When I joined the defence department in early 2019, a senior military officer cautioned: “You will soon learn that everyone has an opinion about the tank.” Indeed, that realisation dawned quickly. In ...

For PNG, opening the door for its inaugural defence treaty is an indication that it views Australia as its preferred security partner into the future. Australia, for its part, has stepped up its game ...

Melinda Stuart has worked internationally for over two decades, with more than ten years of experience in the technology sector across cloud, communications, and software. With a focus on go-to-market ...

Amra Lee is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University, focusing on better protecting civilians in a changing world order. She is a former Rotary Peace Fellow at Uppsala University (2018–19 ...

Defence analyst Marcus Hellyer talks with the Lowy Institute’s Sam Roggeveen about the unprecedented appearance of Chinese warships off Australia’s east coast. What message was Beijing sending? How ...

For many scholars of international relations, the orthodoxy of the realist approach – much like “market–based” approaches in economics – has created a mistaken belief that the play-off of interests, ...

Southeast Asia is home to some of the most dynamic and fast‑growing economies in the world. Yet the region continues to face significant development challenges, including poverty, limited access to ...

This morning at an International Women’s Day breakfast in Adelaide, Penny Wong was asked a simple, yet terrific question. It has indeed been quite a week. Suddenly there is talk about Australian ...

On The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove - Executive Director of the Lowy Institute speaks with political leaders and policy makers about their lives, their careers, and their views on the world. In ...

With US aid disappearing, a new report shows Australia has a chance to align development cooperation with the region’s challenges and Australia’s strengths. Stay informed with the latest commentary ...

A special Interpreter series ahead of International Women’s Day, 2025, on 8 March. Just two weeks later, at the unveiling of the Australia-Southeast Asia Regional Development Partnership Plan (DPP), ...

The past few weeks have been a maelstrom for geopolitics. The Oval Office meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump shocked the world. However, two events in the past 48 hours ...