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It is difficult to imagine Xi Jinping brokering peace in Ukraine, but if China wants to be respected, this is a chance.

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a change in Russian nuclear doctrine. The new approach permits Russia to use nuclear weapons against conventional attacks. The announcement is ...

Each year, the Lowy Institute updates is Pacific Aid Map – the most comprehensive database tracking aid and development flows to the Pacific Islands region ever assembled. In this episode of ...

China and Indonesia recognise that they have overlapping claims in the South China Sea. However, this should not be construed as Indonesia’s acknowledging the legitimacy of the nine-dash line. Mutual ...

Emirza Adi Syailendra is a PhD Scholar at the Strategic and Defence University, the Australian National University. He is also a Co-Investigator of a Strategic Policy Grant on Indonesia’s Maritime ...

Stay informed with the latest commentary and analysis on international events from experts at the Lowy Institute and around the world.

Food safety remains a top priority for Chinese authorities and the public. Two significant scandals in China this year have again raised concerns about the quality and safety of locally produced food.

The building that is now home to the Lowy Institute was once part of a much larger building — the New South Wales Club. Founded on 16 March 1883, this gentlemen’s club purchased a large block of land ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong repeatedly declares an “ambition in our statecraft” for Australia to confront uncertain times. But Australia’s international budget books don’t match the ramped-up rhetoric ...

The Group of Twenty (G20) met recently in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, on the heels of a seismic US presidential election that has the potential to accelerate an already rapidly changing geopolitical ...