Weak governance, persistent law-and-order challenges, poor human development outcomes, mismanaged natural resources, and a growing struggle to meet the needs of a young and rapidly expanding ...

“There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them,” Winston Churchill once famously lamented. Nothing better captures the realpolitik wisdom of the British ...

The global resurgence of religion among young people (especially young men) stands as one of the great puzzles of our era, defying two long-held sociological iron laws: faith is for the old, and for ...

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 ...

A new deal aiming to settle months of unrest in New Caledonia is foundering at the first hurdle. Last month in Paris, independence and loyalist leaders from the French Pacific territory along with ...

Russia, in July, became the first country to extend diplomatic recognition to the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan. A month later, Kazakhstan recognised a Taliban diplomat as Chargé of Affairs of ...

Throughout the invasion, Kyiv has fought an asymmetric campaign to offset Russia’s numerical advantage in soldiers and personnel. Cheap drones, or also unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS) have become the ...

As the world waits for the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday, even after the announcement of the high-stakes meeting, Russia continues to bomb Ukraine’s peaceful infrastructure, including train ...

In June 2024, Ukraine shocked Russian forces with the surprise Operation Spiderweb, an unprecedented, coordinated drone strike deep inside Russian territory. More recently, as part of Operation Rising ...

The coconut is the Asia–Pacific’s powerhouse. From the sprawling plantations of the Philippines to the scattered atolls of the Pacific, this single crop underpins rural economies, nutrition and ...

No doubt this is a huge achievement for Canberra – the product of intense diplomacy over the past year. And once again, it came with a hefty price tag. But if you read between the lines, you can see ...

Maritime trade is Australia’s lifeline – in times of peace, crisis or conflict. Without ships bringing in the fuel, fertiliser, ammunition, and other critical supplies that keep our economy running ...