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 ...

In April 2015, Mary Jane Veloso was moved to Nusa Kambangan, a maximum security prison island in Indonesia. The plan had been to execute her by firing squad with other death row prisoners, including ...

Bitter experience shows a “global” crisis can result from failures of domestic governance and regulatory oversight in the United States. Given the Trump family’s personal investments in crypto and the ...

Panda diplomacy refers to the Chinese government’s loaning of giant pandas to selected countries as goodwill ambassadors or – in Xi Jinping’s words – “envoys of friendship”. It serves two interrelated ...

Bitter experience shows a “global” crisis can result from failures of domestic governance and regulatory oversight in the United States. Stay informed with the latest commentary and analysis on ...

In the northern winter of 2022, as Russian armour and troops massed on Ukraine’s borders, a highly effective psychological operation was reaching a crescendo. For several months, Russian diplomats had ...

In the nearly three years since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine of February 2022, many nations have re-examined their national security postures, defence budgets and alliances. The government ...

America’s 47th president will be sworn in on 20 January 2025. Headlines have been loud about the potential impact of Donald Trump’s return to the White House given his promises to unleash tough ...

Of all the imponderable factors, the prospect of single individuals changing the course of world affairs carries the most intrigue. Without Vladimir Putin, does a revanchist Russia go on a rampage?

Today, the Lowy Institute has released the inaugural Lowy Interview, featuring US President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. During all the moments that have defined US foreign ...

One of the dividends from reading or hearing Donald Trump’s words is a sense of authenticity. A leader might lie, confect or embellish, yet remain true to themselves – unvarnished, unfiltered, even ...