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The International Security Program

The International Security Program

The International Security Program looks at strategic dynamics and security risks globally, with an emphasis on Australia's region of Indo-Pacific Asia. Its research spans strategic competition and the risks of conflict in Asia, security implications of the rise of China and India, maritime security, nuclear arms control, Australian defence policy and the changing character of conflict. The Program draws on a network of experts in Australia, Asia and globally, and is supported by diverse funding sources including grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. It convenes international policy dialogues such as the 2017 Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum and has a record of producing leading-edge, influential reports.

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Taiwan Flashpoint: What Australia Can Do to Stop the Coming Taiwan Crisis
Policy Briefs
Taiwan Flashpoint: What Australia Can Do to Stop the Coming Taiwan Crisis
Australian diplomacy could ease rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait, if Australian policymakers rediscovered an appetite for involvement in the flashpoint.
America vs The West
Lowy Institute Papers
America vs The West
Preserving the liberal world order
What price abroad for Australia's latest leadership upheaval?
Commentary
What price abroad for Australia's latest leadership upheaval?
Originally published in Straits Times. Euan Graham
North Korea summit the latest act in Asia's great melodrama
Commentary
North Korea summit the latest act in Asia's great melodrama
Orginially published on ABC News.Euan Graham
Instability in the Pacific Islands: A status report
Analyses
Instability in the Pacific Islands: A status report
Domestic developments in the Pacific Island states matter more than ever to Australia. Stewart Firth
Cancelled Trump-Kim summit no surprise given glaringly obvious gulf in recent weeks
Commentary
Cancelled Trump-Kim summit no surprise given glaringly obvious gulf in recent weeks
Originally published in Channel News Asia. Euan Graham
Trump, Kim and the North Korean nuclear missile melodrama
Analyses
Trump, Kim and the North Korean nuclear missile melodrama
The Trump–Kim summit is a distinct new phase in the dramatic cycle that defines the North Korea nuclear issue and the peninsula’s highly theatrical brand of geopolitics. Euan…
Is ASEAN still central to Australia?
Is ASEAN still central to Australia?
In March, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will welcome the ten leaders of ASEAN to Sydney for a special summit focusing on business and security ties. This is the first time…
Canberra looks for new bridges over troubled waters
Commentary
Canberra looks for new bridges over troubled waters
Faced with a distracted US and an increasingly assertive China, Australia needs, more than ever, friends and partners in the region. Originally published in the Straits Times.Euan…
China: Contradictions in climate leadership
China: Contradictions in climate leadership
This article is part of a series for the Australia-UK Asia Dialogue, co-hosted by the Lowy Institute and Ditchley Foundation, and supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs…
The Sydney Morning Herald
8 March 2023
The New York Times
4 March 2023
RCTI+ (Indonesia)
11 February 2023
The New York Times
10 February 2023
The Australian Financial Review
16 December 2022
Australian Associated Press
12 December 2022