Asia
China's aid white paper: What's changed?
The Chinese Government is frequently criticised for not being transparent about its aid program. As I mentioned in my quick summary yesterday, there's not a lot of specific data…
Malcolm Fraser talks 'Dangerous Allies'
Earlier this week the Lowy Institute hosted former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser to discuss his new book Dangerous Allies. Below is the full video of the event.
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Election day in Jakarta
Across Indonesia, up to 190 million voters went to the polls yesteraday to choose their next president. In Jakarta the faces of the two candidates, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and…
China promotes dialogue with US while clamping down at home
At the first day of the annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing yesterday, China's leaders spoke of the importance of frank discussion for solving disputes. …
Prabowo loses election, but how will he respond?
Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, best known as Jokowi, has won the race to become the next president of Indonesia. His rival Prabowo Subianto has refused to concede, however, setting…
Abe's Canberra speech: Dispelling doubts
Prime Minister Abe's carefully crafted speech to the Australian parliament gave credence to Prime Minister Abbott's much tut-tutted claim that Japan is Australia's best friend in…
Middle powers in Asia: The limits of realism
In the world of international relations theory, the realist paradigm reigns supreme. In large part, this is because it has core features that exert strong appeal beyond the…
Commentary
1914-2014: the EU has more to share with the Asia-Pacific than history lessons
1914-2014: the EU has more to share with the Asia-Pacific than history lessonsRory Medcalf and May-Britt StumbaumEuropean Geostrategy8 July 2014Please click here for the full…
Commentary
PM Abe sends a subtle message from Canberra
PM Abe sends a subtle message from CanberraRory MedcalfAustralian Financial Review9 July 2014Please click here for full online text.Rory Medcalf
A conservative clean sweep in Asia?
If Prabowo Subianto does win tomorrow's presidential election in Indonesia, most if not all of Asia's elected democracies will be led by realist conservatives who triumphed over…