Putin was much more upbeat at the summit than Trump, for good reason. The Russian leader arrived and departed from this summit as the biggest winner. He smiled broadly on arrival and appeared ...

In the trendy Sololaki neighbourhood of Tbilisi, Georgia, faded mansions line the avenues and the cafes and wine bars are bustling. Notably for this chic area, graffiti is everywhere – and not just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peter Raynes has worked for more than 30 years in the Pacific region, living in a range of countries from Indonesia and Timor-Leste to Kiribati and Vanuatu, and with most extensive professional ...

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 Lowy Institute is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Lowy Institute Media Award. The award recognises excellence in coverage of international affairs by Australian journalists ...

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 ...