Publications

The Lowy Institute is a think tank in international public policy. Its purpose, therefore, is applied research.

The Lowy Institute's publications are:

Lowy Institute Papers, the flagship publications of the Institute. These are monograph length, policy-oriented papers on international policy issues containing extensive original research. They are peer-reviewed and closely edited.

Policy Briefs, designed to address a particular, current policy issue and to suggest solutions. They are deliberately prescriptive, specifically addressing two questions: What is the problem? What should be done?

Analysis, papers which address broader or longer term issues facing Australia or the international community. They are designed to deepen the understanding of the public and the policy community about important international developments. Earlier Lowy Institute Issues Briefs can also be found here.

Perspectives, occasional papers, essays or speeches on international events and policy which make a useful contribution to deepening the debate about international policy. They are more discursive and personal than the other publications.

Working Papers in International Economics, detailed research-focused papers on a wide range of Australian and international economic issues.

Lowy Institute Poll, an annual public opinion survey on current international foreign policy issues.

Opinion, short polemical articles published on the op-ed pages of leading Australian and international newspapers.

Speeches, presentations and journal articles by Lowy Institute staff and visitors.

Lowy Institute Studies in International Policy, a collection of papers on a key theme of international policy.

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Recent Publications

3 Sep 2010 - Opinion
India must master the great game
India needs to stay cool in the face of diplomatic and security provocations by China, argues International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf in this opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal. Through development, deterrence and diplomacy New Delhi can be prepared for looming rivalry.

The Wall Street Journal Asia, 3 September 2010, p. 9

Rory Medcalf

2 Sep 2010 - Strategic Snapshots
America's grand strategy in Asia: what would Mahan do?
In the Lowy Institute’s latest Asia security ‘Strategic Snapshot’, distinguished American Asia scholar and former senior White House official Dr Michael J. Green examines Asia’s changing power dynamics and asks what grand strategy 19th century geo-strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan, the father of US sea-power, would advocate for the United States if he were alive today. Responding to Power and Choice, the Lowy Institute’s flagship report on alternative Asian security futures, Dr Green makes a powerful case for a modern US Asia strategy drawing on Mahan’s insights and based on a strong forward maritime presence, strengthened cooperation with allies, a reaffirmed American commitment to free trade, and promotion of the values the United States shares with its key Asian partners.

Dr Michael J. Green

1 Sep 2010 - Opinion
Knowing me, knowing you
In this piece for the International Relations and Security Network, Fergus Hanson discusses the challenges Australia confronts in building close ties with its most important neighbour, Indonesia.

The article in available online at:
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Special-Reports/Australia-s-Regional-Reach/Analysis/

ISN, 1 September 2010

Fergus Hanson

1 Sep 2010 - Opinion
Australia's regional reach
Director of Studies Andrew Shearer told the International Relations and Security Network, in an interview on 1 September, that the Australian government will have its hands full managing the structural changes that bring countries like China and India to the forefront of global politics and make Australia an important regional pivot.

The interview is at: http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Special-Reports/Australia-s-Regional-Reach/Podcast/

Andrew Shearer

1 Sep 2010 - Perspectives
Our consensus future: the lay of the land in 2025
The global financial crisis is a powerful reminder of how bad we are at forecasting. Yet despite the scale of this recent shock, we continue to have a fairly strong consensus view of where the world economy is likely to head over the next couple of decades. Indeed, this consensus forecast has survived the GFC largely unscathed. In a new Perspectives based on a presentation to the Australian Economic Forum on 6 August 2010, Mark Thirlwell describes this consensus future and some of the risks associated with it.

Mark Thirlwell

Peace with illusions
It would be dull to join the already large chorus of commentators predicting failure for the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, launched this week in Washington. Assuming that...Read more

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The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll

The sixth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys Australian public opinion on a range of foreign policy issues. New questions this year cover the Rudd Government’s handling of foreign policy issues during its first term in office, whether Australia should develop nuclear weapons, attitudes towards Indonesia and US power, sanctions against Fiji and the morality of Australia’s foreign policy.

The Poll also repeated questions asked in previous years, revealing trends in public opinion on topics such as climate change, Australia’s military involvement in Afghanistan, and attitudes towards the United States and China.

A panel discussion about the poll can be heard here:
The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll - MP3 (23MB)Download item (1.3MB)

Power and choice: Asian security futures

Recent events in the seas off South Korea and Japan emphasise the fragility of Asia’s security order and the strains the region’s changing power distribution are placing on it. A new major Lowy Institute Asia Security Project report, 'Power and Choice: Asian Security Futures', analyses the likely security futures for Asia and Australia and recommends steps countries should take to ensure growing regional competition does not lead to conflict. This report was made possible by the generous support for the Project by the MacArthur Foundation.

A copy of the report, launched by Dennis Richardson, AO, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 1 June, can be downloaded here.Download item (6.5MB)