The Lowy Institute

The Lowy Institute is a nonpartisan think tank focused on global policy issues. It aims to create fresh ideas and foster discussions about international events and Australia's position on the global stage. Its scope is extensive, covering various aspects of international policy discussions in Australia, including economic, political, and strategic matters, without being confined to any specific geographic area.

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No one’s world: The Global South is navigating a post-American order

3 weeks ago | lowyinstitute.org | Alldo Fellix Januardy

For decades, much of the world was expected to fall in line with one of two powers: follow Washington’s lead or move into Beijing’s orbit. From infrastructure lending to digital finance, global influence was assumed to flow from dominant capitals outward. But that logic is beginning to fray. Across the Global South, countries are quietly testing new paths – no longer waiting to be chosen, but exploring how to choose more on their own terms. For this group of countries, a different order is emerging.
The three punch combo behind Ukraine’s spectacular drone strike on Russia

3 weeks ago | lowyinstitute.org | Mick Ryan

For some time now, Ukraine has been undertaking a long-range strike campaign against targets inside Russia. It has done this to degrade Russia’s war-making capacity by attacking factories and oil refineries. It is also to demonstrate to its supporters and aid providers that a Russian victory is not inevitable. And finally, the aim is to place political pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a war termination agreement favourable to Ukraine.
Tackling forced labour in Malaysia begins with re-examining its migration model

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | Yvonne Tan

In 2023, the Global Slavery Index suggested that in Malaysia, 6.3 out of every 1,000 people were affected by modern slavery – up from 4.2 per 1,000 in 2016, ranking it above regional neighbours Thailand and Vietnam. A year earlier, the US State Department had labelled Malaysia a “tier 3” country in its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, a rank shared with some of the worst countries in the world for human trafficking, including North Korea and Afghanistan.
Australia-Indonesia relations: From Keating’s bold vision to Albanese’s careful pragmatism

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | Greg Earl

Back to the futureIt is now just over 30 years since then Prime Minister Paul Keating declared, to some frisson in the international relations community, that “no country is more important to Australia than Indonesia”.
Why Australia should pay attention to Sudan’s deepening crisis

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | Abdullah Ali

Sudan is the world's forgotten war. With over 50,000 Sudanese-born residents and more than 130,000 people of Sudanese ancestry living in Australia – many concentrated in cities including Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth – the brutal conflict unfolding in Sudan is not a distant tragedy. It is a lived reality for thousands of Australians with loved ones caught in the crossfire. Yet the crisis remains largely invisible in our national discourse.
Ukraine and Australia: A contrast in military learning

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | Mick Ryan

The battlefields of Ukraine have seen the return of large-scale, high tempo operations. This has been accompanied by higher casualties, higher use of munitions, and greater destruction of military equipment and civil infrastructure than at any time since the Second World War. Ukrainian industry representatives spend time at the front to collect insights direct from soldiers.
Voting for a changing world

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | Greg Earl

Looking outIt is conventional wisdom among Australian political commentators to observe, and sometimes regret, that foreign policy doesn’t matter in elections in an island country with a once stable two-party system. This is despite some critical moments in modern electoral history when this was clearly not the case. The Vietnam War provided a key campaign issue for a Labor renaissance in 1969 and 1972.
Promoting human rights makes Australia stronger

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | Daniela Gavshon

As Australia enters a new electoral term with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese back at the helm, and world affairs in a state of turmoil, it is critical to ask whether human rights will get deserved attention in the government’s foreign policy. Not only because it is morally right, but because Australia’s long-term economic and security interests are best served in a region and a world that respects rights.
What can we learn from the Singaporean election, where nobody lost?

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | Kazimier Lim

At last week’s general elections, Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) once again retained its parliamentary supermajority. In fact, no election seats were gained or lost. One would be forgiven to say this was a predictable outcome for the city-state, especially for the party who has ruled since 1959, but this election was important in two regards. First, Singaporean voters proved they are far more politically engaged and sophisticated than often assumed.
Australia-China: Port visits can manage tensions

1 month ago | lowyinstitute.org | James Laurenceson

Chinese ship visits to Australia don’t always generate alarm and controversy. Last Friday, Hobart hosted the arrival of Chinese ice-breaker Xue Long 2, more than five years after its previous visit. Xue Long 1 visited last March. Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff said last November that an upcoming visit to China had “the clear purpose to invite Xue Long 1 and 2 vessels to reengage and utilise the Port of Hobart as part of their Antarctic Program”.