Global Issues

Interesting times for TikTok
Interesting times for TikTok
From Delhi to Washington to Canberra, the future of the digital economy may be heavily influenced by how one question is answered: What to do about TikTok? The popular short…
A nervous watch on the Three Gorges Dam
A nervous watch on the Three Gorges Dam
To understand China, it’s not a bad idea to keep an eye on what is happening inside the country. Much of the current international discussion about China focuses on China’s plans…
Is Huawei in the UK a canary in the coalmine?
Is Huawei in the UK a canary in the coalmine?
It is not a coincidence that Britain’s turnaround on using Huawei for its 5G infrastructure happened at the height of the pandemic. Covid-19 brutally brought back the realisation…
China's Deep State: The Communist Party and the Coronavirus
Research Notes
China's Deep State: The Communist Party and the Coronavirus
China's political system was instrumental both in plunging the country into the COVID-19 crisis and aiding its recovery, but its pandemic management has not…
Social credit: The next China risk for Australian business
Social credit: The next China risk for Australian business
As China recovers from the Covid-19 crisis, the apparatus of the state is about to be devoted to a new form of social control. By the end of 2020, China plans to introduce its…
Jokowi needs to change strategy
Commentary
Jokowi needs to change strategy
This article was first published in The Straits Times.
COVIDcast: Malcolm Turnbull on geopolitics and the pandemic
COVIDcast: Malcolm Turnbull on geopolitics and the pandemic
In this episode of COVIDcast, Hervé Lemahieu, Director of the Power and Diplomacy Program at the Lowy Institute, sat down with the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of…
The obstacles to Syrian aid
The obstacles to Syrian aid
On Saturday last week, following weeks of lobbying by humanitarian agencies and difficult diplomatic negotiations, the UN Security Council renewed its authorisation for the UN and…
COVIDcast: Malcolm Turnbull on geopolitics and the pandemic
Podcasts
COVIDcast: Malcolm Turnbull on geopolitics and the pandemic
In this episode of COVIDcast, Herve Lemahieu, Director of the Power and Diplomacy Program at the Lowy Institute, sat down with the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull, 29th Prime Minister…
Economic diplomacy: Covid recovery, from Singapore to the EU
Economic diplomacy: Covid recovery, from Singapore to the EU
Labour pains High-end guest workers play such a big role in Singapore’s carefully constructed economy that they even have their own technocratic acronym: foreign PMETs – for…