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Polling
2025 Lowy Institute Poll — Preview
Trust in the United States drops to a new low, Australians’ confidence in political leaders’ foreign policy abilities.

Analyses
Trapped in debt: China’s role in Laos’ economic crisis
Laos is trapped in a severe debt crisis with no resolution in sight, threatening a decade of economic and social malaise. This Analysis examines the drivers of the Lao debt crisis…

Commentary
Whoever wins the election, stop the rot in Defence. We’re in peril as never before
Originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald

Analyses
Hedging bets: Southeast Asia’s approach to China’s aid
Demand for development finance reflects both a country’s needs and its foreign policy agency — shaping approaches from constrained to opportunistic.

Lowy Institute Papers
India in a World Adrift: A Rising Power Takes its Place Among Rivals
The pace of change in Asian geopolitics is accelerating. What role will India play in a rebalanced Asian system?

Commentary
The Indo-Pacific grapples with a reckless China and feckless US
Originally published in The Financial Times

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