Asia and Pacific
Reading Abe's national security strategy
On 17 December the Japanese government issued three national security documents: the first-ever National Security Strategy (which explains overall foreign policy strategy), the…
Indo-Pacific security links: Japan is back, South Asian missiles, aircraft carriers and more
William Hobart is an intern in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.
Rationalist explanations for war in the East China Sea.
India’s expertise at maintaining the…
Jokowi marches on in Indonesia's polls
Two recent reputable public opinion polls in Indonesia provide further confirmation of the rise of Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) as the clear front runner for next year's…
Can China win by opting out?
[youtube:VQDtWzqQSks#t=28]
There's so much discussion out there about China's rise, its territorial quarrels with neighbours and the risk (some would say inevitability) of…
Analyses
Japan is back: Unbundling Abe’s grand strategy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is determined to keep Japan a tier-one power in Asia and the world. Through strengthening the economy and reforming national security institutions, as…
The Tejas: Not quite a coming-of-age for India's indigenous defence industry
On 20 December the Indian Air Force (IAF) will induct the country's first indigenous fighter jet, the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), in Bangalore. The Tejas has been many…
Commentary
United States-New Zealand Relations: Where to in 2014?
In this guest post for cogitAsia, Jack Georgieff asks whether a change of government at next year's general election in New Zealand could lead to a cooling in relations with…
Australia-PNG: A partnership of equals
Australia and Papua New Guinea enjoy a special relationship – one of mutual affection, shared history and shared geography. Today, as they have for more than two decades,…
Journal Articles
Indonesian politics in 2013: the emergence of new leadership?
In a new article in the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies journal, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Dave McRae surveys Indonesian politics in 2013, focusing on the impact…
Thailand on the brink: Election called, but what if Red Shirts march?
In a televised address on Monday morning, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced that Thailand's House of Representatives had been dissolved. The move is a bid to ease the…