It’s a tale told in headlines, of a relationship soured in mere months. For those readers who haven’t followed the threads of India’s “Canada-moment” – the shock at finding itself subject to the same ...

US Senator Chris Coons joined the Lowy Institute's Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove at the Institute's Bligh Street headquarters for a special episode of Lowy Institute Conversations. They ...

At an estimated $368 billion cost, a Pentagon review underway and talk of the United States seeking a guaranteed commitment in the event of conflict, Australia’s push for nuclear-powered submarines ...

The 90-day pause in the US-China trade war brought relief to global markets. But while the trade truce is good news, rare earth elements have steadily emerged as a new flashpoint. Beijing’s dominance ...

Over the past year, China’s President Xi Jinping has undertaken two waves of purges of high-ranking military leaders from the People’s Liberation Army. The first wave targeted the PLA Rocket Force, ...

How times change. Only three years ago, President-elect Donald Trump declared cryptocurrencies to be a “ scam ” and a threat to the primacy of the dollar in the international economy. We think he was ...

A big plan to connect 70% of the country to power by 2030 grabbed headlines. Delivering is the true challenge. Getting the leaders of five Asia-Pacific nations together for the photograph amidst the ...

The Mar-a-Lago Accord is an idea floated by Stephen Miran, recently appointed Chairman of the US Council of Economic Advisers. Such a deal, Miran claims, would address the US current account and ...

Fretting over “hidden” Chinese exports should not overshadow Vietnam’s helpful role in diversifying global supply chains.

Senior US official statements more recently frame it as Xi seizing on 2027, the 100th anniversary of the PLA’s founding, to complete the material preparation required to make major combat operations ...

The United States has long been one of the most significant arms suppliers to Southeast Asian states. Washington provides a broad range of military equipment, including combat aircraft, naval vessels, ...