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The global financial crisis and international migration: implications for Australia
Analyses
The global financial crisis and international migration: implications for Australia
Khalid Koser, Director of the New Threats and Human Security Programme at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, examines the impact of the global financial crisis on…
Between defiance and détente: Iran’s 2009 presidential election and its impact on foreign policy
Analyses
Between defiance and détente: Iran’s 2009 presidential election and its impact on foreign policy
In a new Lowy Institute Analysis, Iranian researcher Mahmoud Alinejad looks ahead to the Iranian presidential election on 12 June. He assesses the four candidates’ prospects…
Nobody's client: the reawakening of Iraqi sovereignty
Analyses
Nobody's client: the reawakening of Iraqi sovereignty
In a new Lowy Institute Analysis, Lydia Khalil explores the growing confidence of Iraq's government under Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.  Lydia Khalil
The economic and environmental effects of border tax adjustments for climate change policy
Analyses
The economic and environmental effects of border tax adjustments for climate change policy
For the foreseeable future, climate change policy will be considerably more stringent in some countries than in others. In high-cost countries, there will be political pressure to…
Squaring the triangle: an Australian perspective on Asian security minilateralism
Analyses
Squaring the triangle: an Australian perspective on Asian security minilateralism
In a paper published by the US National Bureau of Asian Research, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf identifies Australia’s criteria for taking part in …
Putting the genie back in the bottle: ruling regimes and the new media in the Arab world
Analyses
Putting the genie back in the bottle: ruling regimes and the new media in the Arab world
In a new Lowy Institute Analysis Australian journalist David Hardaker examines the growth and impact of the 'new media' - primarily the internet and satellite television - in the…
Ambition: the emerging foreign policy of the Rudd Government
Analyses
Ambition: the emerging foreign policy of the Rudd Government
In a new Lowy Institute Analysis entitled 'Ambition: the emerging foreign policy of the Rudd Government', Lowy Institute Executive Director Allan Gyngell explores what we have…
Australia, East Asia and the current financial crisis
Analyses
Australia, East Asia and the current financial crisis
In a new Analysis, Dr Stephen Grenville argues that as the international crisis begins to impinge more strongly on Asia, one of the potential protective responses – the Chiang Mai…
Expecting the unexpected
Analyses
Expecting the unexpected
To estimate the emissions reductions and costs of a climate policy, analysts usually compare a policy scenario with a baseline scenario of future economic conditions without the…