Left’s deafening silence
In this op-ed for the Australian, Michael Fullilove laments the lack of left-wing perspectives on the Russian-Ukraine crisis. Dr Fullilove sees this as contributing to a lack of debate in Australia on the issue.
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Russia-Ukraine: The silence of the left
One of the striking things about the Australian debate on Crimea is that there hasn't been one. Events in Crimea may have serious consequences for the world order, yet with some honourable exceptions, the issue has not been addressed in Australia with either thoughtfulness or urgency.
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Big is absolutely better as we face an evolving Asia
Big is absolutely better as we face an evolving AsiaDr Michael FulliloveThe Australian12 March 2014http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/big-is-absolutely-better-as-we-face-an-evolving-asia/story-e6frgd0x-1226851803920
Address to the National Press Club: 'A Larger Australia' by Michael Fullilove
In his first address to the National Press Club of Australia, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove called for 'a larger Australia' to meet the international challenges that the country faces
Hawks must admit they got Iraq wrong
Dr Michael Fullilove calls for pundits who cheered on Australia's invasion of Iraq to admit their grievous error.
US must follow FDR's lead on Asia
Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove argues that United States President Barack Obama must follow Franklin D. Roosevelt's lead regarding foreign policy in Asia
With New Defense White Paper, Australia Rebalances
With New Defense White Paper, Australia RebalancesDr Michael FulliloveWorld Politics Review10 May 2013
Where do Australia rivals stand on foreign policy?
Viewpoint: Where do Australia rivals stand on foreign policy?Dr Michael FulliloveBBC News Asia28 August 2013Australia's election winner will need to address a broader range of global issues in a changing strategic environment, writes the Lowy Institute's Michael Fullilove, as he looks at
Diplomacy Isn't Just for the Diplomats
Diplomacy Isn't Just for the DiplomatsDr Michael FulliloveUS News4 March 2014http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/03/03/dont-worry-about-obamas-political-ambassador-nominations
Tony Abbott's diplomatic wobbles reveal challenges of new world order
In the Sydney Morning Herald, Anthony Bubalo and Michael Fullilove review why the Australian goverment seems to be staggering from crisis to crisis, arguing it has more to do with shifting plates of global power than problems in Canberra.
The 'Pivot' has run out of puff
Despite Joe Biden’s Asia trip, Obama’s foreign policy has seemed Atlantic-focused recently
Nothing to fear but fear
In this op-ed, Dr Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy, discusses America's 'war-weariness', drawing comparisons with Roosevelt's decision to support the Allies in World War II
Presenting the new-look Interpreter
Today we're proud to launch a new look for The Interpreter.
The Interpreter began in November 2007 when it was unusual for a think tank to engage in daily online commentary and analysis. The field is now more crowded, but The Interpreter remains not just Australia's premier international policy
Caught between the U.S. and China
In a New York Times op-ed, Lowy institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove argues that the 2013 election campaign ignored the greater strategic and economic challenges facing Australia.
Judicious ambition: international policy priorities for the new Australian Government
In this new Lowy Institute Analysis, a number of Lowy Institute experts outline what they believe should be some key international priorities for the new Australian Government.
Reports from a Turbulent Decade
Throughout a decade of remarkable change and upheaval, the Lowy Institute has discussed, dissected and analysed the big issues shaping global politics, and provided fresh policy ideas for Australian decision-makers.Ranked as Australia's leading think tank, the Lowy Institute provides high-
In 100 words: The most important issue of this campaign
Over the coming days, we kick off our election coverage with short posts from our experts on what they regard as the most important international policy issue of this campaign.
I will be happy if international issues get a proper airing of any kind during the campaign. That is rarely the case.
The day FDR became a wartime president
Excerpted from Rendezvous With Destiny. To read the full article online, please click here
The Personal President
Why FDR shunned the State Department and instead sent friends and cronies on important diplomatic missions. To read the full article please click here
Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World
In the dark days between Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 and Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt sent five remarkable men on dramatic and dangerous missions to Europe. The missions were highly unorthodox and they confounded and infuriated
What Australians think about America and China
In an opinion piece for the Jakarta Post, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove writes about Australian opinions on America and China.
