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Put Southeast Asia at the centre of the UK’s Indo-Pacific Tilt

Written evidence by Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, was submitted to the United Kingdom Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee in September 2021 and has recently been published

By Ben Bland

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Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Australia’s Response to the Coup in Myanmar

The following Joint Submission to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia was made by the Lowy Institute’s Ben Bland and Hervé Lemahieu on Australia’s response to the coup in Myanmar. Their comments were cited in a report produced by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs,

By Ben Bland, Hervé Lemahieu

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GNET Survey on the Role of Technology in Violent Extremism and the State of Research Community-Tech Industry Engagement

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By Lydia Khalil

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Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security: Inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia

On 19 February, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Lydia Khalil made a submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia.

By Lydia Khalil

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The impact of natural disasters on violent extremism

Originally published in the ASPI Counterterrorism Yearbook 2021

By Lydia Khalil

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The Case for Australia to Step Up in Southeast Asia

A policy brief by Hervé Lemahieu, Director of the Power and Diplomacy Program at the Lowy Institute, published by The Brookings Institution

By Hervé Lemahieu

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Submission to the UK Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry into the contribution of the FCO to the Integrated Review of UK foreign policy strategy

The UK government's ‘Integrated Review of foreign policy, defence, security and development’, announced in February 2020, has been described as the largest foreign-policy review since the Cold War. The UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee is inquiring into the FCO’s contribution

By Alexandre Dayant, Jonathan Pryke

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Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Australia's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Joint submission by Lowy Institute researchers to the JSCFADT inquiry into the implications of the pandemic.

By Ben Bland, Alexandre Dayant, John Edwards, Michael Fullilove, Bonnie S Glaser, Stephen Grenville, Natasha Kassam, Lydia Khalil, Hervé Lemahieu , Richard McGregor, Shane McLeod, Annmaree O’Keeffe, Alex Oliver, Jonathan Pryke, Roland Rajah, Sam Roggeveen, Ben Scott

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Brookings Report: Historical tensions and contemporary governance challenges in Southeast Asia: The case of Indonesia

In this report published by the Brookings Institution, Ben Bland explains why Western nations need to engage with Indonesia in its own right, not as a part of plan to counterbalance China. To do so successfully, they need to develop a much better understanding of the long-running (and ongoing)

By Ben Bland

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Submission to Inquiry into Australia's Defence Relationships with Pacific Island Countries

In July, Jonathan Pryke presented a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australia's defence relationships with Pacific Islands

By Jonathan Pryke

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The Risks of China’s Ambitions in the South Pacific

Originally published by The Brookings Institution as part of its Global China series assessing China's growing role in the world.

By Jonathan Pryke

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Mobilizing the Indo-Pacific infrastructure response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia

A policy brief by Roland Rajah, Director of the International Economy Program at the Lowy Institute, published by The Brookings Institution

By Roland Rajah

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Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Review of Australia's Development Program

A submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Review of Australian's Development Program

By Jonathan Pryke

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2019 Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue Outcomes Report

The Lowy Institute hosted the seventh Australia–Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue on 5 and 6 November 2019 in Wewak, Papua New Guinea

By Shane McLeod, Jonathan Pryke

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Behind the News: Inside China Global Television Network

Can China’s television network be an effective soft power tool

By Merriden Varrall

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Anchoring the Indo-Pacific

A report by Premesha Saha, Ben Bland, and Evan A. Laksmana published by the Observer Research Foundation.

By Ben Bland, Evan A Laksmana

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International Public Broadcasting: A Missed Opportunity For Projecting Australia’s Soft Power

Australia’s depleted international broadcasting is impairing the projection of Australia’s soft power at a time when government is seeking to increase its regional influence, particularly in the Pacific

By Annmaree O’Keeffe, Chris Greene

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Typology of Terror — The Backgrounds of Australian Jihadis

In order to better understand what motivates Australian radical islamists to join or support a terrorist group it is first necessary to get a better understanding of who they are. This working paper examines data sets from 173 Australian citizens and residents to paint a picture of our own

By Rodger Shanahan

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Foreign territory: Women in international relations

A three-year study has revealed severe gender imbalances in Australia’s international relations sector, despite some prominent trailblazers

By Danielle Cave, Alex Oliver, Jenny Hayward-Jones, Kelsey Munro, Erin Harris

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2018 Australia–Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue Outcomes Report

