So it’s that time of year again: 193 member states convening in New York City for the UN General Assembly, this year (the 68th session) focusing on the post-2015 MDG agenda (and no doubt annoying New Yorkers for clogging up 1st and 2nd

Daniela Strube is a Research Fellow in the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.

The swearing in of the new Abbott Ministry yesterday portends something of a new era for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Up until 1973, Australia’s aid program was handled in a branch within the Department of Foreign Affairs. It’s taken 30 40 years for the circle to turn, but turn it has.

There has been much consternation both at home and abroad about the lack of women in Prime Minister Tony Abbott's ministry,

Jack Georgieff is a Lowy Institute Research Associate.

An exchange of presidential letters marks a thawing of US-Iran relations. (Thanks Alex.)

Tzvi Fleischer from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council writes:

The UN report confirming the use of sarin gas in Syria on 21 August.

Danielle Rajendram is a Lowy Institute research associate. Her work focuses on Indian foreign and domestic policy, India-China relations and Asian security.

The fifth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the epicentre of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) is a reminder that financial markets don’t always work well.

A few weeks ago I argued that if the US wanted Australia to increase defence spending, then rotating troops through Darwin and announcing a 're-balance' that would result in

It looks like the incoming government has an early foreign policy problem to deal with, given Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa's

Danielle Rajendram is a Lowy Institute research associate. Her work focuses on Indian foreign and domestic policy, India-China relations and Asian security.

Chris Rahman is a Senior Research Fellow in Maritime Strategy and Security at the University of Wollongong.

Today we're proud to launch a new look for The Interpreter.

On Tuesday the Lowy Institute released its incoming government brief, Judicious Ambition: International Policy Priorities for the New Australian Go

Today we said goodbye to one of the original Lowy Institute research staff members, the Director of our International Economy Program, Mark Thirlwell. There are several reasons why this is a sad day for me personally, and for the Institute. Here are a few.

The Railway Man is the story of a former British POW who tracks down the Japanese officer who tortured him.

Watching the Syrian crisis in recent weeks has provided answers to two critical and interrelated questions that have hovered over the conflict since it began.