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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A taskforce is working on establishing global solidarity levies, with a number of developed countries signed up in support. More work will be done across 2025 at various meetings, including the World ...

India’s economic liberalisation in the early 1990s led to a dizzying growth in Indians migrating to America. Many believe that fear of a revanchist China is causing Washington and Delhi to cosy up.

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” ...

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 ...