Stephen Hadley, the former national security adviser to President George W. Bush.
The Director’s Chair: Governor-General David Hurley on soldiering and representing Australia
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Australia’s Governor-General, His Excellency David Hurley.
The Director’s Chair: Ambassador Nicholas Burns on diplomacy, presidents and American power
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Professor at Harvard University, Executive Director of the Aspen Strategy Group, and one of the leading American diplomats of his generation.
The Director’s Chair: Jake Sullivan on Donald Trump, Joe Biden and America’s role in the world
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Jake Sullivan, the senior policy adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The Director’s Chair: Mike Pezzullo on immigration, security and Australia’s place in the world
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Mike Pezzullo
In conversation: Michael Fullilove and Richard McGregor discuss Kamala Harris
Was Kamala Harris the right choice for presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden?
Contemplating Kamala Harris
A discussion of US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s pick for vice-presidential running mate.
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Australia's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Joint submission by Lowy Institute researchers to the JSCFADT inquiry into the implications of the pandemic.
The Director's Chair: Fiona Hill reflects on her journey from Bishop Auckland to the White House
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Brookings Institution scholar, and former Russia adviser to President Donald Trump, Dr Fiona Hill
The Director's Chair: Peter Varghese reflects on an international life and career
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with diplomat, foreign policy intellectual and now Chancellor of the University of Queensland, Peter Varghese
Vale Owen Harries 1930–2020
With admirable chutzpah, Owen believed he could influence the international relations of the most powerful country
Vale Owen Harries 1930–2020
With admirable chutzpah, Owen believed he could influence the international relations of the most powerful country.
The Director’s Chair: Rory Stewart on the adventures and disappointments of modern politics
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with former diplomat, traveller, author and politician, Rory Stewart, a man whose life so far has been both conventional and highly unconventional
The Director’s Chair: Dennis Richardson on Australian politics and foreign policy, the United States and China
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with legendary Australian official Dennis Richardson
Australians haven’t given up on the United States — yet
Originally published in The Washington Post
The Director's Chair: David Miliband on British politics and COVID-19 in humanitarian crises
In this episode of The Director's Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with former British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband
The Director’s Chair Ep3: Enrico Letta on global leadership, COVID-19, and the European project
In the third episode of The Director's Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with former Italian Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, about running a major European power, his relationship with world leaders, global governance during COVID-19, and the future of the European project
The Director’s Chair Ep2: Lord Mervyn King on COVID-19, radical uncertainty and economic forecasting
In the second episode of The Director's Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Lord Mervyn King about COVID-19, global economic downturn, the UK's response to the virus, Brexit, and what Lord King terms the 'radical uncertainty' of economic forecasting during a global crisis
The Director’s Chair Ep. 1: Susan Glasser and Peter Baker on COVID-19, America and Trump
In the first episode of The Director's Chair, a new Lowy Institute podcast, Michael Fullilove speaks with Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Peter Baker of The New York Times about COVID-19, the Trump administration and America
The World After COVID
How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the world? Lowy Institute experts provide their analysis
The World After COVID‑19
How will the coronavirus pandemic change the world? Lowy Institute experts provide their analysis
Coronavirus: Global giants stumble while agile nations inspire
Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove writes on the ways COVID-19 will alter some of the patterns of international life. Originally published in The Australian
COVIDcast Episode 4: Crisis looms in Southeast Asia
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world.
COVIDcast Episode 4: Crisis looms in Southeast Asia
COVIDcast is a Lowy Institute pop-up podcast for anyone interested in understanding the effect of coronavirus on global politics. Each week for the next few weeks, Lowy Institute experts will sit down to discuss the implications of coronavirus for the world.
In Episode 4, Lowy Institute’s
A speech for the age of the self-isolated
Political leaders have a nearly impossible task to break through the noise and the fear, but they must.
COVIDcast Episode 2: virus is declared a pandemic
COVIDcast is a Lowy Institute pop-up podcast for anyone interested in understanding the effect of coronavirus on global politics. Each week for the next few weeks, Lowy Institute experts will sit down to discuss the implications of coronavirus for the world.
In Episode 2, Lowy Institute’s
COVIDcast - Episode 1: The global response to the coronavirus
COVIDcast is a Lowy Institute pop-up podcast for anyone interested in understanding the effect of coronavirus on global politics. Each week for the next few weeks, Lowy Institute experts will sit down to discuss the implications of coronavirus for the world. To listen to the first episode, click
How I Lost My Faith in America
The world still wants to believe in the US. But it needs some help.
Originally published in The Atlantic
Little to gain from linking Australia’s aid with China in the Pacific
Canberra is the biggest donor in the neighbourhood and has regional goals very different from Beijing.
Favourites of 2019: Richard Holbrooke, “almost great”
He was the diplomat who in many ways embodied the US with his idealism and his egocentrism.
Now we must set sights on the G7
Australia has a strong case to join the top democratic table. The PM should ask Donald Trump for help to do so.
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review
Boris wins his moment in the sun and may yet surprise us
Unlike Trump, Johnson brings to the top job extensive government experience and a very different worldview.
Morrison must think hard about our Pacific plays
Originally published in The Australian
Nation split on changing relationship between US, China
Originally published in The Australian
Superpower scrutiny at Shangri-La
The Chinese are finding they are now subject to the Spiderman rule: with great power comes great responsibility.
Conservatives overseas will look at the ScoMo lesson
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review
We must find a new Asia focus as world order changes
Originally published in The Australian
We may not be interested in the world, but the world is interested in us
Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald
Trouble in Munich: the transatlantic breakup
Europe and America read from diverging scripts at the annual strategic confab, the Munich Security Conference.
The Ineffable Hulk, Trump is always one temper tantrum from disaster
Originally published in Sydney Morning Herald
After the Midterms: Australia, the United States and the international order
Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove reflects on the Trump administration, the effect of the midterms on US foreign policy and what this means for Australia and the world order. This speech was delivered at the Lowy Institute on 13 November 2018
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