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04.17.2024
The Director's Chair: Leigh Sales on journalism, the United States and not interviewing Trump
In the first episode of this new series of The Director’s Chair, the Lowy Institute’s Executive Director Michael Fullilove is joined by respected Australian journalist Leigh Sales. They discuss Leigh’s experience as a foreign correspondent in Washington, the shifts in American...
04.16.2024
Conversations: The Stakes of Diplomacy - 2024 Global Diplomacy Index
In this episode, the Lowy Institute’s Research Director Hervé Lemahieu talks with Ryan Neelam, the Institute’s Director of the Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program about the findings of the recently launched 2024 Global Diplomacy Index. What do diplomatic networks...
04.11.2024
EVENT: In conversation with Admiral John Aquilino, Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command
A conversation with Admiral John Aquilino on the increasing dangers in the Indo-Pacific, the bilateral relationship between Australia and the United States, and the importance of the AUKUS security partnership. Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove moderated the discussion,...
04.04.2024
Pacific Change Makers: Solomon Islands - Democracy in the balance?
In this episode of the Pacific Change Makers, the Director of the Lowy Institute’s Pacific Islands Program, Dr Meg Keen, speaks with Dr Anouk Ride from the Australian National University about the upcoming Solomon Islands’ election and its implications for...
03.12.2024
Conversations: Digital threats to democracy, with Lydia Khalil
In this episode, the Lowy Institute’s Sam Roggeveen talks with his colleague, Research Fellow on Transnational Challenges Lydia Khalil, about her new research paper, Overcoming digital threats to democracy. The internet and social media are now our digital public square, yet...
02.15.2024
Conversations: The comeback general — Prabowo’s thumping victory and what it means for Indonesia
In this special episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Director of Research Hervé Lemahieu talks with three experts about the outcome of Indonesia's presidential election on 14 February 2024. Quick counts point to a landslide victory for Prabowo Subianto. What drove this result?...
02.15.2024
Pacific Change Makers: Introducing Oliver Nobetau the Lowy Institute’s new FDC Pacific Research Fellow
The Lowy Institute’s latest episode of Pacific Change Makers introduces a fresh and dynamic voice in Pacific affairs – Oliver Nobetau, the new FDC Pacific Fellow from Papua New Guinea. Oliver’s journey is as unique as it is inspiring. Born in...
02.15.2024
EVENT: The Year Ahead: A Conversation with Gideon Rachman
A conversation between chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times Gideon Rachman and the Lowy Institute’s Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove AM. They discussed the wars, summits and elections that will shape the international agenda in 2024, as well as the decision-makers...
02.08.2024
Development Futures: Dani Rodrik on hyper-globalisation, geopolitics and the future of development
As we usher in the new year, the global economy is at a turning point. From confronting an economic development crisis and addressing the good-jobs dilemma, to navigating the climate transition and charting a course towards a more sustainable and...
01.15.2024
Pacific Change Makers: NZ High Commissioner Dame Annette King on the Pacific, geopolitical competition, and her time serving in Australia
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute’s Pacific Islands Program Dr Jess Collins speaks with Dame Annette King about her role as New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Australia. At the end of last year and...
12.20.2023
EVENT: 2023 Lowy Lecture delivered by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP is the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. Since the election of his government in May 2022, Prime Minister Albanese has focused closely on issues of foreign policy, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Australia’s relations with...
12.18.2023
Fareed Zakaria on the United States, China, India — and Henry Kissinger
From Ukraine to the Middle East, we are confronted by serious challenges to peace and security. Meantime, the prospect of Donald Trump's return to the White House looms. Around the world there has been a startling rise in illiberalism. Fareed Zakaria...
12.11.2023
EVENT: An address by James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, spoke about strengthening Papua New Guinea's economy, climate change, and PNG’s place in the world. After his remarks, the Prime Minister spoke in conversation with the Lowy Institute's Executive Director, Dr Michael Fullilove...
12.07.2023
Development Futures: David Victor on how to make climate policy work
Many of the most economically efficient policies to reduce emissions, such as carbon pricing, have proven difficult to implement. In this episode of Development Futures, the Lowy Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre Research Fellow Michelle Lyons speaks with Professor David Victor...
11.29.2023
Eliot Cohen on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict, Trump — and Shakespeare
In this episode, Michael Fullilove speaks with leading strategist and historian Eliot Cohen. They discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the intelligence failures that led to the 7 October attacks on Israel, the prospect of Trump returning to the White...
11.23.2023
EVENT: In Conversation with Sir Lawrence Freedman
To mark the launch of the latest Lowy Institute Paper, Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine, we talk with the author, Sir Lawrence Freedman, about the Ukraine War. Join Lowy Institute analyst Sam Roggeveen for an in-depth discussion in which Sir Lawrence...
11.21.2023
EVENT: A global climate action address by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Hon Chris Bowen
