Asia
US-China: Why things won't go well
Deep and rather arresting pessimism here about the future of US-China relations from Jennifer Lind and Daryl Press:
The best hope for amicable U.S.-China relations rests on…
Andrew Michelmore: Understanding China's SOEs
Eva O’Dea is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute’s East Asia Program.
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Australia needs to better understand Chinese state owned enterprises (SOEs),…
Michelmore on Chinese investment in Australia
Eva O’Dea is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute’s East Asia Program.
Australia has ‘tarnished’ its reputation for policy stability in recent years through mismanagement…
Speeches
Changing China Lecture: 'What drives Chinese investment in Australia?' by Andrew Michelmore
On 18 September 2013, the Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted Mr Andrew Michelmore as the keynote speaker for the Lowy Institute 10th Anniversary China Changing Lecture…
Reader riposte: Daily Show's Middle East map
Tzvi Fleischer from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council writes:
Noticed you posted that skit about Middle East borders from the US 'Daily Show' today. It's cute as a…
Syria: How about a little love for the Russians?
Commentary from Washington on the US-Russia deal to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons is of two main varieties.
The first argues that Obama got played by Putin…
Delhi gang-rape trial: Only the beginning for India's women
Danielle Rajendram is a Lowy Institute research associate. Her work focuses on Indian foreign and domestic policy, India-China relations and Asian security.
The trial related to…
Australia gears up for UNSC Syria talks
Denis Fitzgerald is a freelance journalist covering the United Nations in New York. He blogs at UN Tribune.
For the first two weeks of Australia’s presidency, the UN Security…
Views across the Pacific: Change in Myanmar
Although still not a democracy, Myanmar has been the standout case of political change in Southeast Asia over the past two years. In this new video, the third in the 'Views Across…
Revisiting the 'Asian arms race' debate
Chris Rahman is a Senior Research Fellow in Maritime Strategy and Security at the University of Wollongong.
The hoary question of whether Asia is experiencing a naval arms race…