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Playbook for the Brisbane G20 summit
Reports
Playbook for the Brisbane G20 summit
Australia will chair the G20 for 12 months from 1 December 2013. It will be the largest international economic meeting ever held in Australia. This paper outlines the strategy,…
Charity begins at home
Commentary
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
Commentary
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
Commentary
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 ,…
Tax, Infrastructure, Anti-Corruption, Energy and the G20
Reports
Tax, Infrastructure, Anti-Corruption, Energy and the G20
This issue of the Monitor deals with infrastructure financing, combatting tax evasion and avoidance, fighting corruption and global energy governance. The question being explored…
Fixing Australia’s incredible defence policy
Analyses
Fixing Australia’s incredible defence policy
Australia’s new government must make tough decisions in defence policy. Australia’s broad national interests and the challenging strategic environment in Indo-Pacific Asia make it…
Challenges ahead for the Indonesia relationship
Commentary
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
Commentary
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
Commentary
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