A policy address given by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Hon Chris Bowen. Chris Bowen entered Parliament in 2004 and has held a wide range of portfolios including serving as Treasurer, Minister for Human Services, Minister for Immigration and...
11.16.2023
EVENT: Book launch - An Unlikely Prisoner by Lowy Institute Senior Fellow Sean Turnell
For 650 days, Sean Turnell was a prisoner of the military junta that has ruled Myanmar since 2021. Incarcerated in some of Myanmar’s most notorious prisons, isolated, ill-treated, and ultimately convicted in a sham trial of effectively being a spy,...
11.10.2023
Development Futures: Daron Acemoglu on the path to inclusive prosperity
Progress depends on many choices, notably the ones we make about technology. The way in which we structure production and communication can either cater to the exclusive interests of a privileged few or lay the groundwork for widespread prosperity. In this...
11.07.2023
Pacific Change Makers: Bougainville MP Geraldine Paul on empowering women, building the economy and asserting independence
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Director of the Lowy Institute’s Pacific Islands Program Dr Meg Keen speaks with Bougainville MP Geraldine Paul – businesswoman, advocate for women’s empowerment and a female minister in the Bougainville government. Ms Paul believes...
10.26.2023
Development Futures: Reforming the Multilateral Development Banks
Multilateral institutions and the global financial system are on a transformative journey aimed at confronting the dual challenge of climate change and sustainable development. This multifaceted agenda involves substantial improvements to the governance structures of multilateral development banks, the redefinition...
10.25.2023
EVENT: In Conversation with Belgium Foreign Minister on Business and Human Rights
An address by Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, on business and human rights. The event was presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, who led the Belgian Economic Mission to Australia. Following her address, the...
10.18.2023
EVENT: An address by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Sitiveni L Rabuka
The FDC Pacific Lecture, was given by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, the Hon Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka. The Hon Sitiveni Rabuka is Fiji’s seventh elected Prime Minister, having previously served in the role from 1992 to 1999....
10.12.2023
Development Futures: Pat Conroy MP on Australia’s new international development policy
After a decade of foreign aid cuts, deprioritisation, and then securitisation, Australia finally has a new international development policy that aims to return development to the heart of Australia’s international statecraft. Leading that charge is Australia’s Minister for International Development...
10.12.2023
EVENT: Owen Harries Lecture: India’s role in Asia’s changing geopolitics
The Rothschild & Co Distinguished International Fellowship brings an internationally recognised intellectual and policy leader to Australia to help deepen our debate on global issues. Shivshankar Menon served as India’s National Security Adviser from 2010 to 2014, and prior to that...
10.09.2023
Shivshankar Menon on India, Narendra Modi, China, Australia, and Israel
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks to the leading Indian scholar and diplomat, Shivshankar Menon. They discuss Hamas’s attack on Israel, how India manages its relationship with China, and why he is an optimist about the relationship...
10.05.2023
Development Futures: Towards a more inclusive sovereign debt architecture
The Group of 20 Common Framework was established in October 2020 as stress in sovereign debt levels of low-income countries began to emerge. However, the Framework is yet to substantially deliver on its objective of providing relief to those countries. Mariza...
09.29.2023
Development Futures: Revitalising the Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund – the largest climate fund in the world – is seeking a new cash injection by donors in October 2023. But it's not all smooth sailing. Alexandre Dayant, the Deputy Director of the Indo-Pacific Development Centre,...
09.13.2023
EVENT: What would Kissinger do? Lessons of US diplomacy in the Middle East and elsewhere
An address by foreign relations expert and former diplomat Dr Martin Indyk on US diplomacy in the Middle East and elsewhere, and lessons from history. Dr Indyk discussed his recent biography, Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art...
09.05.2023
Conversations: Tamir Hayman on Ukraine, Iran, and the future of intelligence
During a brief visit to Sydney, Major General (Ret'd) Tamir Hayman, Managing Director of the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel, offered the Lowy Institute’s Sam Roggeveen his unique insights on where momentum now lies in the Ukraine war,...
08.24.2023
Vanuatu MP Gloria Julia King on women, sport, and politics
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Dr Jessica Collins speaks with Vanuatu MPGloria Julia King – a mother of four, and a former national football player who is the first woman to be elected to Vanuatu’s parliament in 14...
08.17.2023
Kaja Kallas on Estonia’s support for Ukraine, resisting Russia and reinforcing global democracy
In this episode of The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with Kaja Kallas, the Prime Minister of Estonia. They discuss Estonia’s strong support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion, the future of Russia in world affairs, and why...
08.11.2023
Conversations: Thailand’s murky election aftermath
In May 2023, Thailand held a general election. Now nearly three months after the vote, there's no new prime minister, no new government and the largest party in parliament, Move Forward, won't lead the country. Dr Gregory Raymond at the...
07.26.2023
Melbourne Event: Lowy Institute Poll 2023 - Australian Attitudes to the World
