12 Mar 2025
Energy security: Lead, don’t lag
The fundamental problem – insufficient domestic production – hasn’t been solved.
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12 Mar 2025
Artificial intelligence and sustainability in the Asia-Pacific
With the right strategies, AI and clean energy can work in harmony, driving progress without compromising the planet. -
5 Mar 2025
Meta’s Waterworth: Should we be hyperventilating about hyperscalers’ hyper-infrastructure?
Imagine a sleek, shadowy form of statecraft, no longer bound by flags but by fibre optics. -
5 Mar 2025
The lost potential in STEM: Why women are still left behind
The ever-growing role of technology in our everyday lives underscores the need for policy and cultural change to ensure the best minds are at work. -
3 Mar 2025
The hidden national security threat: Misogynistic extremism
Hate against women is often the precursor to radicalisation and mass violence. It’s time to address the connection. -
26 Feb 2025
Social media: A place that truth forgot
Of all the online sources of misinformation and abuse, there are some top offenders. -
25 Feb 2025
AI: China and the US go head-to-head
As the superpowers vie for tech supremacy, Asia must play the usual juggling act. -
20 Feb 2025
Quantum game changer
The profound implications of quantum computing for global power and security are upon us right now. -
14 Feb 2025
US restriction is chipping away ASEAN’s semiconductor future
Southeast Asia needs to look at expanding and diversifying its semiconductor ecosystem beyond just manufacturing. -
7 Feb 2025
The old theories don’t fit the new world order
A workable and sustainable internationalism will need to grapple with questions of diversity and multipolarity. -
4 Feb 2025
DeepSeek diplomacy: Disruption, dominance and data
Another shift in the world as we know it. -
3 Feb 2025
The deadly consequences of disinformation in the Pacific
International partners, including Australia and India, are well placed to counter the scourge. -
23 Jan 2025
Nice try, Apple, but Indonesia wants a restart
The tech giant’s US$1 billion investment won’t be enough to lift the ban in Indonesia. -
16 Jan 2025
A Big Tech race to the bottom is bad news for everyone
Tariffs might not be the only trade obstacle with Trump’s America. “Censorship” could be the next test. -
15 Jan 2025
Meta power move is about more than fact checking
We can expect more pushback from US tech companies towards national governments – but will this also come with official US government support? -
13 Jan 2025
Meta’s decision to ditch fact-checking gives state-sponsored influence operations more chance
The social media giant’s move to user-based content moderation is a perilous step that risks enabling state-backed disinformation attacks. -
13 Jan 2025
The great leap skyward: China’s jetliner dreams are getting real
China’s homegrown C919 takes flight beyond the Chinese mainland, but real milestones – and global recognition – still lie ahead. -
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6 Jan 2025
Australia’s predicament in navigating a new era of techno-nationalism
If “the great tech decoupling” between the United States and China does come about, there will be costs. -
19 Dec 2024
The big global steps to forge a new relationship between tech and society
A lot of global tech-related policy has been implemented or proposed this year, so it’s worth taking stock to capture the developments. -
18 Dec 2024
What I’ll be watching for in 2025
Lowy researchers gaze at their crystal balls – with questions, more than answers, for the year ahead. -
10 Dec 2024
China’s EV manufacturing and Australia’s connected vehicles conundrum
Canberra faces complicated trade-offs between competing domestic and foreign policy objectives. -
3 Dec 2024
Bluesky dreaming? Social media shifts signal tech power and influence
Or does X mark the spot? -
27 Nov 2024
The Pacific disinformation playbook
A surge in connectivity has exacerbated the region’s challenges, undermining trust in science and government. -
19 Nov 2024
Tech and AI are changing the climate equation – for the worse
If not addressed, the skyrocketing growth of AI and cloud computing will derail emissions commitments. -
6 Nov 2024
Where Harris and Trump agree on AI: Beat China
But can ethics keep pace with a desire for speed in development? -
6 Nov 2024
Indonesia takes a bite out of Apple, and sets itself a test for future investment
The Local Content Requirement may only be a temporary setback for the tech giant, but it could raise concerns among potential foreign investors. -
31 Oct 2024
This is what elections look like in 2024: Is Australia ready?
