US Senator Chris Coons joined the Lowy Institute's Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove at the Institute's Bligh Street headquarters for a special episode of Lowy Institute Conversations. They ...

Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death in Southeast Asia, home to over 120 million smokers. While AI can support smart efforts in controlling tobacco export and use, it is only ...

The Trump administration has announced a doubling of tariffs on India to 50 per cent, with a 21 day window for further negotiations over its trade with Russia. President Donald Trump has also ruled ...

At an estimated $368 billion cost, a Pentagon review underway and talk of the United States seeking a guaranteed commitment in the event of conflict, Australia’s push for nuclear-powered submarines ...

North Korea has rarely admitted the presence of its troops in foreign battlefields, let alone in an ongoing conflict. However, in late April, it did just that. The effort to reassure the public does ...

Over the past year, China’s President Xi Jinping has undertaken two waves of purges of high-ranking military leaders from the People’s Liberation Army. The first wave targeted the PLA Rocket Force, ...

Significantly, sales of vehicles produced by BYD (Build Your Dreams) overtook Tesla’s before the re-election of Trump and Musk’s unprecedented, wildly unpopular role as Trump whisperer-in-chief and ...

A democratic Ukraine in the current de facto borders, with a protected frontline and secure skies, is a better option than a continuing war of attrition.

The post-pandemic period in most economies has been characterised by skills shortages and budgetary pressure on government entitlement programs. These are consequences of demographic changes that, ...

By this statement, Indonesia appears to be the first ASEAN member-state to implicitly recognise Beijing’s “nine-dash line” – a set of lines on Chinese maps reflecting Beijing’s claims to areas of the ...

The European Union and the United States form a powerful camp, with both interested in tapping Central Asia’s vast potential in critical minerals. Along with the United Kingdom, they have articulated ...

Haunting stories of wartime brutality live on in Malaysia’s folklore, allowing the country to navigate the trauma.