Pacific Islands countries view Donald Trump’s impending return as US president with hope and apprehension. Trump’s attention on the region amid geopolitical tension with China could help address the ...

Plans for Donald Trump's second-term inauguration are well underway, with his transition team straight to work announcing appointments. Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove has ...

Donald Trump dislikes the strong US dollar, blaming this for America’s lack of international competitiveness and large current account deficit. Trump believes foreigners have gained unfair competitive ...

With 2023 the year that AI became a feature rather than the future, 2024 was the year AI hype peaked. Breathless announcements of new developments underscored the turning point as globally we saw the ...

For the better part of two decades, Japan’s national security policies have been framed by the ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its pacifist junior coalition partner Komeito. A ...

I was puzzled by the question, but the woman at the ASEAN-Australia summit back in March was earnestly pointing at the media credentials on the badge around my neck. Languages? Oh, wait – “The ...

“India is part of the Quad and BRICS” is a remark often heard. It is true. But what gets lost in this brusque one-liner is the desi factor – a loose term to describe India’s culture and diaspora.

Oliver (Oli) Nobetau is the 2024 FDC Pacific Fellow at the Lowy Institute. Working in the Institute’s Pacific Islands Program, he is on a one-year secondment from the Government of Papua New Guinea ...

Ryan Neelam is Director of the Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program at the Lowy Institute and is Project Lead on the annual flagship publication, the Lowy Institute Poll. Prior to joining the ...

John West is an Adjunct Professor at Tokyo’s Sophia University and Executive Director of the Asian Century Institute. He is author of the recent book, “Asian Century ... on a knife-edge” ...

Joshua Armstrong is the 2024 Michael and Deborah Thawley Scholar in International Security at the Lowy Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His topic for the fellowship is ...