About Us Our Building Board of Directors International Advisory Council Members and Benefactors Recruitment & Internships About Our Publications Publication Order Form Lowy Institute Papers Analysis Perspectives Policy Briefs Working Papers Opinion Speeches & Presentations Studies in International Policy Lowy Institute Poll Lowy Institute Review Podcast & RSS Feed Video Library East Asia Global Issues International Economy International Security Melanesia West Asia Australia and the World HIV/AIDS Project MacArthur Asia Security Project Nuclear Policy Centre Perspectives on Africa Perspectives on India Perspectives on Latin America Staff Contributors Interns All News Media Publications Upcoming Events Past Events Opinion Advanced search Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Statement Site Design Our People Fiona Cunningham Research Associate Fiona joined the Lowy Institute's International Security Program as a Research Associate for nuclear issues in March 2009. She supports the Institute's partnership with the Nuclear Security Project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and with the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, for which she co-authored a paper with Martine Letts on the civil nuclear industry. Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with first class honours from the University of New South Wales. She has also studied at Harvard University and the Renmin University of China in Beijing, and interned at the Belfer Center at Harvard University, International Crisis Group and the China Security Program of the World Security Institute. She is proficient in French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese and is currently completing a law degree at the University of Sydney. Back to Staff    Recent publications by author The stellar status symbol -- 19 Nov 2009 The role of the civil nuclear industry in preventing proliferation -- 15 Feb 2009 View all publications by author Friday funny: A bit late, but... This really should have been posted during the election campaign, but anyway, here's a piece of Shaun Micallef genius from his old ABC sketch series. (Incidentally, if there was any justice, Micallef...Read more Other recent postsFriday economic linkage9/11 retrospectivesReader riposte: Overheard in a café... Videos of past events. Video Library The Lowy Institute Podcast. Click to find out more Podcast Library Recent Publications If you wish to be notified of all new Lowy Institute publications you can subscribe to our Recent Publications RSS Feed. Click to find out more Email Updates Register your details here to receive email updates from the Lowy Institute 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)