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11 Dec 2018 15:30

US killing by drone: continuity and escalation

by Simon Frankel Pratt

The US use of drones in “targeted killings” has grown under Donald Trump, continuing Barack Obama’s legacy.
11 Dec 2018 14:30

Brexit deal debate reveals dark side to EU diplomacy

by Phil Radford

Reactions provoked by the mooted deal provide analysts with rich insight into some of the forces now at play in Europe.
11 Dec 2018 11:00

Separating the Philippine state from the church

by Malcolm Cook

Filipino Catholic voters separate the Church from the State and uphold this in political practice.

News and Media

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Shortlist for 2018 Lowy Institute Media Award

Media release

The Lowy Institute is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2018 Lowy Institute Media Award. The nominated journalists are: Michael Bachelard and Fairfax team

Even if Saudi Arabia is behind Jamal Khashoggi's murder, experts say sanctions against Riyadh could backfire

Business Insider

Australian leader considers moving embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv

New York Times

Josh Frydenberg tells Donald Trump's treasury chief that 'cool heads should prevail' in US-China trade war

Sydney Morning Herald

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Susan Glasser to deliver Lowy Institute 2018 Media Lecture

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Susan Glasser to deliver Lowy Institute 2018 Media Lecture

Israel is clearing the path for strikes on Beirut, Lebanon says

ABC Online

US-China trade war fails to dampen cooperation between states and private enterprise

South China Morning Post

China looks to Europe on WTO reform as pressure builds from ‘united front’

South China Morning Post

Australia looks for boost from Chinese trade war stimulus

Nikkei Asian Review

How China is preparing for Donald Trump's trade war

Sydney Morning Herald

Beijing caught off guard as President Donald Trump primes trade war trigger

Australian Financial Review

Frank Lowy speech: Chaos, Trump and China ‘risk our values’

The Australian

From Russia with love: China's pancake diplomacy signals shift in world order

Australian Financial Review

‘A nightmare for China and the world’: Welcome to the new cold war

New Daily

Frank Lowy lecture: An ambitious Australia

The Australian

Sir Frank Lowy calls for more migrants, fewer prime ministers

Australian Financial Review

China May Be Having 'Big Debate' on Trade War, Lowy's McGregor Says

Bloomberg Daybreak

Trumps Tells Apple To Move Production To U.S. After Company Raises Tariff Concerns

Ten Daily

Australia's Marise Payne: a China dove, hawk or parrot?

South China Morning Post

Beijing’s great game to win over Pacific’s small island states

Asia Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping Will Send a Close Ally in His Stead to North Korea’s Military Parade

TIME Magazine

Is it too quiet in emerging Asia?

ANZ Bluenotes

Why Australia loses prime ministers

The Economist

Fate of Nauru refugees casts shadow over Pacific conference

ABC

Audio: Bishop's Legacy, and a New Western Order

ABC RN Extra

Indonesia’s Widodo deflects criticism with cleric running mate

Financial Times

UN calls for genocide charges against Myanmar military

Financial Times

Audio: The morning after the leadership spill

ABC RN AM

Julie Bishop steps down as Foreign Minister

The Australian

Julie Bishop: 'well-liked, well-briefed and effective'

Sydney Morning Herald

Julie Bishop leaves a legacy, not a doctrine

Australian Financial Review

Audio: Is Australia an international joke?

ABC RN Drive

Scott Morrison Is a New Kind of Australian Prime Minister: An Evangelical Christian

New York Times

Spill puts a spanner in the works overseas

The Australian

Spill puts a spanner in the works overseasScott Morrison Becomes Australia’s Prime Minister After Back-Room Revolt

New York Times

Propaganda and politics figure in Xi's trade battle with Trump

Australian Financial Review

Liberal leadership chaos could jeopardise landmark Australia-Indonesia free trade deal

ABC Online

A week of whiplash in Australian politics -- and it's not over yet

CNN

Tonga called on Pacific islands to band together against China — then had a sudden change of heart

ABC

Audio: Uncertainty about what New Caledonian independence would look like

ABC RN Pacific Beat

Australia's population soars to 25m on brisk immigration

Nikkei Asian Review

Australian senator's call for Muslim ban is an outlier opinion in the country

CNBC

Turkey contagion bad timing for Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Australian Financial Review

Japan activated an elite marine unit for the first time since World War II to counter China — and it's getting ready for its first naval exercise

Business Insider Australia

Turnbull's China reset ends influence of China hawks

Australian Financial Review

World eyes on PNG’s emergence, financed by China

The Australian

Young people missing out on foreign aid funding: report

SBS

Indonesia president picks cleric as 2019 running mate

Financial Times

Pacific nations saddled with ‘onerous debts’, says Bishop

The Australian

China could overtake Australia as biggest donor to Pacific, if it pays up

CNN

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