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  • 25 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy
    • G20
    • Global Issues

    Economic diplomacy: Taking cover from the summit war of words

    Greg Earl
    Proliferating regional institutions risk becoming shooting stars, with a long trail of bureaucratic half-lives behind.
  • 25 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy

    Decoding diplomatic dynamics in Asia: The numbers tell a captivating story

    Susannah Patton , Jack Sato
    China, Japan and Indonesia each lead the US with a higher tempo of top-level diplomatic activity in the region. But defence ties differ.
  • 18 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy

    Navigating the strange minilateralverse of madness

    Brendan Taylor
    The vogue has seen a boom of small Indo-Pacific gatherings, but a hard look is needed to decide which are sustainable.
  • 10 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Multilateral Institutions

    Malaysia’s Anwar seeks Asian Monetary Fund and “dedollarisation”

    Shankaran Nambiar
    By reviving an old idea, Malaysia’s PM hopes to be in the driver’s seat for regional economic leadership.
  • 3 May 2023
    • Asia

    The “Indo-Pacific” is here. Yet “Asia-Pacific” lives on

    Sanchari Ghosh
    Debate over the shape of the region is far from settled – and with that lies the promise of ongoing rivalry.
  • 2 May 2023
    • Asia
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Free Trade
    • Global Issues

    Choosing openness in the international economy

    Andrew Leigh
    As the region seeks to rebound from a global economic downturn, the free flow of goods and services is key.
  • 1 May 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Energy
    • Climate change

    Finding opportunity in Asia’s net-zero transition

    Muyi Yang
    Australia will miss out if it doesn’t prepare for lower coal and gas exports.
  • 13 Apr 2023
    • Asia
    • China
    • Global Economy
    • IMF
    • United States

    Economic diplomacy: Counting the cost of decoupling

    Greg Earl
    US-China tensions are disrupting economic links for other countries as new forecasts of slow growth make change harder.
  • 8 Mar 2023
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Sex and Gender

    “Amplify their voice”: Promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific

    Daniel Flitton
    The regional head of UN Women has a simple but crucial message on this International Women’s Day.
  • 16 Feb 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Global Economy

    Economic diplomacy: Banking on Asia is hard to escape

    Greg Earl
    Australian banks are stepping back from Asia just as the government pushes for business to diversify away from China.
  • 9 Feb 2023
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • China
    • India
    • Laos
    • North Korea
    • Sri Lanka
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Defence & Security
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United Nations

    With caution and tact: How Asian countries voted on Ukraine at the UN 

    Stéphanie Fillion
    A resolution forces nations to show their hand. After Russia’s invasion, consistency has not been to everyone’s liking.
  • 7 Feb 2023
    • Asia
    • Sex and Gender

    Valuing Asia’s women leaders

    Ramona Vijeyarasa
    Telling the Asian stories remind us that these are not “Australian”, or “Asian” or “American” experiences – but global.
  • 6 Feb 2023
    • Asia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia
    • United States

    The big picture: five lessons for five years of the Asia Power Index

    Hervé Lemahieu
    Superpower rivalry matters – but don’t be blinded to the role of smaller players in a region of many contests.
  • 5 Jan 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Coronavirus

    Australia’s mainstream media neglected Asia’s Covid stories

    Ross Tapsell
    A heavy focus on how the US and UK struggled with the pandemic further removed Australians from their neighbourhood.
  • 24 Oct 2022
    • Asia
    • United States

    US midterms: How Republican wins (or losses) could shape Asia policy

    John Kachtik
    A form guide to the key races that will determine what role Republicans play in the US approach to regional challenges.
  • 4 Oct 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Development Assistance
    • Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Multilateral Development Banks

    Building a better development finance institution: Australia’s opportunity

    Jessica Mackenzie , Alberto Lemma
    Canberra can learn a lot about risk appetite and the culture of financing from those already in the space.
  • 13 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Energy

    Powerhouse: clean energy transitions in the Indo-Pacific

    Parul Bakshi
    Energy security is shifting to new interdependencies based on alternate fuels and rare earths.
  • 6 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • Southeast Asia

    Debating Southeast Asia’s future

    Susannah Patton
    Insights from six of the region’s most interesting economic thinkers show the pathway to collective growth is not clear.
  • 2 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Migration

    The right tools for a coherent regional response to forced migration

    Caitlin McCaffrie
    Reforming the Bali Process will provide a genuine forum for Australia and partners to prepare ahead of the next crisis.
  • 30 Aug 2022
    • Asia
    • Australia

    Why engaging Asia matters even more

    Peter Varghese
    Australians thought they understood the shape of a shared regional future but today its contours look less certain.
  • 23 Aug 2022
    • Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australia's Trade

    Asia skills critical to Australia’s economic future and security

    Leigh Howard
    Regional expertise needs to extend well beyond base literacy and towards a more Asia-capable workforce.
  • 5 Aug 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • China – Belt and Road Initiative
    • Development Assistance
    • Asia
    • Review

    Development finance in Asia: a memoir

    Robert Wihtol
    A former president of the Asian Development Bank reminisces about dealing with the rise of China.
  • 3 Jun 2022
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Multilateral Development Banks
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Energy

    Labor should create a “Regional Carbon Bank” for ASEAN and the Pacific

    Peter McCawley
    An urgent demand for clean electricity infrastructure requires needs a dedicated, multilateral agency in support.
  • 2 Jun 2022
    • Asia
    • Global Issues
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia
    • Human rights

    Knowledge is power: A small investment for a big return

    Mubashar Hasan
    Australia should see that training rights advocates across the region can be an effective means to bolster democracy.
  • 1 Jun 2022
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Sustainability

