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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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Quick comment: Seiichiro Takagi on China, Trump and Japan-Australia relations
Quick comment: Seiichiro Takagi on China, Trump and Japan-Australia relations
Yesterday afternoon International Security Program Director Euan Graham spoke with prominent Japanese Sinologist Seiichiro Takagi, Senior Research Advisor at the Japan Institute…
Southeast Asia’s neglected navigational and overflight challenges
Southeast Asia’s neglected navigational and overflight challenges
As the new US administration considers how to respond to China’s strategic challenge in the South China Sea, it must also grapple with the legal, political and operational…
Quick comment: US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David Skalicky on F-22 operations in northern Australia
Quick comment: US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David Skalicky on F-22 operations in northern Australia
Late last year, PACOM Commander Admiral Harry Harris revealed in his lecture to the Lowy Institute that the US planned to operate F-22 Raptors out of Australia in 2017. This…
A question for alliance critics: What's your alternative?
A question for alliance critics: What's your alternative?
This is an edited version of remarks delivered at the National Press Club in Canberra on 21 February, 2017, in a panel discussion with Sir Angus Houston. The full text can be…
75 years after Singapore's fall
Commentary
75 years after Singapore's fall
We must think seriously about the region again, writes Euan Graham in the Australian Financial Review on 15 February. Photo: Getty ImagesEuan Graham
Will the Western Pacific’s long peace endure?
Will the Western Pacific’s long peace endure?
The security picture in the Western Pacific is marked by maritime boundary disputes, nationalist enmities and rapidly modernising militaries. Against that backdrop, the prolonged…
Australia and South Korea: Time to expand co-operation
Australia and South Korea: Time to expand co-operation
This week the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, supported by the Korea Foundation, is hosting the Australia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Emerging Leaders…
Trump's CIA speech reveals a challenge to America's 'deep state'
Trump's CIA speech reveals a challenge to America's 'deep state'
Yesterday, in his first official engagement as President, Donald Trump visited CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia where he gave a 15-minute televised speech in front of the…
Missed opportunities at the Australia-Japan summit
Missed opportunities at the Australia-Japan summit
Although it took place at Kirribilli House, just around the corner from where I live, I can unfortunately claim no inside information on last weekend’s Sydney summit between Prime…
'Tis the season to be wary
'Tis the season to be wary
The advent season has brought with it a renewed focus on the globalised nature of terrorism. This week’s grim tally of atrocities includes the assassination of the Russian…