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On 13 March 2014, Shadow Assistant Treasurer Dr Andrew Leigh MP gave a lecture at the Lowy Institute, where he provided 'an economic perspective on the population debate.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In his first address to the National Press Club of Australia, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove called for 'a larger Australia' to meet the international challenges that the country faces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 12 March 2014, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove spoke to Fran Kelly on Radio National's breakfast program. Dr Fullilove calls for 'a larger Australia' to meet the challenges our nation faces on the international stage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lowy Institute International Security Program Director, Rory Medcalf, speaks about Russia’s recent intervention in Ukraine. He discusses the possibility of (0:12) a 'new Cold War', the lessons that China may take away from this crisis (1:30), and the impact this event may have on US security commitments in Asia (3:00) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 25 February, Council on Foreign Relations president Dr Richard Haass delivered a lecture on the new challenges to the global order a quarter-century after the end of the Cold War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Australian Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison AO outlined the shifts taking place within the Australian Army as it plans to face the challenges and opportunities of the next decades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On February 6, 2014 the Australian Treasurer the Hon. Joe Hockey MP outlined his vision for Australia's engagement with the G20 as 2014 chair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Thursday, 28 November the Lowy Institute was honoured to host Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Dr Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, conducted a conversation with Daw Suu at the Institute’s Bligh Street Headquarters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 26 November 2013 the Lowy Institute convened the first Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop spoke on her personal connections with PNG and Australia-PNG relations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 21 November 2013 former Assistant Secretary of Stat eand the Lowy Institute's Distinguished International Fellow Kurt Campbell delivered the inaugural Owen Harries Lecture. Dr Campbell spoke about the future of US foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 21 November, former US Assistant Secretary of State and the Lowy Institute’s inaugural Distinguished International Fellow, Dr Kurt Campbell talked about the Australian-Indonesian spying row on ABC Radio National's Breakfast Program. The fallout from the Indonesian phone tapping scandal continues, with Jakarta officially downgrading diplomatic relations with Australia. Yet, Dr Campbell said he believed Indonesia's response to the phone tapping scandal is expected, and can be resolved. (Audio c...
Linda Jakobson chats with James Reilly about his new Lowy Institute analysis paper 'China's economic statecraft', published on 27 November 2013. The paper is available here: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/chinas-economic-statecraft-0 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 11 November, Remembrance Day, author of the acclaimed novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan, joined the Lowy Institute’s Executive Director Michael Fullilove to reflect on memory, war, the Australian character, and the relationship between fiction and history. Apologies for the lack of Q&A — this event was conducted without microphones so questions from the audience were not recorded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
On 29 October 2013, the Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted a public panel discussion on issues associated with Australia’s chairing of the G20 in 2014. Australia will assume the chair of the G20 on 1 December 2013 and the G20 summit will be held in Brisbane on 15-16 November 2014. The summit will be the largest international economic meeting ever held in Australia. The panel discussed the challenges facing Australia during its term as G20 chair and priorities for the Brisbane summit....
On 16 October 2013 Michael Pezzullo, Chief Executive of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, gave a lecture at the Lowy Institute on 'Border management and its role in supporting national economic competitiveness'. More information on the event is available here: http://lowyinstitute.org/events/lowy-lecture-series-border-management-and-its-role-supporting-national-economic-competitiveness-mr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
The future of security in the emerging Indo-Pacific will not be shaped by the great powers alone. Home to some of the world's largest nations, the Indo-Pacific is beginning to see greater defence cooperation among the regional powers that transcends both traditional alliances and the inherited legacies of non-alignment. In this public lecture, C Raja Mohan explored how Australia and India can help construct a credible middle power coalition in the Indo-Pacific. Such an arrangement would reduce v...
On 26 September 2013 the Lowy Institute for International Policy announced the winner of the inaugural Lowy Institute Media Award. Fairfax's John Garnaut has won the inaugural Lowy Institute Media Award. John was nominated for his in-depth work on the leadership transition in China, his reporting on the Bo Xilai case, and coverage of tensions in the South China Sea. The keynote address at the award ceremony was given by ASIS Director-General Nick Warner, who spoke about his late father, war corr...
