Programs

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambung Yudhoyono with other leaders attending the East Asia Summit in Bali 2011

East Asia

With the goal of informing and influencing national and international policy dialogue, the East Asia Program provides research on China’s foreign...

G20 Studies Centre

Established on 28 August 2012, the G20 Studies Centre at the Lowy Institute aims to deliver analytical...

President Obama and Prime Minister Gillard, RAAF Base Darwin

Global Issues

The Global Issues program examines themes that lie at the intersection of global political trends and Australia’s interests, specifically US...

Chinese and Indian border guards at Nathu La mountain pass

International Security

The Lowy Institute’s International Security Program is focused on the changing strategic dynamics and risks in Indo-Pacific Asia. Its major areas...

Election official with voter in Papua New Guinea

Melanesia

The Melanesia Program spans the Pacific Islands region but has a primary focus on the political, economic, development and social challenges...

Filling out questionnaires, Queens, New York

Polling

The annual Lowy Poll is the Lowy Institute’s flagship publication, with its results frequently cited by politicians and policy-makers, journalists...

G-20 leaders at the G-20 Summit in Cannes

The International Economy

The International Economy program seeks to analyse and understand some of the key trends that are shaping our international economic environment...
Saudi King Abdullah meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

West Asia

The West Asia Program examines political, economic and strategic developments in the Middle East, Central and Southwest Asia, especially as they...

Projects

At sea aboard USS Reuben James

MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project

The Lowy Institute’s MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project aims to explore the limits of security cooperation in Asia and promote measures...
A Titan II ICBM nuclear missile site in Sahuarita, Arizona

Nuclear Policy Centre

The Lowy Institute has a strong track record of producing original research and fostering debate on the full spectrum of nuclear issues, from arms...

Students wave Indian national flags

Perspectives on India

The rise of India has been a major preoccupation for the Lowy Institute ever since the think tank was set up in 2003. The Institute’s first major...