Three years of global turmoil have broken many of our underlying assumptions about the world. Australians have emerged from this period with dramatically different views on the threats facing the nation. They express a sober optimism in some areas. And...
07.20.2023
EVENT: Russia-Ukraine war: Where to next?
Russia’s war in Ukraine is now well into its second year. Ukraine’s much-foreshadowed counter-offensive is developing more slowly than expected. Meanwhile, Russia’s leadership was rocked by the recent failed mutiny by the private Wagner paramilitary group. The Lowy Institute hosted Mick Ryan...
07.10.2023
Is Southeast Asia a multipolar region?
In this episode of Conversations, Director of the Southeast Asia Program Susannah Patton talks with Thomas Parks, author of the recently published book, Southeast Asia’s Multipolar Future: Averting a New Cold Warabout how Southeast Asian countries are navigating growing US-China...
06.30.2023
EVENT: 2023 Lowy Institute Poll: Australian attitudes to the world
What do Australians see as the key threats to the nation? How do they view China and the United States in the context of rising regional tensions? What do they think of AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines? And how have attitudes...
06.30.2023
Peter Kenilorea on Solomon Islands security and political challenges
In this podcast Dr Meg Keen speaks with Solomon Islands’ opposition MP Peter Kenilorea about the challenges ahead as the country gears up to host the Pacific Games and face an election early next year. Peter shares his thoughts on...
06.29.2023
Bobo Lo on Russia, Wagner and the Ukraine War
In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Nonresident Fellow Dr Bobo Lo speaks with International Security Program Director Sam Roggeveen about the attempted coup by elements of the Wagner paramilitary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. They discuss the mutiny, the...
06.23.2023
Max Grömping and Jessica Teets on Lobbying the Autocrat
In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Project Director and Research Fellow Dr Jennifer Hsu talks with Dr Max Grömping and Professor Jessica Teets to explore how lobbying by civil society organisations works in an authoritarian context. Using case studies...
06.22.2023
EVENT: Peak China? China’s economic trajectory and implications for its strategic ambitions
China’s remarkable economic rise has long been a key factor in global geopolitical discussions. But how soon and at what height will China’s economy peak? What are the implications for China’s ambitions in the world? For years, predictions suggested that China’s...
05.25.2023
Conversations: Vietnam’s foreign policy outlook
In this episode of Conversations, Susannah Patton, Director of the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia Program, talks with Dr Nguyen Hung Son, Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. They discuss Vietnam’s foreign policy outlook, relations with external partners, including Australia,...
05.15.2023
The future of the World Bank: In conversation with Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Manuela V. Ferro
The World Bank recently released its “Evolution Roadmap”, aimed at responding more efficiently to growing poverty reduction needs and better addressing climate change challenges. While the roadmap provides a good starting point — outlining the evolution of the bank's mission, operations...
05.03.2023
EVENT: Being Chinese in Australia - Canberra event
Australia is home to 1.4 million people with Chinese ancestry. At a time of heightened concern about national security and foreign interference, how do Chinese-Australians see Australia and their place in it? How do Chinese-Australians consume news and information? And...
05.01.2023
EVENT: Australia and Indonesia: diverging neighbours in the Indo-Pacific?
Australia’s strategic outlook on the Indo-Pacific is changing rapidly, as reflected by the recent AUKUS announcement, forthcoming Defence Strategic Review and membership of new regional minilateral groupings such as the Quad. These changes will have important implications for Australia’s relations...
04.28.2023
Military Strategist Mick Ryan on Australia’s Defence Strategic Review
On Monday 24 April 2023, Australia’s government published the public version of its Defence Strategic Review, a report it commissioned on coming to office to set the agenda for reforms to the posture and structure of the Australian Defence Force....
04.27.2023
Shifting the Power - Making a difference through gender and climate activism
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Dr Meg Keen speaks with Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls in Suva, Fiji about social activism in the Pacific. Sharon is the Regional Representative of the Shifting the Power Coalition, a Pacific Island feminist coalition working on challenges...
04.20.2023
EVENT: 2023 Being Chinese in Australia: Public opinion in Chinese communities
On 19 April, the Lowy Institute hosted the launch of the 2023 Being Chinese in Australia: Public Opinion in Chinese Communities survey report with author and Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Jennifer Hsu, along with guests Samuel Yang and Lucy...
04.11.2023
Event: An Address by General Angus Campbell, Chief of the Defence Force
With the announcement of Australia’s pathway towards nuclear-powered submarines, and the forthcoming release of the Government’s response to the Defence Strategic Review, this event offered the rare opportunity to hear from Australia’s most senior military officer about the international security...
03.24.2023
EVENT: Paradigm shift? Australia, AUKUS and the Defence Strategic Review
The announcement of Australia’s preferred technology pathway for the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines has been described as the most significant shift in the country’s strategic outlook since the Second World War. Coupled with the forthcoming publication of the Defence Strategic Review,...

