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Remaking the Middle East
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Remaking the Middle East
How a troubled region may save itself. Anthony Bubalo
Choosing Openness
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Choosing Openness
Why global engagement is best for Australia Andrew Leigh
A Wary Embrace
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A Wary Embrace
What the China–Russia relationship means for the world. Bobo Lo
Fighting with America
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Fighting with America
Why saying 'no' to the US wouldn’t rupture the alliance.James Curran
The Embarrassed Colonialist
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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…
Condemned to Crisis?
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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…
The Adolescent Country
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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 …
Beyond the boom
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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 –…
Courting Reform: Indonesia Islamic Courts and Justice for the Poor
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Courting Reform: Indonesia Islamic Courts and Justice for the Poor
Cate Sumner and Tim Lindsey explore how the Islamic courts in Indonesia have embraced reform within a judicial system notorious for corruption and incompetence, taking the lead in…