Commentary

In an opinion piece in The Age, Rory Medcalf, Program Director International Security, coordinator of the Australia-India Roundtable, suggests that the threats by India’s Shiv Sena extremists to ban Australian cricketers will alienate mainstream Indians. He argues that the crisis over the welfare

In an article in Pragati - The Indian National Interest Review, Andrew Shearer and Fergus Hanson write on the tensions between India and China.Pragati, January 2010, p. 19-20

Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Milton Osborne published an article in Jane's Intelligence Review on the decades-long dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over the Preah Vihear temple.  

In an opinion piece in The Australian Financial Review, Fergus Green and Greg Picker, authors of the Lowy Institute Analysis, 'Comprehending Copenhagen: a guide to the international climate change negotiations', argue that the government has created an expectation that it will abide by the accord's

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Anthony Bubalo, Program Director West Asia, and Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, argue that Barack Obama’s Afghanistan approach is strategically and politically realistic.The Australian, 11 December 2009, p. 8

Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, and Fergus Green, one of the authors of the Lowy Institute guide to the Copenhagen climate change conference, 'Comprehending Copenhagen', examine signs of US-China cooperation in the lead-up to the UN climate change negotiations in Copenhagen.

In a major review essay in The Australian Literary Review, Lowy Institute Non-resident Fellow Whit Mason reviews three books on the conflict in Afghanistan.Australian Literary Review, 3 June 2009, p. 10

In this major review essay for The Australian Literary Review, Lowy Institute Program Director Rory Medcalf examines how some important new books on India can help Australians to understand this rising mega-democracy.The Australian Literary Review, 2 December 2009, ppp. 12-13

In an opinion piece in The Age, Fergus Green and Greg Picker, authors of a new Lowy Institute Analysis, 'Comprehending Copenhagen: A Guide to the International Climate Change Negotiations', argue that Australia's contribution to climate change is not negligible by any means. The Age, 30

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Greg Picker and Fergus Green, authors of a new Lowy Institute Analysis 'Comprehending Copenhagen', review the prospects of a climate change deal at the Copenhagen negotiations in December. The Australian, 25 November 2009, p. 11

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Whit Mason, a non-resident fellow of the West Asia program at the Lowy Institute, argues for offering sufficient rewards to attract and retain police, soldiers and civil servants in Afghanistan.The Australian, 20 November 2009, p. 8

In this opinion piece in the Indian Express newspaper, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf argues why India would benefit from recognising the value of prioritising a strategic partnership with Australia, in the week that Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visits India.Indian

Malcolm Cook writes in the Jakarta Globe about the new global prominence of Indonesia, Brazil, India and South Africa and what this means for their relations with their neighbours.Jakarta Globe, 10 November 2009: http://thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/the-thinker-toward-a-new-order/340583

In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Fergus Hanson and Mark Ierace argue for Australia to play its part in the prosecution of war criminals. Sydney Morning Herald, 7 November 2009, p. 11

In an opinion piece on ForeignPolicy.com, West Asia Program Director Anthony Bubalo and Susanne Schmeidl of the Afghan NGO The Liaison Office, argue that the United States and its allies will have to exercise more care in their use of Special Operation Forces if they are to win the hearts and minds

In this article in the Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter, Nick Floyd, Chief of Army Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute, and Peter Greener, Senior Fellow at the New Zealand Defence Force Command & Staff College, review the recent announcements by the New Zealand and Australian Governments on a

In an opinion piece in the Financial Times online, Dr Michael Fullilove examines the significance of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama.Financial Times, 14 October 2009

Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues and Fergus Hanson, Research Fellow and author of the 2009 Lowy Institute Poll on public opinion and foreign policy, sift the global poll numbers on attitudes towards the United States, and report the Bush era is officially over.The Daily Beast, 13

In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Sam Roggeveen, editor of the Lowy Institute's blog, The Interpreter, argues that Europe should not be underestimated as a global power. Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October 2009, p. 11

Nick Floyd, Lowy Institute Chief of Army Visiting Fellow, and Peter Greener, Senior Fellow at the New Zealand Defence Force Command & Staff College, consider in the Canberra Times the merits of a future ANZAC force to meet shared national security challenges, and how both Governments must

In this article in the National Times, Nick Floyd and Peter Greener, Senior Fellow at the Command & Staff College, New Zealand Defence Force, consider the relative merits of a standing trans-Tasman force, ready to meet shared national security challenges. National Times, 25 September 2009

In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Wesley argues for some hard thinking on prioritising our interests in building a durable relationship with China.Sydney Morning Herald, 26 September 2009, p. 9

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, argues that winning a place on the UN Security Council is not just popular in the electorate, it is in Australia's national interest. The Australian, 23 September 2009, p. 14

In an article in The Punch, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, evaluates President Obama's speech to the Congress on health reform.The Punch, 11 September 2009