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Overstretched, under-resourced: DFAT has gone to ruin
Commentary
Overstretched, under-resourced: DFAT has gone to ruin
In a piece for Crikey, Research Fellow Alex Oliver examines the problems of the continued understaffing and underfunding of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. …
Cyber spying needs concerted action
Commentary
Cyber spying needs concerted action
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Non-resident Senior Fellow Alan Dupont writes that as the cost of electronic pilfering grows, Australia should become a…
Future of food policy must start at home
Commentary
Future of food policy must start at home
In an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald, Lowy Institute non-resident Senior fellow Alan Dupont writes of the need for Australia to integrate all aspects of its national…
Eyes north as the Asian giant stirs
Commentary
Eyes north as the Asian giant stirs
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Non-resident Senior Fellow Alan Dupont writes that an under-par defence white paper still may be useful in illustrating…
National security dilemma: New threats, old responses
Commentary
National security dilemma: New threats, old responses
In an article for The Australian Financial Review, Alan Dupont, Lowy Institute Non-resident Senior Fellow, explores the distinguishing features of the national security era…
High stakes tension on the China Seas
Commentary
High stakes tension on the China Seas
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Alan Dupont, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute, writes that Japan and China must beware their hawks in the maritime dispute…
A U.S. naval blockade of China?
Commentary
A U.S. naval blockade of China?
In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf explores how potential conflict between the United States and China might unfold.Rory Medcalf
Tweets and tanks
Commentary
Tweets and tanks
In this opinion piece in American Review magazine, Rory Medcalf explores the effect that social media has had on interstate tensions in Indo-Pacific Asia and beyond.Rory Medcalf
The promise and peril of India's youth bulge
Commentary
The promise and peril of India's youth bulge
In this article on The Diplomat, Danielle Rajendram examines the opportunities and challenges presented by the growing youth segment of India's population.Danielle Rajendram