Thanks to @RohanAlexander for reading my 10 Tips for Writing Op-Eds, and for recomm

Chinese military websites have been abuzz lately with images emerging of China's first stealth drone, dubbed 'Sharp Sword', which has started undertaking so-called 'taxi trials' (moving under its

Remarkably little international attention has been given to the beginning of work on the Lower Se San 2 dam in Cambodia, a major hydroelectric dam on one of the Mekong's main tributaries which plays a key part in the annual breeding cycle of the river's fish, which are a major contributor to the

The Lowy Institute has launched its first-ever undergraduate op-ed competition (the deadline is 24 May, so plenty of time to enter; you could win a $500 Westfield voucher), so I thought this would be a good time to reflect on

Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.

Given Australia's unofficial nine-month long election campaign, it is worth noting that, six weeks out from the Iranian presidential election, the names of the candidates are not even known yet.

Dougal Robinson is a Lowy Institute Defence Intern.

Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.

Major Gen (Retd) Jim Molan is author of Running the War in Iraq.

Julia Gillard's first visit to Papua New Guinea as prime minister, starting tomorrow, is loaded with symbolism. Following on from the

Bob Bowker on Syria: 'there is no serious foreseeable prospect of the regime collapsing or suffering a game-changing military defeat.' (Thanks Jerry.)

Associate Professor Lily Zubaidah Rahim, from the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, is an affiliate of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre.

Andrew Selth, a Research Fellow? at the Griffith Asia Institute, will appear on a panel at the Lowy Institute tomorrow on Burma's transition.

With Europe stagnating, America in a limp recovery and Japan still mired in its lost decades, world growth has been sustained over the past two years by the performance of the emerging countries, which accounted for half of world growth.

Later this month, a high level panel convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver its recommendations on what should come after the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Steve Weintz comments on our thread about political leaders as recreational painters:

Help wanted: the Lowy Institute is looking for a new Director for its Global Issues program, and a Research Fellow for the G20 Studies Centre.

Michael Green served on the US National Security Council staff from 2001-2005 and is now Senior Vice President for Asia at CSIS and a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute.

Goodness knows how they got John Howard to agree to this, but it comes out pretty favourably for him. Click 'read more' to see parts 2 and 3, and see you next week.