“Deepfakes”, “weaponisation” and “covert campaigns” are surely not the terms that should be most associated with democracy. -
22 Oct 2024
Understanding technology as an ecosystem is the first step to tackling online harms
Misinformation and disinformation are not challenges in isolation. -
22 Oct 2024
A cable to connect Timor-Leste, but can it bridge the digital divide?
Cheaper internet and higher speeds could be the beginning of a transformation but there are many local hurdles to overcome. -
9 Oct 2024
EVs to the internet: Can the US and China unwind technology interdependence without disaster?
Bifurcation is a buzzword. But we are in new territory. -
2 Oct 2024
What lies beneath: There’s more to cables than geopolitics
The undersea cable industry is left to tackle the challenges, while policymakers engage in national security power plays. -
25 Sep 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: On social media for young people, Australia needs to aim higher
We have an opportunity to develop a social media approach for young people that is worthy of global export. -
18 Sep 2024
What Taylor Swift taught the world on the risks of AI-generated images and elections
Deepfakes can carry a pernicious cost to electoral integrity, trust in institutions and democratic processes. -
11 Sep 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: The search for safe AI
How can Australia improve public trust in AI and what can Australia contribute to global AI safety efforts? -
10 Sep 2024
A first step on the long road to global AI regulation
It didn’t make headlines but the US and EU came together last week to sign an important treaty – leaving partners such as Australia with a choice. -
2 Sep 2024
Antimony: The hidden metal fuelling global competition
China’s latest critical mineral restrictions have caught attention – but mooted solutions might not deliver. -
28 Aug 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Countering digital foreign interference
The danger is back in the spotlight as the US election unfolds. But who is interfering and how can we counter it? -
14 Aug 2024
Beijing’s Baltic confession exposes undersea vulnerability
While China claims a blunder, its ship cutting a pipeline and cable last year leaves transparency questions aplenty. -
13 Aug 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Will governments ever reign in Big Tech?
Google took a hit in the courts last week, but the ruling might not be as important as the information revealed in the case. -
9 Aug 2024
Olympics doping controversies show global bio governance failures
From Covid to genetically modified foods or DNA databases, the world is not cooperating enough on pathogens and biological technology regulation. -
8 Aug 2024
Mission possible: Making the most of Australia-India cooperation on critical minerals
The Indian government has set itself a new ambition to meet green transition needs – and Australia is a perfect partner. -
31 Jul 2024
Charging up: Europe’s bid for renewable energy independence
A new deal with Serbia for one of the world's largest lithium mines is about breaking China’s stranglehold on the market. -
31 Jul 2024
Australia’s big tech defence cloud: Too big to fail?
Trusting the country’s digital defence capabilities to one company is a potential threat to national security. -
30 Jul 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Lessons from when the computer says no
The Blue Screen of Death outage this month underscores the need for a multilateral fix to vulnerable digital systems – and maybe more. -
29 Jul 2024
Critical minerals, critical decisions
A new UN panel can help ensure the social and environmental risks of the energy transition are better understood. -
18 Jul 2024
Japan’s 5G ambitions with the Quad
Tokyo is using the four-way grouping to champion its local tech companies against behemoths from Europe and China. -
16 Jul 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Privacy is alive and clicking
The nature of a globally connected network means international solutions are needed – provided we don’t give up. -
10 Jul 2024
Cable ties: Defending seabed lines of communication
Underwater vulnerabilities need to be far more prominent in the conversation. -
3 Jul 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: AI-enabled elections or deepfake democracy?
Having an election doesn’t guarantee a democracy, but you cannot have a democracy without an election.