Lowy Institute
- Analysis
- Foreign relations
A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?
The Canadian prime minister set the foreign policy world alight with a speech early this year. He arrived in Australia on a mission to show that middle powers matter.
- Matthew Knott
Latest
Australia urged to make tough call on Russian oil as Putin’s influence surges
Russia has become the fifth-most powerful country in Asia, as its president weathers sanctions introduced since invading Ukraine.
- Matthew Knott
‘China doesn’t want to do that’: Trump’s bravado comes at a critical time
Xi Jinping wasn’t in the room, but he was top of mind as Anthony Albanese and the US president met. As was Taiwan.
- Matthew Knott and Lisa Visentin
- Tony Wright’s Column
- Trump's America
The view from isolation: Amid relentless ill tidings, at least the faithless fairy wrens make sense
A spot of seclusion prompts an uncomfortable musing on the world’s ailments.
- Tony Wright
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
What if the antisemitic tide has a bigger target: Australia’s stability?
If foreign malign forces masterminded some of this wave of attacks, as authorities suspect, Australia will not be alone.
- Lydia Khalil
- Editorial
- Pacific diplomacy
The NRL’s newest recruit PNG is good for sport and Pacific politics
The announcement that a team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL competition is a smart play.
- The Herald's View
- Opinion
- Pacific diplomacy
Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards
Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific needs to think again.
- Richard McGregor
China’s cash promises in South-East Asia are coming up short, report says
President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, immediately winning over many foreign governments with promises of unprecedented investment.
- Zach Hope
Philippines’ Marcos Jr gets red carpet treatment in Australia
The son of notorious dictator Ferdinand Marcos is the only South-East Asian leader to take the Lowy Institute’s stage during next week’s ASEAN summit.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Former Wallabies skipper Phil Kearns gets some extra mojo
Kearns is CEO of home builder AV Jennings, which like the Wallabies, is well past its glory days.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell