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Speeches

From global leaders and Lowy experts

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Distinguished Speaker Series - Senator John Faulkner presentation

On Friday 16 July, Australia's Defence Minister, Senator John Faulkner, spoke at the Lowy Institute to discuss Australia's commitment and contribution to the ISAF effort in Afghanistan, in the context of Australian strategic objectives, operational developments and the challenge of capacity building
By John Faulkner
17 Jul 10
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Food for Thought - Michael Wesley presentation

Mineral resources play a role in international affairs that far outweighs the attention paid to the sector by policy makers and strategic thinkers. Modern societies are becoming ever more dependent on mineral resources but increasingly less self-sufficient in their production, making access to
By Michael Wesley
16 Jul 10
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Sino-American relations: the state of play

For the first time in 20 years, the relationship with China played almost no part in the American Presidential election of 2008. President Obama has forged a low-key, pragmatic relationship with Beijing, but has not seen much success in building a workable "G2" that so many have called for. China
By Suisheng Zhao
05 Jul 10
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The economics of infrastructure in a globalized world

This paper by Lowy Institute Professorial Fellow Warwick McKibbin and Timo Henckel summarises a conference held in Sydney on 18-19 March 2010, which was sponsored by the Asian Development Bank, Australian National University, the Brookings Institution, the Lowy Institute for International Policy and
By Warwick McKibbin, Timo Henckel
10 Jun 10
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Lowy Institute Poll launch

The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll, 'Australia and the world: public opinion and foreign policy', was launched on 31 May by Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Wesley, followed by an interactive discussion with panelists Stephen Loosley, Miranda Devine and Arthur Sinodinos
By Michael Wesley, Stephen Loosley, Miranda Devine, Arthur Sinodinos
02 Jun 10
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Building bridges through music

On Monday 17 May at the Lowy Institute, an audience heard five important voices in Australian cultural life examine the role of music in promoting understanding between nations and communities. Joining Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Sydney Symphony, Mr Vladimir Ashkenazy (pictured), in
By Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lindy Hume, Geraldine Doogue, David Bridie, Andrew Ford
18 May 10
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Food for Thought: Horizontal Asia - Anthony Bubalo presentation

For much of the twentieth century the West's conception of Asia largely focused on Northeast and Southeast Asia. For decades, this largely maritime and 'vertical' view of Asia accurately reflected the distribution of the region's economic and strategic power. But as the world enters the second
By Anthony Bubalo
06 May 10
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Dr Aaron Bernstein presentation

Halting biodiversity loss requires rethinking how humans do business with the biosphere. Innovation is needed in accounting of the goods and services nature provides humanity. Dr Aaron Bernstein discussed these issues at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 21 April. Dr Bernstein is on faculty at Harvard
By Aaron Bernstein
21 Apr 10
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Lowy Institute Upcoming Public Events

The Lowy Institute was established to inform and deepen the debate about international policy in Australia. We connect you with interesting speakers and new ideas through our events program, details of which can be found at http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Upcoming-Events.asp
By Lowy Institute for International Policy
20 Apr 10
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy: After Copenhagen, attention is moving away from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and towards a new climate multilateralism, one that more actively engages other global f - John Connor presentation

After Copenhagen, attention is moving away from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and towards a new climate multilateralism, one that more actively engages other global forums such as the G20, WTO and the Major Economies Forum alongside the UNFCCC. This requires a
By John Connor
01 Apr 10
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Conference Report: Asia’s Nuclear Future

In February 2010 the Lowy Institute co-hosted a major international workshop on Asia’s Nuclear Future with the US-based Non-Proliferation Policy Education Centre. Leading experts and security practitioners from the United States, China, Japan, India, Pakistan and Australia had a candid exchange of
By Lowy Institute for International Policy
30 Mar 10
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Adapting America’s Security Paradigm

On 23 March the Washington-based National Strategy Information Center (NSIC) released a major report arguing that the United States and other democracies face a radically altered international security environment that will require a range of new and better integrated capabilities. The report,
By Andrew Shearer
30 Mar 10
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Nuclear weapons in Asia: why we should worry

In the Lowy Institute's first Food for Thought lecture in Melbourne, on 23 March, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf explored how the dangers of nuclear-armed confrontation between states might be minimised in the Asian century. He focused on relations among the United States,
By Rory Medcalf
26 Mar 10
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The Pacific presidency

US President Barack Obama has called himself ‘America’s first Pacific president’. On Monday the Lowy Institute and the United States Studies Centre endeavoured to flesh out this concept. How should we rate his presidency and, in particular, his policies towards the Pacific region? What looming
By Michael Fullilove, Geoffrey Garrett, Mary Kissel
23 Mar 10
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Distinguished Speaker Series - Helen Clark presentation

The Institute was pleased to host an address by Helen Clark, head of the United Nations Development Programme, on 12 February.In recent times, the challenges of the developing world are compounded by multiple crises: the food and fuel crises, the global recession, climatic events, and devastating
By Helen Clark
13 Feb 10
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy: 2010 The year ahead - Research staff presentations

On 3 February, at the first Wednesday Lunch at Lowy for 2010, three Lowy Institute scholars discussed where the world and our region are headed after a tumultuous year in 2009. Will things be calmer or more uncertain?Mark Thirlwell, Program Director International Economy, assessed the post-GFC
By Malcolm Cook, Michael Fullilove, Mark Thirlwell, Michael Wesley, Jenny Hayward-Jones
05 Feb 10
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Welcome to 2010

At at reception at the Westin Hotel on Thursday 28 January 2010, Dr Michael Wesley, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, spoke of what we should expect in the decade ahead
By Michael Wesley
02 Feb 10
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Don't be disarmed by anti-nuke drive

In an opinion piece in the Australian, Franklin C. Miller and Andrew Shearer argue that a nuclear deterrent is still the cornerstone of regional stability for Asia.The Australian, 18 December 2009, p. 9Originally published in The Wall Street Journal on 17 December 2009
By Andrew Shearer, Franklin C. Miller
23 Dec 09
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From the Executive Director

The Lowy Institute celebrates its sixth anniversary this year. This is the first end-of-year message from Dr Michael Wesley as the Institute’s Executive Director
By Michael Wesley
23 Dec 09
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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy: 2009 in review - Research staff presentations

On 2 December, Deputy Director Martine Letts and members of our Lowy Institute research team wound up this year’s Wednesday Lunch at Lowy Club series with a review of 2009, and what it means for Australia. Director of Studies Andrew Shearer, Program Director for East Asia, Dr Malcolm Cook and
By Malcolm Cook, Martine Letts, Sam Roggeveen, Andrew Shearer
03 Dec 09
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