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Ocean of debt? Belt and Road and debt diplomacy in the Pacific
Analyses
Ocean of debt? Belt and Road and debt diplomacy in the Pacific
China has not been engaged in debt trap diplomacy — at least not yet
2019 Lowy Institute Media Lecture
Speeches
2019 Lowy Institute Media Lecture
On 19 October, Chair of the ABC Ita Buttrose AC OBE gave the 2019 Lowy Institute Media Lecture.  
Ironclad - Forging a new future for America's alliances: book chapter
Books
Ironclad - Forging a new future for America's alliances: book chapter
In a new book edited by Dr. Michael J. Green of Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington D.C., the final chapter by Alex Oliver looks at…
2019 Aus-Fiji Business Forum After dinner address
Speeches
2019 Aus-Fiji Business Forum After dinner address
On 17 October Jonathan Pryke addressed the 2019 Aus-Fiji Business Forum at the Marriott Brisbane Hotel on the topic of the Australia-Fiji relationship over the next twenty-five…
Trump hands Syria an easy win
Commentary
Trump hands Syria an easy win
The Kurds will have to make their peace with Bashar al-Assad. Western governments will worry about ISIS fighters becoming bargaining chips. Originally published in the Australian…
Trump wants China to help him win. China wants nothing to do with him.
Commentary
Trump wants China to help him win. China wants nothing to do with him.
What Xi Jinping and his top Communist Party deputies think of the U.S. president. Originally published in the Washington Post.Richard McGregor
Speech by Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands
Speeches
Speech by Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands
On October 10, the Lowy Institute hosted Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte for a public address. Mr Rutte spoke about the future of the global rules-based order. Following…
The Bougainville referendum and beyond
Analyses
The Bougainville referendum and beyond
As Bougainville prepares for a referendum on independence, Australia must navigate a policy response that acknowledges the history of conflict and colonialism there,…
Belt and Road - The Next Phase, with Nadege Rolland and Wang Yiwei
Podcasts
Belt and Road - The Next Phase, with Nadege Rolland and Wang Yiwei
Episode 11: The next phase of China's massive Belt and Road Initiative is shifting emphasis after foreign criticism. But how much in the BRI has really changed, and is there any…