The Lowy Institute hosted the sixth annual Australia–Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue from 4 to 6 December 2018 in Cairns, Australia

By Shane McLeod, Jonathan Pryke

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Economic conflict between America and China: A truce declared, the talks begin

The real issue in the US–China trade negotiation is the dramatic change in China’s economy evident over the past decade

By John Edwards

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Expanding Horizons: Indonesia's Regional Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Era

Lowy Institute Non-resident Fellow Matthew Busch contributed a chapter on the political economy of Indonesia’s natural resource wealth to this Perth US Asia Centre Report

By Matthew Busch

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Submission to Review of Australian Broadcasting Services in the Asia-Pacific

Review by Department of Communications and the Arts

By Shane McLeod, Jonathan Pryke

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Submission to the inquiry into the strategic effectiveness and outcomes of Australia’s aid program in the Indo-Pacific

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

By Jonathan Pryke

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Labour migration as complementary pathways for refugees in the Asia-Pacific

This working paper examines whether legal labour migration schemes can be opened to humanitarian migrants who may otherwise become targets for migrant smugglers

By Jay Song

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Comparative international approaches to establishing identity in undocumented asylum seekers

This working paper looks at international practices for establishing identity in undocumented asylum seekers and argues there is scope for Australia and its regional partners to develop an internationally accepted standard of identity document

By Kristian Hollins

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2017 Australia–Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue Outcomes Report

The Lowy Institute hosted the fifth annual Australia–Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue from 12 to 15 December 2017 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

By Anna Kirk

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Heading north, staying north? The increasing importance of international migrants to northern and remote Australia

This working paper presents three case examples demonstrating the potential for overseas migration to improve population growth, sustain a skilled labour pool, and grow the economy in northern and remote Australia

By Andrew Taylor

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Private and community sector initiatives in refugee employment and entrepreneurship

This working paper examines two areas for achieving positive settlement outcomes for refugees and in generating refugee employment in Australia and internationally: refugee entrepreneurship and public-private sector partnerships in employment creation for refugees.

By Jock Collins

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The fourth industrial revolution and international migration

This working paper examines the implications of digitalisation for skilled migration in high-income countries such as Australia and outlines key areas for policymakers in relation to the future of work and migration policy

By Fiona McKenzie

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Skilled migration policy and the labour market performance of immigrants

This working paper reviews the effect of a specific migration policy change in Australia and examines whether migration policy can be used to influence immigrants’ labour market outcomes.

By Massimiliano Tani

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Southeast Asian perspectives on US–China competition

Southeast Asians inhabit a region increasingly shaped by competition between the United States and China. This joint Lowy Institute–Council on Foreign Relations Report seeks to highlight the perspectives of leading scholars of international affairs from Southeast Asia on important issues facing

By Aaron L Connelly, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Evan A Laksmana, Richard Javad Heydarian, Huong Le Thu, Chit Win, Elina Noor

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Strengthening Australia’s assisted voluntary return migration program

This working paper examines assisted voluntary return programs in other countries and argues a customised approach to the Australian AVR program design can increase its performance

By Glen Swan

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Council of Councils 2017 Report Card on International Cooperation

Global think tank leaders grade the world's performance and prospects for 2017. Photo: Flickr/United Nations

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Workshop outcomes document: The potential for rugby league to connect Australia and Papua New Guinea

This report summarises the outcomes of the workshop on The potential for rugby league to connect Australia and Papua New Guinea

By Harriet Smith, Joanna Lester

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Removal of failed asylum seekers in Australia: A comparative perspective

This working paper reviews the current policy of removing failed asylum seekers in Australia and draws lessons from similar policy areas and reforms in the United Kingdom and Canada

By Jay Song, Neil Cuthbert

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The Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum Report

The Lowy Institute, with the support of the Korea Foundation, hosted the inaugural annual Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum on 1-3 February 2017 in Sydney and Canberra

By Frances Kitt

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Strengthening the Asian Development Bank in 21st century Asia

The pace of change in Asia and new and more flexible sources of finance mean that the Asian Development Bank needs to continue to demonstrate its relevance to donors and borrowers. Photo: Getty Images/VCG

By Annmaree O’Keeffe, Jonathan Pryke, Hannah Wurf

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2016 GE Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue Outcomes Report

The Lowy Institute hosted the fourth annual Australia – Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue on 22-23 November 2016 in Brisbane

By Jonathan Pryke, Harriet Smith

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Australia and the anti-trafficking regime in Southeast Asia

