Dr Jessica Collins was Project Director of the Australia-PNG Network and a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute. The Australia-PNG Network builds links and ...

Quiet diplomacy only engenders bullying. It’s time to speak up.

It’s Balikatan (“shoulder-to-shoulder”) season for Washington and Manila. Over the last two weeks, 14,000 troops from the United States, Philippines, Australia, and Japan have been taking part in the ...

During this 2025 election season, Pacific issues have been well outside the spotlight in key debates. But Pacific Islands are still closely following the campaign, as they see a stake in Australian ...

After the serenity of Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam in Indian-held Kashmir was shattered last week by a brutal attack, the urgent need is not only collective mourning but honest reflection. But ...

Chinese ship visits to Australia don’t always generate alarm and controversy. Visits by Chinese scientific research vessels are also a reminder that the benefits of such visits might also prove ...

Only a year after its re-election, the “OUR” government in Solomon Islands has collapsed. At least ten ministers and backbenchers, including Manasseh Sogavare as finance minister, have resigned from ...

On The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove - Executive Director of the Lowy Institute speaks with political leaders and policy makers about their lives, their careers, and their views on the world. In ...

Peter Cai is a former Nonresident Fellow of the Lowy Institute, and was Director of Australia-China relations at the Lowy Institute in 2021. Peter led the Institute’s China work in 2016, and is the ...

One potentially revealing way of thinking about the respective strengths and weaknesses of the American and Chinese approaches to politics and economics is to consider the performance of their car ...

The Interpreter features daily commentary and analysis on international issues. The site is edited by Daniel Flitton and research editor Clare Caldwell, along with founding editor Sam Roggeveen. In ...

If Donald Trump hopes that looming port penalties on Chinese-built and/or owned ships will have the desired effect of reviving America’s ailing shipyards, he is certain to be disappointed. “We’re way, ...