Publications

Lowy Institute research publications are downloadable from the website free of charge.

If you wish to purchase hard copies of Lowy Institute Papers, please contact reception@lowyinstitute.org.

Showing 433 - 441 of 1073 results
West must face its viral demons
Commentary
West must face its viral demons
It may be the global politics of the pandemic, rather than COVID-19 itself, that proves our undoing. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review 
By Hervé Lemahieu
Vital to focus on fiscal policy as recession inevitable
Commentary
Vital to focus on fiscal policy as recession inevitable
It goes without saying that the medical response to the pandemic should have the highest policy priority ... On the economics of the pandemic, initial reactions have been…
By Stephen Grenville
The RBA's job is to back banks, not bail out gamblers
Commentary
The RBA's job is to back banks, not bail out gamblers
It’s quite a while since I was at the Reserve Bank, but one of my tasks there was to draft replies to letters received. So let me try my hand at responding to Christopher Joye’s …
By Stephen Grenville
Avoiding the wrong lessons on aid and corruption
Commentary
Avoiding the wrong lessons on aid and corruption
Is development aid an effective solution to lifting countries out of poverty? Roland Rajah, Director of the International Economy Program, and Research Fellow Alexandre…
By Roland Rajah, Alexandre Dayant
Central bank reputations at risk from impossible targets
Commentary
Central bank reputations at risk from impossible targets
Central banks around the world are caught in the same bind: inflation is below their target. Originally published in The Australian.
By Stephen Grenville
Paranoid leaders hoping repression can lead to stability
Commentary
Paranoid leaders hoping repression can lead to stability
This is an edited extract from the Lowy Institute Analysis ‘The Path of Least Resilience: Autocratic Rule and External Powers In The Middle East’ by Anthony Bubalo. The extract…
By Anthony Bubalo
Joe Biden's victory for normal
Commentary
Joe Biden's victory for normal
History is against a win for the former vice president in November. But you can't blame allies for hoping that yet another shock awaits. Originally published in the Australian…
By Daniel Flitton
Middle Powers Will Determine the Future of the Asian Order
Commentary
Middle Powers Will Determine the Future of the Asian Order
In the Ambassador's Brief, Herve Lemahieu describes how the changing balance of power in Asia is setting the stage for prolonged great power competition. As the US-led rules…
By Hervé Lemahieu
Morrison Struggles Amidst His Bushfire Response
Commentary
Morrison Struggles Amidst His Bushfire Response
Originally published in the Council on Foreign Relations.
By Daniel Flitton