Moscow and beyond: Making a mark on the G20
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.Friday funny: Party etiquette
As the party season approaches, it's worth reminding ourselves of the proper comportment. This is a pretty old gag and you can see the punchline arrive a mile off, but it's all in the delivery:Lowy Institute books of the year
Today and next week we offer Lowy research staff selections for the book of the year.Reader ripostes: Aid purpose, aid performance
Below, a comment on our aid debate from Anna Kent. But first, Thomas O'Connor, Senior Programs Manager at the Centre for Australian Progress, writes:Defence personnel cuts: Will history repeat?
Derek Woolner is a Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU.India linkage: Nehru, India as Pacific power, Babri Masjid, Australia-India Roundtable and more
The 2012 Australia-India Roundtable was held this week in New Delhi.TheReader riposte: Middle East nuclear disarmament
Dr Tzvi Fleischer, Editor of the Australia/Israel Review, writes:Blog feature ends, challenges remain
Today The Interpreter concludes its discussion on Australia's Defence Challenges, a sponsored partnership with the Department of Defence aimed at supporting external engagement ahead of the 20China linkage: World AIDS day, Myanmar, blogs, manufacturing, human rights and more
Dirk van der Kley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.When the foreign minister rolls the PM
In cabinet, foreign policy choices normally and naturally reside with the prime minister and foreign minister.Reader riposte: Stephen Walt replies
Professor Stephen Walt, whose blog post prompted SamWednesday linkage: Secrecy, Doha, Homeland, TPP, migration and more
The Guardian's environment blog is carrying regular updates from the Doha climate conference. Anyone want to suggest some good Doha reading?Australia joins G20 troika. Now what?
Michael Gaskin is a PhD candidate studying the G20 in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. @mpgaskinReader riposte: The limits of the aid debate
Sam Byfield from the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne writes:Life in Phnom Penh
A rather hyperactive time lapse video of Cambodia's capital, but maybe that's fitting for the place being depicted.More Middle East nukes, or none?
Andrew Sullivan agrees withGreece, the IMF and the politics of prevarication
Financial markets heaved a sigh of relief last week when agreement was reached on the next stage of the Greek bail-out. But the key problem remains: Greece hasReader riposte: What is foreign aid for?
Garth Luke is Lead, ODA and Emerging Issues at World Vision Australia.Papua New Guinea makes its own way on ICT
Stephanie Lusby is a PhD Candidate at ANU. Her research focuses on how public health messages are translated and applied by men in Papua New Guinea.Tuesday linkage: Manila, climate change, Japan infrastructure and more
China surpasses the US as the top trading partner for other countries (124 vs 76).World economy: Permanently sluggish?
Back in the heady days before the GFC, we got used to a world economy marked by strong annual growth rates plus a rising trend rate of growth.Monday linkage: South China Sea, Korea as great power, Japan tuna and more
South China Sea: ASEAN worried about China's latest 'board and search' pronouncement (thanks Chris), but M Taylor Fravel says tMore Sharp Talk from Papua New Guinea
Douveri Henao is from the Institute of National Affairs, Papua New Guinea.North Korean rocket: Don't panic Down Under
Morris Jones is an Australian space analyst.Another blogging lesson
I know there are readers waiting for me to publish the speech I gave in Canberra last month on '10 lessons from 5 years of political blogging'. The speech was partly ex tempore, so I'm still refining the final text.A better aid debate: Where to begin?
Dr Jeni Whalan lectures in Development Studies at the University of New South Wales.India linkage: Youth jobs, middle class, Pushkar Camel, UK aid, Myanmar and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.Mobile phones for development: Just a love affair?
Could mobile telephony be harnessed for development in Papua New Guinea?Reader riposte: Mapping Sandy Island
Mike Prince, Director of Charting Services at the Australian Hydrographic Service, responds to Olivia Wilson's piece on Sandy Island, which appeared on numerous maps but wSoft power: A British perspective
Paul Madden is the British High Commissioner to Australia.Friday linkage: Land mines, space boom, manufacturing, PNG and more
The transcript of PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's address to the Lowy Institute yesterday on 'Papua New Guinea in the Asian Century'.PNG PM Peter O'Neill at Lowy Institute
Today the Lowy Institute hosted the Hon Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, at a Distinguished Speaker lecture on 'PNG in the Asian Century' (a transcript of the speech will be published on this blog and the Lowy Institute website when it becomes available).Sinking Sandy Island: A data-sharing parable
Olivia Wilson is a geoscientist and mapping specialist.Syria: The clouds darken for Assad
The focus on Gaza over the last two weeks shifted the spotlight away from Syria, but for those still watching, the momentum appears to be shifting towards the rebels.Reader riposte: Name our defence 'crown jewels'
Conrad van Coller writes:Sharp talk on PNG corruption
Sarah Logan is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University.Stimulating Australia weak aid debate
2012 will be remembered as a year of sluggish international policy debate.Peacekeeping: Lessons from Cambodia
Geraldine Doogue is civilian patron of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project.China linkage: Nobel Prize, princelings, corruption, Onion spoof, Japanese car sales and more
Dirk van der Kley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.A Pacific digital opportunity
Thanks to Dr Tess Newton Cain for giving me an opportunity to delve into a few details of my recent research paperPeacekeeping: The fight for recognition
Geraldine Doogue is civilian patron of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project.Tuesday linkage: FOX News, think tanks, Taiwan, climate change and more
Taiwan didn't get much attention in the Asian Century White Paper, despite its importance to Australia.