On 24 September 2013 the Lowy Institute and the Asan Institute for Policy Studies hosted a workshop in Seoul entitled 'Northeast Asian Political and Security Dynamics in Flux'. Following the event, the Director of the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program, Linda Jakobson, spoke with Hahm Chaibong, President of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, about China-South Korea relations. Information about the workshop is available here: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/events/seoul-workshop-northeast-asian-...
On 23 September the Lowy Institute for International Policy, in cooperation with the Indonesia Project at the Australian National University, hosted a 'Mini Update on Indonesia'. The Indonesia Update has been an annual event in Canberra since 1983. This is the eighth time we have held a Sydney version. This Update evaluated the latest developments in the Indonesian economy and political system, as well as regional developments. Following the event we chatted with some of the participants about t...
On 20 September 2013 the Lowy Institute hosted a workshop in Beijing on political and security relations between China and South Korea, China and Japan as well as the broader dynamics in Northeast Asia as viewed from Australia. Following the workshop the Lowy Institute's Linda Jakobson spoke with Dr Kang Choi, Vice President of Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Topics include China-South Korea relations and South Korean perspectives on the US rebalance to Asia. More information on the workshop ...
On 23 September the Lowy Institute for International Policy, in cooperation with the Indonesia Project at the Australian National University, hosted a 'Mini Update on Indonesia'. The Indonesia Update has been an annual event in Canberra since 1983. This is the eighth time we have held a Sydney version. This Update evaluated the latest developments in the Indonesian economy and political system, as well as regional developments. This is the full event audio. We also conducted a number of intervie...
On 23 September the Lowy Institute for International Policy, in cooperation with the Indonesia Project at the Australian National University, hosted a 'Mini Update on Indonesia'. The Indonesia Update has been an annual event in Canberra since 1983. This is the eighth time we have held a Sydney version. This Update evaluated the latest developments in the Indonesian economy and political system, as well as regional developments. Following the event we chatted with some of the participants about t...
On 23 September the Lowy Institute for International Policy, in cooperation with the Indonesia Project at the Australian National University, hosted a 'Mini Update on Indonesia'. The Indonesia Update has been an annual event in Canberra since 1983. This is the eighth time we have held a Sydney version. This Update evaluated the latest developments in the Indonesian economy and political system, as well as regional developments. Following the event we chatted with some of the participants about t...
On 23 September the Lowy Institute for International Policy, in cooperation with the Indonesia Project at the Australian National University, hosted a 'Mini Update on Indonesia'. The Indonesia Update has been an annual event in Canberra since 1983. This is the eighth time we have held a Sydney version. This Update evaluated the latest developments in the Indonesian economy and political system, as well as regional developments. Following the event we chatted with some of the participants about t...
Linda Jakobson discusses Chinese investment with Andrew Michelmore, CEO of MMG Limited, at the Lowy Institute's first Changing China Lecture in Beijing. Mr Michelmore answers questions on how the new government should address concerns over Chinese investment to the broader Australian public as well as the challenges he faces interacting with both China and Australia in his capacity as CEO of a large metal firm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
On 18 September 2013 Mr Andrew Michelmore, Executive Director MMG Limited, was the keynote speaker at the Lowy Institute's10th Anniversary China Changing Lecture in Beijing. Mr Michelmore shared his views on the Australia-China investment relationship and the role played by Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOE) in Australian resource and energy investments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 4 September 2013 Linda Jakobson, East Asia Program Director at the Lowy Institute, spoke at length with former Fairfax Media China correspondent John Garnaut on the future direction of the Communist Party in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Tuesday 27 August Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered an address to the Lowy Institute in Sydney on global and regional economic and security challenges facing Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 24 August 2013 Mayor of London Boris Johnson gave a lecture to the Lowy Institute. Topics range from his experience of Australia, the 'Jaws' movie, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On 22 August 2013 the Lowy Institute launched its 10th anniversary anthology: 'Reports from a Turbulent Decade'. The Anthology captures the breadth and depth of the Institute's research on the key issues which have shaped the world, from a rising China to a changing global economy. It includes works by Lowy Institute staff as well as by distinguished external authors and speakers, including three serving prime ministers. Speeches at the launch event were given by former Foreign Minister Gareth E...
