Publications

The 2005 Lowy Institute Poll was, at the time, the most comprehensive single survey ever taken of Australian public opinion on foreign policy. The report, Australians Speak 2005: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, contains insights on issues ranging from Australian defence policy to relations with

Hugh White, Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute, writes that China's growing economic and strategic influence is challenging Australia's alliance with the United States.The Age, 23 March 2005, p. 15

While the news that Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Defence Secretary and architect of the Iraq War, has been nominated to head the World Bank has disappointed some and angered others, Mark Thirlwell wonders if the outspoken neo-con could turn out to be a surprisingly appropriate Bank president. The

September 11 2001 and the Bali Bombing in November 2002 evoked images of a militant Islamist wave sweeping the globe from the Middle East, radicalising once peaceful Muslim communities around the world

Allan Gyngell, the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, examines the changing dynamics of Australian foreign policy in an article in the March edition of the United States journal, Current History. He looks at how globalisation is changing the ways in which Australia interacts with its powerful

Dr Alan Dupont, Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute, argues that Australia must not overlook relations between China and Japan. Dr Dupont is the author of a recent Lowy Institute Paper entitled Unsheathing the Samurai Sword: Japan's Changing Security Policy.Australian Financial Review, 3 March

This paper discusses the importance of asset markets and financial flows in general equilibrium models. Asset markets and financial flows play an important role in the adjustment process to economic shocks and policy changes. 

Indonesia faces a number of important challenges both in the short run and in the longer run. The world economy is currently growing robustly but a number of uncertainties cloud the economic outlook. A strong global economy is being challenged by higher oil prices. 

Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director for Global Issues at the Lowy Institute, argues that President Bush should call upon more special diplomatic envoys in his second term. Sydney Morning Herald, 28 February 2005, p. 9. 

Professor Warwick McKibbin writes in an opinion piece on the debate on whether the Kyoto Protocol is a first step or fundamentally flawed

Hugh White, Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute, asks the $6 billion question: do we really need to replace the navy's frigates

Dr Alan Dupont writes on Japan's changing security policy and some opposing views about its strategic intentions. Dr Dupont is the author of a recent Lowy Institute Paper entitled Unsheathing the Samurai Sword: Japan's Changing Security Policy. Straits Times Interactive, 29 November 2004 

Last year Lowy Institute Board member Professor Ross Garnaut delivered the 2004 Sir John Crawford lecture in New Delhi. In an updated version of his speech, Professor Garnaut looks at the comparative experience of internationally-oriented reform in India, China and Australia, and draws some general

In late 2004, the Lowy Institute for International Policy and the International Peace Academy brought together a group of key actors from the Asia-Pacific to discuss the security threats facing the region and the UN's role in addressing them

The international response to the devastation caused by the tsunami reflects the changing capabilities and ambitions of the countries in our region, notes Allan Gyngell.Australian Financial Review, 6 January 2005, p. 46

Mark Thirlwell argues that backsliding by the United States and the EU on an agreement to end quotas in the international textile and clothing trade would undermine the credibility of the multilateral trading system. Australian Financial Review, 22 December 2004, p. 55

Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director, Global Issues, argues that the strength of Kofi Annan's position as Secretary-General is critical to the success of the reform agenda recommended by the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. Sydney Morning Herald, 16 December 2004, p. 19

The Government is on the right track but must go much further to help our neighbours, writes Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Professor Hugh White. Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December 2004, p. 15

Dr Malcolm Cook, Program Director, the Asia Pacific Region, comments on how Taiwan's weekend elections slowed Taiwan's momentum towards formal independence and could lead to a new cross-strait detente. The Australian 14 December 2004, p. 13

Mark Thirlwell takes a look at the outlook for the world economy next year and highlights four downside risks to the consensus forecast

Mark Thirlwell gave a presentation at the 5th India Update Seminar at the University of Canberra on 24 November. His presentation looked at the emergence of India as a major new player in the international environment, and the implications for the global economy. A copy of his speech is available

Anthony Bubalo writes on what the future holds for Palestine without Yasser Arafat.Sundey Telegraph, 14 November 2004, p. 93

In this opinion piece, Dr Malcolm Cook, program director Asia and the Pacific, looks at the challenges Indonesia's opposition-controlled parliament pose for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), Indonesia's new president. SBY's resounding win raised great hopes for better relations with Australia and a

Hostility to the IMF across the region leaves economic policymaking open to influence from the self-interested and the ignorant, writes Stephen Grenville. Financial Times, 15 November 2004