Global Issues

No planes or cruise ships – a crucial regional industry will need aid
No planes or cruise ships – a crucial regional industry will need aid
Airlines are cancelling up to 90% of flights due to the rapid decline in travel brought on by Covid-19. Most of the world is being encouraged, or ordered, not to fly, and…
COVIDcast Episode 4: Crisis looms in Southeast Asia
COVIDcast Episode 4: Crisis looms in Southeast Asia
People collapsing in the street with respiratory problems. Doctors forced to use raincoats in place of proper protective equipment. And one of the world’s highest reported death…
Lockdown: A dilemma for the economic optimists
Lockdown: A dilemma for the economic optimists
Everyone – including economists themselves – jokes about economic forecasting failures. But the intrinsic difficulties are compounded for the international economic agencies,…
COVIDcast Episode 4: Crisis looms in Southeast Asia
Podcasts
COVIDcast Episode 4: Crisis looms in Southeast Asia
COVIDcast is a Lowy Institute pop-up podcast for anyone interested in understanding the effect of coronavirus on global politics. Each week for the next few weeks, Lowy Institute…
The public judgment of South Korea’s Covid-19 response
The public judgment of South Korea’s Covid-19 response
Compared to many countries, South Korea has taken aggressive measures to address the outbreak of Covid-19. Most notable is its incredibly widespread testing: as of the most recent…
After coronavirus: Where the world economy will stand
After coronavirus: Where the world economy will stand
For all the drama of collapsing output, demand, and jobs in Australia and many economies around the globe, we should expect that output in most countries will begin to recover…
In the shadow of a pandemic, political calamity grips Afghanistan
In the shadow of a pandemic, political calamity grips Afghanistan
The coronavirus pandemic has been dominating international news and monopolising the time of governments across the world as they scramble to respond and prepare. In the midst of…
An Australian in New York with a warning about the weeks ahead
An Australian in New York with a warning about the weeks ahead
After he reluctantly advised Americans to stay off the streets and businesses to let their staff work from home, US President Donald Trump’s commitment to fighting the coronavirus…
Economic diplomacy: Fighting global pandemics from the G20 to ASEAN
Economic diplomacy: Fighting global pandemics from the G20 to ASEAN
Digital mates The online summit between the leaders of Singapore and Australia on Monday didn’t get much attention amid a stock market meltdown and tensions within Australia’s…
The government's bazooka is biggest, not the RBA's
Commentary
The government's bazooka is biggest, not the RBA's
Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Stephen Grenville evaluates the RBA's response to COVID-19. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.