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The Lowy Institute is an independent international policy think tank based in Sydney. Its objective is to generate new ideas and dialogue on international developments and Australia’s role in the world. The Lowy Institute Analysis papers address issues related to foreign and international policy, focusing on Asia.

Publishers: Lowy Institute for International Policy
Publications: The Path of Least Resilience: Autocratic Rule and External Powers in the Middle East
Once More with Feeling: Russia and the Asia-Pacific
New Caledonia’s Independence Referendum: Local and Regional Implications
Politics in Indonesia: Resilient Elections, Defective Democracy
‘New’ Malaysia: Four Key Challenges in the Near Term
Charities and Terrorism: Lessons From the Syrian Crisis
An Accident Waiting to Happen: Trump, Putin and the US-Russia Relationship
Neither Friend nor Foe: Pakistan, the United States and the War in Afghanistan
Xi Jinping´s Moment
A Global Compact on Refugees: The Role of Australia
Can Russia Afford to be a Great Power?
Resource Nationalism in Post-boom Indonesia: The New Normal?
Future Proofing Australia–New Zealand Defence Relations
Indonesia in the South China Sea: Going it Alone
How to be Exceptional: Australia in the Slowing Global Economy
Economic Migration and Australia in the 21st Century
The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Crisis of US Foreign Policy
Tactical Nuclear Weapons in the Modern Nuclear Era
Reforming the International Protection Regime: Responsibilities, Roles and Policy Options for Australia
Principled Engagement: Rebuilding Defence Ties with Fiji
Making the Most of the G20
Turning back? Philippine Security Policy under Duterte
The Lion and the Kangaroo: Australia’s Strategic Partnership with Singapore
The Future of Papua New Guinea: Old Challenges for New Leaders
Islamic State Propaganda and the Mainstream Media
Russia's Asian Rebalance
Chinese Worldviews and China's Foreign Policy
Looking for Leadership in the Arab Middle East
Congress and Asia-Pacific Policy: Dysfunction and Neglect
US Global Economic Leadership: Responding to a Rising China
Trade Protectionism in Indonesia: Bad Times and Bad Policy
Australian Foreign Fighters: Risks and Responses
Australia and the 1951 Refugee Convention
Full Spectrum Defence: Re-thinking the Fundamentals of Australian Defence Strategy
Australia and Climate Change Negotiations: At the Table, or on the Menu?
Iranian Foreign Policy under Rouhani
Jordan’s Youth after the Arab Spring
India’s New Asia-Pacific Strategy: Modi Acts East
Defence Challenges 2035: Securing Australia’s Lifelines
China, the G20 and Global Economic Governance
G20 Brisbane Summit Form Guide: What Will Make the Summit a Success?
Indonesian Foreign Policy under President Jokowi
China’s Foreign Policy in Afghanistan
Global Value Chains, Border Management and Australian Trade
Responding to Indo-Pacific Rivalry
Violence Against Women in PNG: How Men are Getting Away with Murder
China's Climate Change Policies: Actors and Drivers
Australia in the UN Security Council
Southern Thailand: From Conflict to Negotiations?
Next-Gen Jihad in the Middle East
Australia’s Costly Investment in Solomon Islands
More Talk Than Walk: Indonesia as a Foreign Policy Actor
Japan is Back: Unbundling Abe's grand Strategy
China’s Economic Statecraft: Turning Wealth into Power
Fixing Australia’s Incredible Defence Policy
Judicious Ambition: International Policy Priorities for the New Australian Government
Syria: How the West Can Play a Weak Hand Better
Lebanon: The Chimera of a Shi'a
Saving Multilateralism: The G20, the WTO, and Global Trade
Big Enough for all of us: Geo-Strategic Competition in the Pacific Islands
India-Australia Poll 2013
Strengthening the Core of the G20
China's Foreign Policy Dilemma
Relaunching the G20
Environmental Change and Migration: Implications for Australia
Digital Islands: How the Pacific's ICT Revolution is Tranforming the Region
The Audacity of Reasonableness: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, US Foreign Policy and Australia
Pirates and Privateers: Managing the Indian Ocean’s Private Security Boom
Anaemic Ascent: Why China's Currency is Far from Global
Egypt's Islamist President: What Lies Ahead?
Revolution @State: The Spread of e-Diplomacy
A Key Domino? Indonesia's Death Penalty Politics
The Dangers of Denial: Nuclear Weapons in China-India Relations
Improving Access to Climate Financing for the Pacific Islands
Dangerous Luxuries
Chinese Perspectives on Investing in Australia
India's New World
Justice or Stability? Hizbullah, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and Consequences for the Region
The Quiet Achiever
The Stakeholder Spectrum
Responding to Boat Arrivals in Australia
Health System Strengthening in Papua New Guinea
What Makes a Leader?
Nuclear Weapons and American Strategy in the Age of Obama
Into the Dragon’s Den: Australian Investment Into China
Sweet and Sour: Australian Public Attitudes Towards China
Reviving Dead Aid
Al-Qa'ida, Tribes and Instability in Yemen
Comprehending Copenhagen
Linking Growth and Poverty Reduction in Papua New Guinea
Wicked Weapons: North Asia's Nuclear Tangle
How Defence Can Contribute to Australia's National Security Strategy
The Global Financial Crisis and International Migration
Between Defiance and Détente
Indonesia's 2009 Elections: Populism, Dynasties and the Consolidation of the Party System
Nobody's Client: The Reawakening of Iraqi Sovereignty
Ambition: The Emerging Foreign Policy of the Rudd Government
Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle
Australia, East Asia and the Current Financial Crisis
Hope or Glory? The Presidential Election, US Foreign Policy and Australia
Bad Moon Not Rising: The Myth of the Gulf Shi'a Crescent
Restraining Nuclear Arms in the Asian Century
The Dragon Looks South
Nuclear Power in Southeast Asia: Implications for Australia and Non-Proliferation
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: One Year to Go
Second Thoughts on Globalisation
Ten Years After the Asian Crisis: Is the IMF Ready for 'Next Time'?
The European Union and China: A Rude Awakening
After Doha: II. Is Globalisation History?
Roaring Tiger or Lumbering Elephant?
After Doha: I. The Search for Plan B
Koizumi's Legacy: Japan's New Politics
Fuelling Confrontation: Iran, the US and the Oil Weapon
The Testament of Solomons: RAMSI and International State-Building
Global Macroeconomic Consequences of Pandemic Influenza
Iran, the International Community and the Nuclear Issue: Where to Next?
Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Angels and Dragons: Asia, the UN, Reform, and the Next Secretary-General
Buying Air Warfare Destroyers: A Strategic Decision
Building a Democratic Palestine
Sensible Climate Policy
India's Energy Needs
Energy Insecurity: China, India and Middle East Oil
The 'Khmer Islam' Community in Cambodia and its Foreign Patrons
Beyond Arafat
Bush Is From Mars, Kerry Is From Mars Too
Transpacific Trade Imbalances: Causes and Cures
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: China in the Limelight
Israel's withdrawal from Gaza: A Role for Australia?
Election Watch: Japan's Party System
The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement: A Preliminary Assessment
The International Economy in 2003
Revaluing the Renminbi: A Case of 'Déjà Vu All Over Again?'
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