America vs the West
Can the liberal world order be preserved
By Kori Schake
Monday 10 Dec 2018 | 23:26 | SYDNEY
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Remaking the Middle East
How a troubled region may save itself
Choosing Openness
Why global engagement is best for Australia
By Andrew Leigh
A Wary Embrace
What the China–Russia relationship means for the world
By Bobo Lo
Fighting with America
Why saying 'no' to the US wouldn’t rupture the alliance
By James Curran
The Embarrassed Colonialist
Forty years after independence, Papua New Guinea is the largest single recipient of aid from Australia. Yet Australians seem to be largely ambivalent about the country. Few Australians know the history of our colonial rule in PNG and our ties to the country are being forgotten.
By Sean Dorney
Condemned to Crisis?
It is often said that no country is more important to Australia than Indonesia. Ken Ward argues that Australian governments and their critics need to be realistic about an Australia–Indonesia relationship that risks always being crisis-prone and volatile
By Ken Ward
The Adolescent Country
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Sydney Morning Herald International Editor and Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Peter Hartcher argues that Australia needs to shake off its 'provincial reflex' and become a mature player in global affairs
Beyond the boom
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Dr John Edwards, Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute, challenges the pessimism about the Australian economy. The mining boom is far from over – and it hasn’t been as important for Australian prosperity as widely believed.
By John Edwards