Australia faces a changing Asia
Dr Michael Wesley has published an article in Current History, Vol. 109 No. 728, 2010, pp 227-231, entitled 'Australia faces a changing Asia
By Michael Wesley
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Defining U.S. Indian Ocean strategy
Andrew Shearer co-authored an article with Michael J. Green, entitled 'Defining U.S. Indian Ocean strategy', in the Spring 2012 issue of The Washington Quarterly
By Andrew Shearer, Michael J Green
Horizontal Asia
Anthony Bubalo and Malcolm Cook from the Lowy Institute have published an article titled 'Horizontal Asia' in the May/June 2010 issue of The American Interest. The article argues that the rise of China and India and these two giants' growing ties with the Middle East are undercutting our
By Anthony Bubalo, Malcolm Cook
Behind the mountains
In an article in May/June edition of The American Interest, Konrad Muller explores the anxieties toward China that still linger in Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most significant state economically and politically, and a country in which China has very serious interests: diversifying oil supplies,
By Konrad Muller
The challenge of innovation in the Australian Army
In this article in Security Challenges, James Brown argues that in an environment of fiscal austerity and strategic uncertainty, the defining challenge for the Australian Army after Afghanistan will be to foster innovation. He argues that despite having excellent soldiers and officers, the market
By James Brown
Unselfish giants? Understanding China and India as security providers
In this article in a 2011 special issue of the Australian Journal of International Affairs, Lowy Institute program director Rory Medcalf assesses the drivers and strategic impacts of the increasing roles of the Chinese and Indian militaries as providers of global security public goods.Australian
By Rory Medcalf
Right arguments, wrong ocean?
In this book review roundtable for the journal Asia Policy, the Lowy Institute’s Rory Medcalf appraises the core arguments of Red Star over the Pacific, by Toshi Yoshihara and Jonathan R. Holmes. Mr Medcalf focuses on the book’s treatment of China’s Indian Ocean ambitions.
By Rory Medcalf
Asia maritime confidence crisis
In this article for The Diplomat, Raoul Heinrichs and Rory Medcalf explore the causes, risks and consequences of maritime encounters in Indo-Pacific Asia. Based on their recent report, Crisis and Confidence, the piece concludes with a number of recommendations aimed at enhancing stability at sea
By Rory Medcalf, Raoul Heinrichs
China and the United Nations: the stakeholder spectrum
In recent decades China has become a far more active and effective player in, and contributor to, the United Nations. However, according to Dr Michael Fullilove, the limits of this enhanced engagement are becoming clear. Dr Fullilove emphasises that while the West might advocate that China become a
By Michael Fullilove
Diplomacy, transparency and public opinion
In this article in leading Spanish-language international affairs journal Politica Exterior, Lowy Institute program director Rory Medcalf examines the consequences of the publication of thousands of classified diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks.The original article in Spanish can be accessed at: http://
By Rory Medcalf
Irresistible rise of the Indo-Pacific
In an article in The Australian's Australian Literary Review, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Wesley writes on how the growth of China and India makes engagement with Asia our No. 1 diplomatic priority.Australian Literary Review, 4 May 2011, pp. 6-7
By Michael Wesley
New Caledonia unrealized legacy
In an article in The Diplomat, Chief of Army Visiting Fellow Nicholas Floyd writes that New Caledonia's role in the South Pacific has been largely ignored. But both strategically and economically it could be a key player.The article can be read here.A French version of the paper has also been
By Nicholas Floyd
Rudd Asian field of dreams: build it and they will come?
Andrew Shearer and Malcolm Cook published an article in the Southeast Asia Bulletin of the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Kevin Rudd's idea of an Asia-Pacific Community.The publication is available at: http://csis.org/files/publication/0809_southeastasia_bulletin.pdf
By Malcolm Cook, Andrew Shearer
Coral Sea neighbours - then and now
In this latest article on Pacific strategic issues, Army Visiting Fellow Nick Floyd argues that on the eve of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and New Caledonia, it is timely to consider the continuing strategic relevance of this near neighbour to Australia.The article
By Nicholas Floyd
A new mind-set for exchange rates
Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Stephen Grenville has published an article entitled 'A new mind-set for exchange rates' in the first issue for 2010 of Agenda: A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform (Volume 17 - Issue 1).The article is available at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/agenda/017/pdf/mindset.pdf
By Stephen Grenville
Of men v machines: who knows what lurks in the hearts of man?
Technological advancement has always tested societal paradigms - even in warfare. Even so, the pace and pervasiveness of technological innovation in the 21st century seem to challenge the very basis of human interaction in conflict. In this article in the Australian Defence Force Journal, Nick Floyd
By Nicholas Floyd
The stellar status symbol
In the latest issue of China Security, Research Associate Fiona Cunningham argues that Chinese behaviour needs to be viewed in light of its ambition to become a great power. ‘The Stellar Status Symbol: True Motives for China’s Manned Space Program’ examines China’s first manned space mission
By Fiona Cunningham
Why Obama should speak in Indonesia
In an article in The Diplomat magazine, Dr Michael Fullilove identifies the ideal location for a defining presidential address. The article is adapted from an op-ed published in the New York Times.The Diplomat, May/June 2009, p. 19
By Michael Fullilove
Australia strategic analysis capabilities
In this article in the journal Security Challenges, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf examines Australia's strategic analysis capabilities, both within and beyond the formal intelligence community. He presents a case for open-source strategic assessments to be presented in the
By Rory Medcalf
Send the envoy: Obama diplomatic posse
An article by Dr Michael Fullilove on President Barack Obama's use of special envoys was published by Foreign Affairs magazine on 17 March 2009: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64895/michael-fullilove/send-the-envoy
By Michael Fullilove
Less than meets the eye?
