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The clock is ticking on G20 preparations
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The clock is ticking on G20 preparations
In this op-ed for the Australian Financial Review, Director of the G20 Studies Centre, Mike Callaghan, discusses the essential steps the government should take in chairing…
India's subtle China strategy
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India's subtle China strategy
In this article for The National Interest, Danielle Rajendram argues that India deserves more credit for the way it has managed its relations with China in the face of…
The Indo-Pacific: What's in a name?
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The Indo-Pacific: What's in a name?
In this essay in The American Interest, the Lowy Institute’s Rory Medcalf explains the rise of an Indo-Pacific conception of Asia. He argues that this emerging maritime…
Charity begins at home
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Charity begins at home
Lowy Institute Research Associate Dr Philippa Brant writes for Foreign Affairs about why China's foreign aid won't replace the West's.The full article is available…
Pivot to Asia has not fallen off its axis
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Pivot to Asia has not fallen off its axis
In this piece for the Australian, Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Alan Dupont examines President Obama's absence from APEC and the East Asia Summit in the context of…
Fleet review good start, now for Defence
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Fleet review good start, now for Defence
In this article for The Australian, James Brown and Rory Medcalf assess Australia's readiness to face the changing strategic circumstances in the Indo-Pacific.James Brown ,…
Challenges ahead for the Indonesia relationship
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Challenges ahead for the Indonesia relationship
In an opinion piece in The Drum, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Dave McRae says Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to Indonesia was a positive, but four genuine challenges…
Australia, Asia and the West
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Australia, Asia and the West
In this article for Aspenia Online, Rory Medcalf examines the foreign policy challenges facing the Abbott government, arguing that it must focus on charting a secure course…
Global insider: Australia seeks assurances from India in advance of nuclear trade deal
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Global insider: Australia seeks assurances from India in advance of nuclear trade deal
In this interview with World Politics Review, Rory Medcalf explores the significance of and obstacles to achieving a nuclear trade deal between Australia and India.Rory Medcalf