    Water torture: Asia‑Pacific’s “WASH” crisis in need of solutions

    JJ Rose
    Access to clean water is not only a development challenge but one for geopolitics, too.
  • 19 May 2022
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia

    Getting the most from Australia’s regional engagements

    Hayley Channer
    As in-person meetings restart after Covid, it’s time to assess what resources support the many strategic groupings.
  • 17 May 2022
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
    • Japan
    • Russia
    • Energy
    • Ukraine

    No Gas: Lessons from Poland and Bulgaria for the Quad

    Angus Houston , Marc Grossman
    The risk of disrupted energy supplies is not only in Europe but a danger in the Indo-Pacific, too.
  • 17 May 2022
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan

    AUKUS: More than meets the eye

    Jada Fraser
    A series of small, overlapping initiatives are combining to bolster the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific.
  • 5 Apr 2022
    • Asia

    Why liberalism has few friends in Asia

    John Keane
    The damage inflicted on the region by European imperialism was not forgotten – a backlash that continues to the present.
  • 1 Apr 2022
    • Asia
    • New Voices

    Youth politics in East and Southeast Asia

    Adhiraaj Anand
    Traditional parties are up against an unstoppable force of young activists set to shape democracy in the region.
  • 16 Feb 2022
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Asean

    Joe Biden’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy: A view from Southeast Asia

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    Rather than trying to push ASEAN to confront China, the White House has made an important gesture for unity.
  • 10 Feb 2022
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australia

    Economic diplomacy: Mission critical as Australia’s own BRI gains pace

    Greg Earl
    Australia’s new embrace of South Korea in minerals, defence, and trade is well-timed as the country catches up to Japan.
  • 6 Dec 2021
    • Asia
    • Coronavirus

    Covid in Asia: the immediate payoff of donating vaccines

    Alyssa Leng
    The latest Lowy Institute Asia Power Index affirms that goodwill goes to the generous.
  • 1 Dec 2021
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Australia

    Kurt Campbell on what America is for, “rather than what we’re against”

    Sasha Fegan
    The White House “Asia tsar” spoke with Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove on the shape of the region.
  • 12 Nov 2021
    • Asia
    • United States

    Jake Sullivan on the challenges “no one country can solve” 

    Daniel Flitton
    The White House National Security Adviser stressed the chance for cooperation even in a challenging global era.
  • 16 Sep 2021
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australian Navy
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom

    How nuclear subs could transform Australia, its alliance and Asia

    Sam Roggeveen
    First thoughts on the consequences of a truly momentous decision.
  • 25 Aug 2021
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Afghanistan War
    • Afghanistan
    • China

    Afghanistan holds lessons for American power in Asia

    Sam Roggeveen
    The US will one day ask the same question about its presence in Asia that it did of Afghanistan: is it still worth it?
  • 17 Jun 2021
    • Asia
    • Trade
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • United Kingdom

    Economic diplomacy: Trade deals for a fast-growing family

    Greg Earl
    New ties with Britain to “right a historic wrong” but visa schemes for regional workers could generate another headache.
  • 22 Apr 2021
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Trade
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Japan
    • Technology

    Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, ASEAN wanes, and Japan’s coal dump

    Greg Earl
    Will government have to pick a winner for 6G networks to show the US and Japan as “global leaders in innovation”?
  • 22 Apr 2021
    • Asia
    • Japan
    • International law

    Toxic reaction to Japan’s Fukushima water dump

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    Experts insist the release of treated radioactive water is not dangerous. Legal challenges might find otherwise.
  • 11 Mar 2021
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Myanmar
    • China

    Economic diplomacy: The business of coups and China’s Quad response

    Greg Earl
    Companies are finding themselves torn between conscience and keeping the lights on when it comes to Myanmar.
  • 25 Feb 2021
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Trade
    • Australia

    Why Aussie exporters won’t be toasting China or the US

    Greg Earl
    Wine exporters suffer a sour drop. Could a clever sales pitch deliver a new special vintage?
  • 11 Feb 2021
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • IMF
    • Australia

    Covid’s long reach upsets the economic pecking order

    Greg Earl
    China’s economy could overtake the US faster than expected but there are also implications for Australia closer to home.
  • 8 Feb 2021
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies

    What APEC has to offer in 2021

    Dick Grant
    No panacea, certainly, but a newly engaged United States might see APEC as just the right forum to work with the region.
  • 3 Feb 2021
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Trade
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights
    • United Nations

    A “beggar-thy-neighbour” approach keeps seafarers stranded

    Sandra Tsui
    Some countries have banned crew rotations. Some have tight limits. A few are open. So a crisis continues.
  • 18 Dec 2020
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Asia and Pacific
    • Asean
    • China
    • The 2020 US Presidential Election

    Washington’s warped Asia policy debate

    Dhruva Jaishankar
    Whoever Joe Biden puts into key positions, best they make quick studies on regional dynamics.
  • 3 Dec 2020
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Australia's Economy
    • IMF
    • WTO
    • Australia
    • China

    As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms

    Greg Earl
    Picking winners? In this case, one sort of export interest seems to have suffered due to support for another.
  • 20 Nov 2020
    • Asia
    • United States
    • The 2020 US Presidential Election

    Back to the future: Will Biden’s Asia policy come full circle?

    Zack Cooper
    Hopes might be high for a new US administration. But polls show views on regional challenges have changed markedly, too.
  • 19 Nov 2020
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • South China Sea
    • WTO
    • Australia

    Economic diplomacy: Navigating Asia’s trade tangle and a NSW “step-up”

    Greg Earl
    Plus, revisiting assumptions that China would be reluctant to interfere with South China Sea trade routes.
  • 19 Oct 2020
    • Asia

    Power in Asia in five charts

    Alyssa Leng
    With so much focus on US-China competition, it’s crucial to remember there are 24 other players in the regional game.
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