Fergus Hanson and Andrew Shearer published an article in The Diplomat magazine on the extent of China's 'soft power'.The Diplomat, Vol. 7 (3) Sep/Oct 2008 pp 38-39
By Fergus Hanson, Andrew Shearer
Terror and Consent: Redrawing the Western Front
In this essay published in the September 2008 Australian Literary Review, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf examines Phillip Bobbitt's landmark book on the struggle against terrorism, entitled Terror and Consent
By Rory Medcalf
Back to the future
Since 1991 there has been a proliferation of new theories regarding insurgency and counterinsurgency. In this article, entitled 'Back to the future: the enduring characteristics of insurgency and counterinsurgency', Mark O’Neill offers the view that many of these have little utility in
By Mark O'Neill
Il neonazionalismo della diaspora
Dr Michael Fullilove published an article about the Chinese diaspora, entitled 'Il neonazionalismo della diaspora', in the Italian language publication Aspenia. Aspenia is published by the Aspen Institute Italia. Aspenia, Number 41, 2008, pp. 125-129
By Michael Fullilove
Australian defence policy
In this comment in the Kokoda Foundation journal Security Challenges, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf puts the case against Australia’s seeking military capabilities sufficient to single-handedly deter or cripple a major power
By Rory Medcalf
Anglo-Saxon attitudes
Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Owen Harries has published a review of a new book, 'God and Gold: Britain, America, and the making of the modern world', by Walter Russell Mead, in Foreign Affairs magazine. Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
By Owen Harries
Foreign policy after George W. Bush
In the November/December 2007 issue of The American Interest, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Owen Harris has written a response to Barry Posen's article 'Foreign policy after George W. Bush: the case for restraint'.The entire Posen article, with comments and responses can be read at: http://www
By Owen Harries
Beyond the Paramount Area
In this paper for a pre-election edition of the Kokoda Foundation journal Security Challenges, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf outlines some of the possible difficult decisions ahead for Australian security policy in regions beyond the neighbourhood.
By Rory Medcalf
Angel or dragon? China and the United Nations
An essay by Dr Michael Fullilove on China and the United Nations appears in the September/October edition of the American periodical, The National Interest.
By Michael Fullilove
Time to move on in the defence policy debate
The paradigm of strategic geography gained prominence in Australian defence policy in the 1987 Defence White Paper 'The Defence of Australia'. Time and evolving strategic circumstance has made this paradigm increasingly irrelevant to Australia's defence. Recent Government defence policy, operational
By Mark O'Neill
The schizophrenic superpower
Dr Alan Dupont has published an article entitled The Schizophrenic Superpower in the journal The National Interest. When Robert Kagan famously wrote that, in their approach to power and security, Americans are from Mars and Europeans from Venus, what might he have said about Japan? In most
By Alan Dupont
Noodle soup
In an article in the current edition of The Diplomat, Mark Thirlwell reviews some of the causes and possible consequences of the spread of preferential trade deals to East Asia. The Diplomat, Vol. 5 no. 1, April/May 2006, pp. 37-38
By Mark Thirlwell
Taiwan identity challenge
Dr Malcolm Cook recently published an article entitled 'Taiwan's identity crisis' in John Hopkins University's SAIS Review. The article analyses the tensions between Taiwan's uniquely dependent geo-strategic position and its nation-building quest. Taiwan society is differentiating itself from
By Malcolm Cook
A new confidence
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
By Allan Gyngell
The role of special envoys in U.S. foreign policy
In an article for the prestigious international magazine Foreign Affairs, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director for Global Issues at the Lowy Institute, argues that in its second term, the Bush Administration should engage more in the business of diplomacy and, in particular, reinstate the old
By Michael Fullilove
Taiwanese nationalism is on the march
Malcolm Cook and Craig Meer argue that political change in Taiwan is undermining the cross-strait status quo, meaning that all interested parties have to seriously ponder afresh new ways of avoiding a disastrous conflict. This article was published in The Diplomat, June-July 2004, p. 14
By Malcolm Cook, Craig Meer
The IMF and the Indonesian crisis
This is a summary of "The IMF and the Indonesian crisis", published in the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Volume 40 Number 1, 2004
By Stephen Grenville
The perfect wave
Mark Thirlwell, Program Director, International Economy at the Lowy Institute, writes on the outlook for the global economy in 2004. The Diplomat, Vol. 2 No. 5, Dec-Jan 2004, pp. 25-26
By Mark Thirlwell