Commentary

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Non-resident Senior Fellow Professor Alan Dupont writes that signals we send to Beijing are confusing.The Australian, 22 June 2011, p. 8

In an opinion piece in The Age, Lowy Institute Non-resident Fellow Dr Rodger Shanahan argues that we must stay the course in Afghanistan as a withdrawal now would harm our interests.The Age, 14 June 2011, p. 11

In an opinion piece in The Drum, Lowy Institute Non-resident Fellow Rodger Shanahan writes on the potential for the flowering of democracy in Yemen.The Drum, 6 June 2011

In his latest Advance Column in the US Studies Centre journal American Review, Lowy Institute International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf reviews five important new books on Asian security, ranging across Sino-Japanese relations, China's naval ambitions and the challenges facing Indian

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Bronwyn Lo, an intern at the Lowy Institute, addresses the European Union's angle in the apprehension of alleged Serbian war criminial Ratko Mladic.The Australian, 31 May 2011, p. 8

In an opinion piece in The Drum, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, argues that critics of the foreign minister's visiting foreign countries ought to think big.This article was also published in The Interpreter.The Drum, 25 May 2011

In an article for ISN Insights, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Fergus Hanson writes on how the role of opinion polling in the international realm often escapes notice despite its utility.ISN Insights, 24 May 2011

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Annmaree O'Keeffe takes a critical look at the winners and losers in last week’s increased foreign aid budget. While supporting the government’s commitment to increase the aid budget, she asks where is the strategy to guide

Lowy Institute Non-resident Fellow Rodger Shanahan writes on the lessons being drawn from the political unrest in the Arab world.The Drum - Opinion, 16 May 2011

In an opinion piece in today's Australian newspaper, Jenny Hayward-Jones argues for a new approach to bring about democracy in Fiji.The Australian, 10 May 2011, p. 8

In an opinion piece in The Age, Lowy Institute Non-resident Fellow Rodger Shanahan writes that the death of Osama bin Laden is the end of one chapter of the battle against al-Qaeda.The Age, 4 May 2011, p. 19

In this opinion piece from The Times of India, Indian columnist Ashok Malik and Lowy Institute program director Rory Medcalf argue that the Indian Government needs to coordinate its diplomacy with the expansion of its business interests around the globe. A key step will be to merge the external

Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Wesley delivered a speech entitled 'The Meaning of China' at the New Zealand Principals Forum in Wellington, New Zealand, on 8th April 2011.The speech is available for download here

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Linda Jakobson, Program Director East Asia, writes that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has received plenty of advice from different sectors of Australian society regarding what she should discuss with China's leaders during her visit to Beijing. The Australian,

In an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal Asia, Lowy Institute Director of Studies Andrew Shearer writes that Prime Minister Gillard's Northeast Asia tour is also an opportunity to consider what Australia and other countries in the region should not do.Wall Street Journal Asia, 25 April 2011, p

China’s huge appetite for resources is reshaping the Australian economy

In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Lowy Institute Military Associate James Brown argues that communication is non-existent in a no-comment culture.Sydney Morning Herald, 16 April 2011, p. 4

The Great Convergence has helped bring the Age of Weightlessness to an end and placed resources back at the centre of economic debate

Lowy Institute Non-resident fellow Dr Rodger Shanahan writes in The Drum on the concept of humanitarian intervention in Arab states in the context of the imposition of the no-fly zone over Libya.The Drum, 4 April 2011

In an opinion piece in The Australian Financial Review, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Stephen Grenville examines the state of the global economy.Australian Financial Review, 1 April 2011, pp 24-25

In an Economic Briefing in The Australian Financial Review, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Stephen Grenville restates some simple basics of the carbon debate as a reminder of the implications of the various positions taken on the subject.Australian Financial Review, 28 March 2011, p. 23

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Jenny Hayward-Jones, Program Director of The Myer Foundation Melanesia program, writes that neighbourhood links with Pacific Island governments must be maintained.The Australian, 22 March 2011, p. 8

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Ashley Townshend, Program Associate for International Security, argues that without a clear rationale, intervention in Libya risks repeating past mistakes.The Australian, 19 March 2011, p. 20

In this opinion piece in The Canberra Times, Raoul Heinrichs argues that, with Australia's alliance objectives achieved, with no hope of broader success and with other countries looking for a face-saving way out, it's time for Julia Gillard to begin negotiating the withdrawal of Australian forces