Five lessons on leadership from FDR
In an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove outlines five important lessons on leadership from FDR
Obama needs an FDR-like foreign policy pivot
In an opinion piece in the LA Times, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove writes that FDR combined meticulous planning and adroit public relations to reorient the U.S. and President Obama must do the same
We see China and U.S. as central to our future
In an opinion piece in The Australian newspaper, Michael Fullilove and Alex Oliver describe Australians’ complex attitudes towards important foreign policy issues, and in particular, Australia’s relations with its two most important partners: China as its most important economic partner
We need Aussie view of world
The rise of Asia means Australia finds it self a lot closer to the centre of geopolitical and economic action than in the past. It is vital to our national interest, therefore, that Australians understand what is happening beyond our shores
We stood by the U.S. as it erred grievously in Iraq
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove examines the costs of the war in Iraq to the United States and the implications for the Australia-US alliance
Foreign service remains vastly underfunded
In an opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review, Dr Michael Fullilove and Alex Oliver argue that as Australians look ahead to a federal election in September, they should be asking tough questions of both major parties about the funding of their foreign policies.
Lowy Institute's books of 2012 part V
Part 1 of this series by Lowy Institute research staff here; part 2 here; part 3 here; part 4 here.
Burmese Days by George Orwell. Selected by Michael Fullilove.
My book of 2012 was first published in 1934. George Orwell's novel Burmese Days is a grim but vivid account of life in Burma in the
The audacity of reasonableness: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, US foreign policy and Australia
At first glance, the differences between the two candidates for president of the United States in 2012, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, are striking. Each candidate is doing his best to emphasise these differences. Most commentators have drawn sharp distinctions between the two
The US mid-term elections and the Obama Administration
On Friday 5 November, two leading commentators on US politics and foreign policy, Dr Michael Fullilove and Daniel Flitton, provided some immediate analysis of the mid-term results as part of the Lowy Institute’s ‘Food for Thought’ program in Melbourne
The stakeholder spectrum: China and the United Nations
In recent decades China has become a far more active and effective player in, and contributor to, the United Nations. However, according to Dr Michael Fullilove, the limits of this enhanced engagement are becoming clear. Dr Fullilove emphasises that while the West might advocate that China become a
Hope or glory? The presidential election, US foreign policy and Australia
What is at stake in a US presidential election in terms of American foreign policy? How might the temperament and world-views of the respective candidates be interpreted? In this paper Dr Michael Fullilove compares and contrasts the foreign policies of Barack Obama and John McCain in the 2008
World wide webs: Diasporas and the international system
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that national diasporas are like ‘world wide webs’, with dense, interlocking strands spanning the globe and binding different individuals, institutions and countries together.
Capital punishment and Australian foreign policy
In this Policy Brief, Dr Michael Fullilove examines how the Australian Government implements its stated opposition to the death penalty. He finds that while Australia is an effective advocate for Australian nationals on death row, we do less than we could in relation to universal abolition.
Diaspora: The World Wide Web of Australians
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that national diasporas are like ‘“world wide webs”’, with dense, interlocking strands spanning the globe and binding different individuals, institutions and countries together. The Paper follows those strands and describes the webs
Fuelling confrontation: Iran, the US and the oil weapon
In this new Lowy Institute Analysis, Anthony Bubalo, Michael Fullilove and Mark Thirlwell explore the prospect and implications of Iran's using oil as a weapon in its current confrontation with the international community over the nuclear issue
The testament of Solomons: RAMSI and international state-building
The unrest in Honiara of 18-19 April underlines the fragility of Solomon Islands as well as the sheer difficulty of rebuilding weak states. The background to and key features of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) were set out in this March 2006 Analysis by Dr
Iran, the international community and the nuclear issue: where to next?
In a new Lowy Institute Analysis, Anthony Bubalo and Michael Fullilove examine the likely trajectory of efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear question, an issue that is likely to lead the international foreign policy agenda in 2006.
Angels and dragons: Asia, the UN, reform and the next Secretary-General
This Issues Brief assesses the relationship between the United Nations and Asia – both the UN's activities in Asia and the behaviour of Asian states at the UN.
Diaspora: the world wide web of Australians
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Dr Michael Fullilove and Dr Chloë Flutter argue that the community of Australian expatriates is a great asset for this country.
Bush is from Mars, Kerry is from Mars too
Although there are significant differences in style and substance between George Bush and John Kerry, the similarities in foreign policy terms are more striking than is sometimes understood. From Australia's perspective, the fundamentals of our relationship with the US are excellent and the alliance
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