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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 awar...

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...

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...

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 re...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 lar...

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...

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...

On 15 August 2013 Linda Jakobson presented her 'China Changing Lecture'. Linda evaluated the first six months of Chinese foreign policy under President Xi Jinping and assessed the implications of China’s new proactive diplomacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 14 August 2013 the Lowy Institute and ANU jointly launched the English translation of 'The Roots of Terrorism in Indonesia', by best selling Indonesia author Solahudin. Based on a remarkable array of original sources, the book shows how the ideas and form of activism that lead to the Bali Bombings in 2002 have a long and complex history, stretching back to the Darul Islam revolt in the 1950s. T...

On Friday 9 August, Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent BBC World News, joined the Lowy Institute's Anthony Bubalo to reflect on her long experience as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Wednesday, 7 August 2013, the Lowy Institute hosted a debate between Senator The Hon Bob Carr, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, at its headquarters in Bligh Street, Sydney. The debate was moderated by Dr Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy institute. Questions were asked by a panel comprising Rory Medcalf from the L...

On 1 August 2013 Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, presented the findings of the ITUC Global Poll 2013 to the Lowy Institute. Burrow also spoke about the effectiveness of the G20 and other multilateral institutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 24 June 2013, Lowy Institute nonresident fellow C Raja Mohan addressed the Perth USAsia Centre on the complex, three-way strategic relationship between India, China and the US. With Lowy Institute colleague Rory Medcalf, Dr Mohan also looked at how Australia can help to manage security tensions and maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean and the wider Indo-Pacific region. They were joined by U...

Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove speaks to Interpreter editor Sam Roggeveen about his new book 'Rendezvous with destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and five extraordinary men took America into the war and into the world'. For more information on the book see penguin.com.au/products/9780670074877/rendezvous-destiny See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove interviews two of Australia's most prominent Burma watchers: Dr Andrew Selth of the Griffith Asia Institute and Dr Sean Turnell from Macquarie University. They discuss the current reform process in Burma, inclulding the liklehood of Aung San Suu Kyi becoming President (0:46), the depth of economic reform since 2011 (1:47), and whether they thi...

Recently returned from his stint as Fairfax's China correspondent, John Garnaut discusses his experiences with the Lowy Institute's Stephanie Dunstan. Garnaut describes the growing importance of China to the Australian economy, the massive changes occurring in China, and the rise of Chinese social media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the launch of the ninth annual Lowy Institute Poll on 25 June 2013, ABC chief online political writer Annabel Crabb spoke to Interpreter editor Sam Roggeveen about the results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute Poll author, Alex Oliver, and Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove discuss the 2013 'Australia and the World : Public opinion and foreign policy' Lowy Institute Poll 2013 findings. Their discussion covers the three most interesting results from the Poll (0:40), responses on which political party are better suited to lead on foreign policy issues (1:46) and the results...