Global Issues
Australian immigration in the Trump era
Earlier this week Malcolm Turnbull said it wasn’t his job as Prime Minister of Australia 'to run a commentary on the domestic policies of other countries' after President Trump…
Migration and border policy links: Executive orders, the battle for Mosul, ‘wet-foot, dry-foot’, and more
By Daniel Thambar, an intern with the Lowy Institute’s Migration and Border Policy Project.
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders to restrict immigration…
A grand bargain: What Russia now wants from the West
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States of America has elicited thousands of lines of newsprint as academics, journalists and the wider public seek to make…
Obama's legacy: Bold leadership on climate
Battling climate change was a signature issue of President Barack Obama’s tenure, particularly during the his second term. In contrast, President-elect Donald Trump has called…
The Interpreter's best of 2016: The UN secretary-general race
Around every five years the world takes a crash course in UN politics when the top job threatens to change hands. With Ban Ki-moon's second term finishing on 31 December 2016, and…
President Trump and the decline of multilateralism
One can only imagine President Trump’s contributions to the G20 summit next year. Maybe he’ll tweet: ‘China does NOT want to talk about its steel overcapacity. Sad!’ Or perhaps: …
Migration and Border Policy links: Climate-induced migration, refugee needs, immigrant skills and more
By Rachael Buckland, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Migration and Border Policy Project.
The Kaldor Centre’s Professor Jane McAdam considers the human impact of and the…
The future of the AIIB is bigger than Australian coal
The Australian has run a story, 'Power row engulfs Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank', about tensions between the Australian government and the Asian Infrastructure…
Migration and border policy links: Economic benefits, UK public opinion, Ukraine and more
By Rachael Buckland, an intern with the Lowy's Institute's Migration and Border policy project
McKinsey Global Institute research reveals that migration generates significant…
Commentary
What do we know about the Central American refugee deal between the US and Australia?
In an opinion piece published in The Guardian, Jiyoung Song provides details on a deal Australia has announced to accept refugees from a US-led camp in Costa Rica.Jiyoung Song