In 2013, Chinese president Xi Jinping put forward the proposal to boost Eurasian economic integration and infrastructure building through its ambitious “Silk Road Economic Belt” and “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” initiatives. It is widely regarded as President Xi’s signature economic as well as foreign policy undertaking. The project could involve trillions of dollars of potential investment across many continents including Australia’s immediate neighbouring region: Southeast Asia. On 30 May ...
May 30, 2016•57 min
Emma Connors talks to Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove about how the rise of Donald Trump has affected the political mood in America, and what his candidacy (and prospective presidency) would mean for Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 25, 2016•9 min
Rates of family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea are among the highest in the world, with 70% of women experiencing some degree of physical or sexual assault in their lifetime. Children are also significantly affected. While much is said about the levels of violence, less is heard about important work being done in all sectors of Papua New Guinea to address this pervasive issue. The new approaches being taken warrant broader attention both within and outside of Papua New Guinea. On 20 May...
May 24, 2016•1 hr 7 min
On 19 May, the Lowy Institute hosted an address from Dr Robin Niblett, the director of Chatham House in London. Dr Niblett assessed the state of the UK's EU debate, the risks and opportunities that either outcome could entail for Britain, and the ways in which Britain's decision could influence the future evolution of the EU as well as its external relations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 23, 2016•50 min
On 19 May, the Lowy Institute's International Economy Program Director Dr Leon Berkelmans hosted Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, for an in-conversation event. Dr Berkelmans and Mr Wolf discussed the challenges the world economy faces, including the Chinese slowdown, Brexit, and inequality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Leon Berkelmans talks to Financial Times chief economics commentator Martin Wolf on the vote for Britain to leave the EU. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 19, 2016•14 min
Emma Connors talks to Chatham House's Robin Niblett on the vote for Britain to leave the EU. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 19, 2016•18 min
On 17 May, Senator Richard Di Natale, leader of the Greens, addressed the Lowy Institute on the 21st century's biggest challenges, and how to build a confident Australia to face them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 17, 2016•55 min
Sam Roggeveen talks to Euan Graham about his new paper, 'The Lion and the Kangaroo: Australia's strategic partnership with Singapore'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 16, 2016•9 min
On May 4, the Lowy Institute hosted a lecture from Nonresident Fellow and National correspondent for The Atlantic James Fallows. Fallows discussed the ascent of Donald Trump as the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, what this means for the GOP, how a Clinton-Trump contest would play out, and the state of politics in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 04, 2016•58 min
National correspondent for The Atlantic and Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow James Fallows speaks with Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove on what Trump's presumptive claim to the Republican presidential nomination means for America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 04, 2016•11 min
Ashley Townshend talks to the Lowy Institute's Sam Roggeveen on China's new tactical approach to maritime security, and what implications it has for the region. Townshend also discusses the upcoming UNCLOS arbitration case on China's 'nine-dash line' territorial claim in the South China Sea, and what China might do should the ruling go against it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 28, 2016•14 min
On 26 April the Lowy Institute hosted Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth. He and Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove discussed how the politics of fear drove global developments of 2015. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 26, 2016•49 min
How will Islamic State likely meet its demise, and what are the prospects for stability in Iraq after this occurs? On 21 April, the Lowy Institute hosted a conversation between Hayder al-Khoei and Rodger Shanahan on Iraq after Islamic State. Hayder is a Lowy Institute Middle East Visiting Fellow, supported by the Australian Government through the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 21, 2016•1 hr
Lowy Institute Research Director Anthony Bubalo speaks to IPAC's Navhat Nuraniyah and Sidney Jones on their newly released joint paper, 'Indonesian students in Egypt and Turkey'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 18, 2016•8 min
On 15 April, Lowy Institute Deputy Director Anthony Bubalo hosted Sidney Jones and Nava Nuraniyah from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict in Jakarta to discuss a new Lowy Institute Report on Indonesian students in Egypt and Turkey. Based on extensive interviews, the report examines the impact on these students of regional events, from the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt to the rise of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 15, 2016•57 min
While the slowing global economy has pushed countries to explore a new cadre of sometimes unproven policies in the quest for growth, many have not yet fully committed to the full participation of women as economic actors. On 6 April, the Lowy Institute hosted an address from Arancha González, the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, who spoke on women’s empowerment, the power of women as economic actors and the importance of investment in women. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Apr 06, 2016•44 min
Emma Connors talks to Aaron Connelly about Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy, and what to expect from the new civilian government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2016•9 min
The 2016 Lowy Lecture, delivered on 23 March by Malcolm Turnbull, was the Prime Minister’s first major address on Australia’s role in the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 23, 2016•51 min
Jonathan Pryke speaks to Sean Dorney about his recent Lowy Institute Paper, 'The Embarrassed Colonialist', and how Australia views contemporary Papua New Guinea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 22, 2016•19 min
After 40 years of independence, there are good reasons to be optimistic about the future of Papua New Guinea. The country is endowed with vast natural resources, a capacity to feed itself, and a young population. Papua New Guinea also benefits from its proximity to the global centre of economic gravity in East Asia. But negative trends — in the economy, law and order, health and education — do not augur well for progress in raising living standards. The next generation of leaders in Papua New Gu...
Mar 18, 2016•50 min
Sam Roggeveen talks to Melanesia Program Director Jenny Hayward-Jones about her final research paper on Papua New Guinea’s next generation of leaders and what's changed in the Pacific Islands region in Jenny's time as Program Director. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 17, 2016•9 min
On 15 March, NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully delivered an address at the Lowy Institute outlining New Zealand's international agenda for 2016, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific and New Zealand’s final year on the United Nations Security Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 15, 2016•47 min
On 8 March, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove hosted a conversation with rising parliamentarians Dr Jim Chalmers MP and Senator Linda Reynolds CSC on Australia's place in the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 08, 2016•56 min
Euan Graham, Sam Roggeveen and Michael Fullilove discuss the Australian Government's new Defence White Paper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 25, 2016•16 min
On 17 February, International Economy Program Director Leon Berkelmans hosted a conversation with one of the most high profile power couples in economics, Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson. The discussion covered Betsey’s time as a member of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, the current state of the US economy, the gender problem economics has, economics in pop culture, and Justin's work with the New York Times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 19, 2016•56 min
On 11 February at the National Gallery of Victoria, Research Director Anthony Bubalo, International Security Program Director Dr Euan Graham, Polling Program Director Alex Oliver and Melanesia Research Fellow Jonathan Pryke discussed the big issues that are likely to dominate the international policy agenda in 2016. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 18, 2016•1 hr
How has the digital era affected diplomacy and how we measure soft power? On 15 February Alex Oliver, Director of the Lowy Institute’s Polling Program, hosted a panel consisting of Portland Communications' Jonathan McClory, British High Commissioner Menna Rawlings and Rob Tranter, First Assistant Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Communications Division for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 16, 2016•59 min
Leon Berkelmans talks with Visiting G20 Studies Centre Fellow and Brookings Senior Fellow David Dollar on the state of the yuan. China’s foreign reserves depleted less in January than December but still fell by $99.5 billion. David addresses concerns about the accuracy of the Chinese data, capital flight, and the possibility of a significant yuan devaluation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 09, 2016•9 min
The Chinese economy is going through an uncertain transition, while at the same time Beijing has assumed the presidency of the G20. On 8 February the Lowy Institute hosted a conversation on China’s economy and China's future in the governance architecture with long-time China scholar and economist David Dollar and Lowy Institute International Economy Program Director Leon Berkelmans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 08, 2016•59 min
