AI and the future of warfare
As advanced militaries converge on similar hardware, the decisive edge in future conflict may come from how quickly commanders can sense, de...
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Why the world economy could double again by 2050
Australia's economic future will be shaped less by domestic policy debates than by forces beyond its borders: the US–China relationshi...
Can AI rebuild democracy?
The public's anxiety about artificial intelligence appears to be growing, with high-profile data security breaches and opposition towards da...
Cuts all round: Aid to Southeast Asia hits a decade low
Official development finance to Southeast Asia has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, just as the region faces a run of overlapping eco...
From treaty to trust: The next chapter in the Australia–PNG relationship
Despite being close neighbours, Australia and Papua New Guinea have only recently become formal allies through the Pukpuk Treaty. But what d...
2026 Lowy Institute Media Lecture: Dennis Richardson AC
At the 2026 Lowy Institute Media Award dinner, former ambassador and intelligence chief Dennis Richardson AC traced five decades at the shar...
Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul
The Lowy Institute was delighted to welcome Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to Bligh Street for a roundtable discussion, chair...
Lowy Institute debate: Does AUKUS strengthen Australia's security?
Two prominent Australian strategists from opposite sides of the defence debate discuss the AUKUS partnership. Jennifer Parker makes the case...
Pacific unity on the line: The 2026 PIF Leaders' Meeting
As the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting opens in Palau, the region faces a series of major challenges. These include a Chinese mi...
2026 Allan Gyngell Lecture: Senator Penny Wong
The 2026 Allan Gyngell Lecture was delivered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong. Senator Wong paid tribute to A...
The Pacific’s deep-sea fault line
As great powers race for the critical minerals scattered on the ocean floor, the Pacific is splitting into two camps — those betting o...
Southeast Asia’s supply chain squeeze
Southeast Asia has become the connector economy of the global tech race — building the chips, batteries, and clean energy components f...
Mission critical: Why India matters for Australia’s economic future
The Australia–India relationship has taken on growing significance in recent years, a point echoed by policy leaders as they welcomed...
Stabilisation with caveats: Former ambassador Graham Fletcher on the Australia–China relationship
China blocked trade, froze out ministers, and left lobsters rotting on the tarmac, and still couldn't force Australia to budge. In this epis...
Are we entering a new illiberal order?
The way authoritarian and illiberal states interact has changed. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have gone from defending themselves aga...
Preferred partners: India-Australia defence cooperation in a changing Indo Pacific
India matters to Australia more than ever — as a strategic partner, a major trading economy, and a fellow member of the Quad — a...
Neighbours, not family: Rethinking Australia’s Pacific story
Australia calls itself the Pacific's partner of choice. But is the relationship built on mutual understanding, or is it driven by Canberra's...
Pessimistic and unsafe: How Australians feel about the world today
Power politics is intensifying. Economies are sputtering. Living standards are falling. Societal change is dizzying. When Australians look a...
Dire straits: Strategic chokepoints in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait
What can Southeast Asia learn from the conflict in the Persian Gulf and should we be worried about the next maritime flashpoint closer to ho...
179 years to parity: The Indo-Pacific’s gender equality backslide
Global progress on gender equality is stalling, and in some places going backwards. The World Economic Forum estimates that, at current rate...