US Senator Chris Coons joined the Lowy Institute's Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove at the Institute's Bligh Street headquarters for a special episode of Lowy Institute Conversations. They ...

No doubt this is a huge achievement for Canberra – the product of intense diplomacy over the past year. And once again, it came with a hefty price tag. But if you read between the lines, you can see ...

Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death in Southeast Asia, home to over 120 million smokers. While AI can support smart efforts in controlling tobacco export and use, it is only ...

Maritime trade is Australia’s lifeline – in times of peace, crisis or conflict. Without ships bringing in the fuel, fertiliser, ammunition, and other critical supplies that keep our economy running ...

North Korea has rarely admitted the presence of its troops in foreign battlefields, let alone in an ongoing conflict. However, in late April, it did just that. The effort to reassure the public does ...

A democratic Ukraine in the current de facto borders, with a protected frontline and secure skies, is a better option than a continuing war of attrition.

Significantly, sales of vehicles produced by BYD (Build Your Dreams) overtook Tesla’s before the re-election of Trump and Musk’s unprecedented, wildly unpopular role as Trump whisperer-in-chief and ...

A big plan to connect 70% of the country to power by 2030 grabbed headlines. Delivering is the true challenge. Getting the leaders of five Asia-Pacific nations together for the photograph amidst the ...

The Mar-a-Lago Accord is an idea floated by Stephen Miran, recently appointed Chairman of the US Council of Economic Advisers. Such a deal, Miran claims, would address the US current account and ...

The midterm poll in May for members of the Philippine Congress composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives is shaping as the most consequential in the country’s history. Traditionally, ...

US President Donald Trump has claimed Australia broke a 2018 verbal agreement on restraining Australian aluminium exports to America. That deal, successfully negotiated by the Turnbull government, had ...

The European Union and the United States form a powerful camp, with both interested in tapping Central Asia’s vast potential in critical minerals. Along with the United Kingdom, they have articulated ...