The Lowy Interpreter
Is a Nuclear Submarine Really the Right Choice for Australia?
[By Hugh White] Are nuclear-powered submarines better – more cost-effective – for Australia’s operational nee...
Thailand Perseveres with New Vision for Kra Canal
[By Shaun Cameron] In 1677, the Thai monarch Narai the Great had a dream. He sent an engineer south to investigate th...
Op-Ed: Nuclear Sub Deal Ties Australia's Defense to the United States
[By Sam Roggeveen] Australia is about to join an exclusive group of nations operating one of the most lethal military platforms...
Dams and Dredging Mean Bad News for Vietnam's Mekong Delta
[By Milton Osborne] The release of recent research from the Netherlands adds an additional insight into what is happe...
Opinion: What Happened to the South China Sea Ruling?
[By Pratik Jakhar] Five years ago on this day, an international tribunal in a landmark ruling dismissed Beijing&rsquo...
Nord Stream 2: Assessing Russia’s “Serious Geopolitical Victory”
[By Nikola Mikovic] Europe doesn’t appear likely to reduce its dependency on Russian energy any time soon. The much-discu...
Opinion: Duterte's Accommodation With China in the South China Sea
[By Malcolm Cook] On 20 March, the Philippine government’s National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea repo...
China's Investments Switch From Big Infrastructure to Local Business
In a virtual meeting with a group of African students in late April, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked a questi...
China's Climate Policy Has Major Implications for Trade
[By Stephen Minas] Diplomacy is not always diplomatic. This fact of international life was on full display during the rece...
High Hopes and Hot Air on Climate Change
[By Anthony Burke] Amid a very bad week for news about Covid-19, there was a long-awaited ray of hope about climate. Within an...