This working paper reviews recent trends in human trafficking in Southeast Asia and the status of the anti-trafficking regime in ASEAN member states. It examines the role of Australian governments in helping establish and develop anti‑trafficking legislation and national referral

By Jay Song

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G20 Monitor: Towards Hangzhou and Hamburg

The 21st edition of the G20 Monitor highlights considerations for the G20 ahead of the 4–5 September 2016 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Hangzhou, China. It also canvasses three topics that are possibly of interest to the 2017 German G20 Presidency: cyber rule-setting, global migration governance, and

By Ye Yu, David Gruen , Sam Bide, Fergus Hanson, Hugh Jorgensen, John Kirton, James Hospedales, Anne Fulwood , Tristram Sainsbury

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G20 Monitor: New considerations for China’s 2016 G20 Presidency

The 20th issue of the G20 Monitor discusses the economic leadership China can display in 2016 by opening its services sector; the successes and structural gaps in the G20 financial regulatory agenda; the merits of G20 target-setting; and how the G20 can respond to the new Green Finance Study Group.&

By David Dollar, Nicolas Véron, Hannah Wurf, Tristram Sainsbury

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Shifting waters: China’s new passive assertiveness in Asian maritime security

In this Report, Ashley Townshend and Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Professor Rory Medcalf examine China’s evolving maritime security conduct. They argue that China’s less confrontational but more strategically assertive behaviour has paradoxical implications for regional security,

By Ashley Townshend, Rory Medcalf

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Indonesian students in Egypt and Turkey

In this Lowy Institute Report, Lowy Institute Deputy Director, Anthony Bubalo, together with Sidney Jones and Nava Nuraniyah from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict in Jakarta examine the effect of the current turmoil in the Middle East on Indonesian students studying in Egypt and

By Anthony Bubalo, Sidney Jones, Nava Nuraniyah

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G20 Monitor: The Chinese 2016 G20 host year

The 19th issue of the G20 Monitor focuses on the state of the G20 in the initial months of the Chinese G20 Presidency and examines policies that could contribute to the G20’s core goal of improving global economic growth. Photo: Getty Images/ChinaFotoPress

By Zhang Haibing, Wang Yuzhu, Bill Brummitt, Laura Walsh, Mike Callaghan, Adam Triggs, Tristram Sainsbury

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G20 Monitor: G20 outreach to society in 2015

G20 engagement group representatives from Business (B20), Civil Society (C20), Labour (L20), Think Tanks (T20), Women (W20), and Youth (Y20) have contributed to the 18th issue of the G20 Monitor. The representatives address how their groups have contributed to the G20 process in 2015, their

By Jeffrey Hardy, Sharan Burrow, John Evans, Ussal Sahbaz, Feride İnan, Erin Watson-Lynn, Lachlan Campbell, Paola Subacchi, Tristram Sainsbury

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Nuclear-armed submarines in Indo-Pacific Asia: Stabiliser or menace?

In this Report, Lowy Institute Research Associate Brendan Thomas-Noone and Nonresident Fellow Professor Rory Medcalf examine the implications of sea-based nuclear weapons for strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific. This paper is part of a wider research and outreach project on nuclear

By Brendan Thomas-Noone, Rory Medcalf

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G20 Monitor: From Turkey to China - What lies ahead for the G20 in 2016?

The 17th issue of the G20 Monitor examines the progress made by the 2015 Turkish G20 Presidency and explores potential priority areas for the 2016 Chinese Presidency. Photo: Flickr/Juraj Patekar

By Ussal Sahbaz, Feride İnan, Ye Yu, Hannah Wurf, Heribert Dieter, Barry Carin, Tristram Sainsbury

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Melanesia New Voices: Investing in the Next Generation

The Lowy Institute for International Policy, in cooperation with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat with the support of PACMAS and the ANZ Bank convened a Dialogue with emerging leaders from Melanesia in Port Vila, Vanuatu on 23 June. The Dialogue, entitled Melanesia New Voices:

By Jenny Hayward-Jones

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The perception gap: reading China's maritime objectives in Indo-Pacific Asia

In this Lowy Institute Report Nonresident Fellows Linda Jakobson and Rory Medcalf identify both the real differences in interests between China and other powers in the Indo-Pacific, but also the sharp divergences in perceptions regarding China’s maritime strategic objectives

By Linda Jakobson, Rory Medcalf

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