Asia
Defence relations with Burma: Our future past
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute and author of Australian Defence Contacts with Burma, 1945-1987. Photos by the author.John Blaxland's persuasive…
India links: Chuck Hagel, Civil service Exam, Pakistan, Australia, child labour and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.
Six reasons for India…
Speeches
Observations of Chinese investment in Australia
Last night, the inaugural Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow, Professor Zha Daojiong of Peking University, gave a lively presentation on Chinese investment in Australia…
China's investment in Australia
Dirk van der Kley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.
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Last night, the inaugural Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow, Professor…
Trailer: Comrade Kim Goes Flying
On North Korea Economy Watch I see reference to a UK-Belgium-North Korea co-production called Comrade Kim Goes Flying, about a North Korean coal miner pursuing her dream of…
Why Israel's new coalition won't forge peace
Jack Georgieff is the 2013 Thawley Research Scholar in International Security at the Lowy Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC.
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A fair indictment of Australia's Pacific policy?
Professor Wadan Narsey is an Adjunct Professor at The Cairns Institute.
Jonathan Schultz's recently completed PhD thesis, Overseeing and Overlooking: Australian Engagement with…
Can Abenomics fix Japan's economy?
Just about everyone agrees that the Japanese economy has underperformed for over two decades. The astounding rise of China in the same period deepens the hurt. Prime Minister Abe…
China links: China's banks, PLA Unit 61398, Afghanistan, Boao Forum and more
Joel Wing-Lun is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.
Zhou Xiaochuan will remain as head of China's central bank despite reaching retirement age,…
Trailer: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The performances and visuals look promising, but my, don't they lay on the political symbolism with a trowel. The quote near the end ('Yes, I'm a Pakistani, yes I'm a Muslim,…