The Tuesday firing (or resignation) of president Donald Trump’s third national security advisor, John Bolton, was hardly a surprise. The rift between the two men had been the subject of news pieces ...

It was with diplomatic appointment number eight that Penny Wong made a notable pledge. “The Albanese government is reversing the previous government’s approach and rebalancing appointments towards ...

Sir Frank Lowy AC founded the Lowy Institute in 2003 and has served as its Chairman since then. He co-founded global shopping centre company Westfield in 1960 and served as its Executive Chairman for ...

Dhruva Jaishankar is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute, and Director of the US Initiative at Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Previously, he was a Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies ...

Time is running out for the Australian government’s bid to host the global climate change negotiations COP31 in partnership with the Pacific in November 2026. The government has pushed to host the ...

This week, India’s private airline Indigo flew one of its A320 planes from Kolkata to Guangzhou. It was the first direct flight from India to China in five years, following its halt during the ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was quick to congratulate Sanae Takaichi on becoming Japan’s new leader this week, calling India–Japan ties “vital for peace, stability and prosperity across the ...

The study of how Ukrainian forces have adapted, learned, and transformed their training regimes is a vital but under-examined element of this war, and war more generally. Ukraine’s military training ...

Australia’s own domestic politics, once a geopolitical punchline, is a growing soft power tool in its diplomatic kitbag and a complementary door opener for new relationships. Building off a series of ...

The official inauguration of Timor-Leste’s membership in ASEAN has been the main topic in Dili this week and a highlight of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a moment of great joy ...

Sam Roggeveen is Program Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace, published by La Trobe ...

Attending the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony this month, South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung emphasised the importance of creating a self-reliant defence, arguing that the times of peaceful ...