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The Year Ahead: What 2025 holds for Australia in the world (Melbourne event)
On 10 February, the Lowy Institute hosted a panel event at State Library Victoria to discuss the key issues dominating the international agenda in 2025.
The Trump administration kicked off 2025 with a mandate for political and economic change. An Australian federal election loomed. Russia's war in Ukraine, an uneasy Middle East, and America's contest with China continued to dominate international headlines.
The panel included Jennifer Hewett, National Affairs columnist for the Australian Financial Review; Daniel Flitton, Managing Editor of the Lowy Institute's international affairs magazine, The Interpreter; and Lydia Khalil, Director of the Institute's Transnational Challenges Program.
The event was chaired by Sam Roggeveen, Director of the International Security Program.
Featuring
Daniel Flitton
Daniel Flitton is one of Australia’s most experienced foreign affairs journalists and is Managing Editor of the Lowy Institute’s international magazine, The Interpreter.
Lydia Khalil
Lydia Khalil is Program Director of the Transnational Challenges Program at the Lowy Institute.
Sam Roggeveen
Sam Roggeveen is Program Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace (Opens in new window), published by La Trobe University Press in 2023.
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