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Welcome to 2013
Welcome to 2013 and welcome back to The Interpreter for another year of international policy blogging, which is supposed to start today. I say 'supposed' because your editor…
From the Fall of the Wall to the Fall of the Banks and beyond: three persistent problems for the global economy
Analyses
From the Fall of the Wall to the Fall of the Banks and beyond: three persistent problems for the global economy
In this 2010 working paper, Mark Thirlwell looks at the changing shape of a global economy that was born with the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Mark Thirlwell
The spectre of Malthus
Analyses
The spectre of Malthus
In this 2009 Lowy Institute working paper, Mark Thirlwell looks at some initial lessons from the 2007-2008 crisis about living in a resource-constrained world. A revised version…
The Lowy Institute Poll 2012: Public opinion and foreign policy
Polling
The Lowy Institute Poll 2012: Public opinion and foreign policy
The eighth annual Lowy Institute Poll reports the results of a nationally representative opinion survey of 1,005 Australian adults conducted in Australia between 26 March…
China could be slowing faster than we think
Analyses
China could be slowing faster than we think
Whilst headline output numbers show China’s economy gliding – more or less – towards a soft landing, several indicators suggest the distinct possibility of a sharper-than-expected…
The world economy, Murphy's law and Finagle's corollary
Analyses
The world economy, Murphy's law and Finagle's corollary
Over the second half of 2011, the world economy seemed to be sliding inexorably towards another major financial crisis. In the event, actions by an aggressive European Central…
Global fiscal adjustment and trade rebalancing
Analyses
Global fiscal adjustment and trade rebalancing
The emergence of substantial fiscal deficits and a large build-up of government debt in major advanced economies will inevitably lead to a period of fiscal consolidation in coming…
The dangers of denial: nuclear weapons in China-India relations
Analyses
The dangers of denial: nuclear weapons in China-India relations
Is a dangerous nuclear competition emerging between the two most populous nations? In this Lowy Institute Analysis, Fiona Cunningham and Rory Medcalf warn of nuclear dangers as…
The 2011 Lowy Institute Poll
Polling
The 2011 Lowy Institute Poll
The seventh annual Lowy Poll surveys the Australian public on new questions covering attitudes towards the US alliance and the war in Afghanistan, opinions on basing US forces in…
Chinese perspectives on investing in Australia
Analyses
Chinese perspectives on investing in Australia
China is not only Australia's largest trading partner, but is also an increasingly important supplier of capital. In a Lowy Institute Analysis, John Larum draws on a…