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Lowy Institute episodes:

The Director's Chair: Leigh Sales on journalism, the United States and not interviewing Trump

Conversations: The Stakes of Diplomacy - 2024 Global Diplomacy Index

EVENT: In conversation with Admiral John Aquilino, Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command

Pacific Change Makers: Solomon Islands - Democracy in the balance?

Conversations: Digital threats to democracy, with Lydia Khalil

Conversations: The comeback general — Prabowo’s thumping victory and what it means for Indonesia

Pacific Change Makers: Introducing Oliver Nobetau the Lowy Institute’s new FDC Pacific Research Fellow

EVENT: The Year Ahead: A Conversation with Gideon Rachman

Development Futures: Dani Rodrik on hyper-globalisation, geopolitics and the future of development

Pacific Change Makers: NZ High Commissioner Dame Annette King on the Pacific, geopolitical competition, and her time serving in Australia

EVENT: 2023 Lowy Lecture delivered by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Fareed Zakaria on the United States, China, India — and Henry Kissinger

EVENT: An address by James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Development Futures: David Victor on how to make climate policy work

Eliot Cohen on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict, Trump — and Shakespeare

EVENT: In Conversation with Sir Lawrence Freedman

EVENT: A global climate action address by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Hon Chris Bowen

EVENT: Book launch - An Unlikely Prisoner by Lowy Institute Senior Fellow Sean Turnell

Development Futures: Daron Acemoglu on the path to inclusive prosperity

Pacific Change Makers: Bougainville MP Geraldine Paul on empowering women, building the economy and asserting independence

Development Futures: Reforming the Multilateral Development Banks

EVENT: In Conversation with Belgium Foreign Minister on Business and Human Rights

EVENT: An address by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Sitiveni L Rabuka

Development Futures: Pat Conroy MP on Australia’s new international development policy

EVENT: Owen Harries Lecture: India’s role in Asia’s changing geopolitics

Shivshankar Menon on India, Narendra Modi, China, Australia, and Israel

Development Futures: Towards a more inclusive sovereign debt architecture

Development Futures: Revitalising the Green Climate Fund

EVENT: What would Kissinger do? Lessons of US diplomacy in the Middle East and elsewhere

Conversations: Tamir Hayman on Ukraine, Iran, and the future of intelligence

Vanuatu MP Gloria Julia King on women, sport, and politics

Kaja Kallas on Estonia’s support for Ukraine, resisting Russia and reinforcing global democracy

Conversations: Thailand’s murky election aftermath

Melbourne Event: Lowy Institute Poll 2023 - Australian Attitudes to the World

EVENT: Russia-Ukraine war: Where to next?

Is Southeast Asia a multipolar region?

EVENT: 2023 Lowy Institute Poll: Australian attitudes to the world

Peter Kenilorea on Solomon Islands security and political challenges

Bobo Lo on Russia, Wagner and the Ukraine War

Max Grömping and Jessica Teets on Lobbying the Autocrat

EVENT: Peak China? China’s economic trajectory and implications for its strategic ambitions

Conversations: Vietnam’s foreign policy outlook

The future of the World Bank: In conversation with Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Manuela V. Ferro

EVENT: Being Chinese in Australia - Canberra event

EVENT: Australia and Indonesia: diverging neighbours in the Indo-Pacific?

Military Strategist Mick Ryan on Australia’s Defence Strategic Review

Shifting the Power - Making a difference through gender and climate activism

EVENT: 2023 Being Chinese in Australia: Public opinion in Chinese communities

Event: An Address by General Angus Campbell, Chief of the Defence Force

EVENT: Paradigm shift? Australia, AUKUS and the Defence Strategic Review