Asia
Documentary trailer: Red Obsession
It's nice to be able to flag an Australian film once in a while, and this one combines two modern Australian pre-occupations: China and wine. Red Obsession looks at the enormous…
China-PLA: 2nd comes right after 1st
Every year the US Defence Department releases a Congressionally-mandated unclassified study called Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China…
India links: China relations, Congress Party, urbanisation, nuclear deterrence and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.
Why the 2014 elections will be important both in India and internationally.
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Trailer: Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips tells the story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009, which was eventually brought to end by US Navy SEALs in what was interpreted as an early foreign policy…
Free and fair? Pakistan's election woes
Alicia Mollaun is a PhD Candidate at the Crawford School at ANU. She has lived in Islamabad since 2010. Photo is by the author.
Back in Australia, our election day concerns…
In conversation: Burma's transition
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Yesterday the Lowy Institute was privileged to host two of Australia's most prominent Burma watchers, Dr Andrew Selth of the Griffith Asia Institute and Dr Sean…
Gillard must stand up for PNG's women
Julia Gillard's first visit to Papua New Guinea as prime minister, starting tomorrow, is loaded with symbolism. Following on from the April visit of Australia's first female…
Malaysian election: PM Najib Razak on thin ice
Associate Professor Lily Zubaidah Rahim, from the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, is an affiliate of the Sydney Southeast Asia…
Documentary trailer: The Defector
The full title for this film is The Defector: Escape from North Korea, and it follows the life of a people smuggler who helps North Koreans escape via the Chinese border. But…
After the MDGs: What's next for Asia?
Later this month, a high level panel convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver its recommendations on what should come after the 2015 Millennium Development Goals …