Australians register historic levels of distrust and unease in 2026 Charles Lyons-Jones ...

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Go beyond the US-China binary to understand the full picture of influence in Southeast Asia. Track how Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, and others compare, plus the often-overlooked relationships ...

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Lisa Martin is an Australian journalist based in Copenhagen. She is a four-time Walkley Award finalist. Before moving to Denmark, Martin was a Southeast Asia Correspondent in Bangkok for Agence France ...

Anita Inder Singh is an independent cross-disciplinary writer on world affairs. Anita Inder Singh is an independent cross-disciplinary writer on world affairs. She took her BA Honours degree in ...

Confidence in world leaders. Only 21% of Australians say they trust Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs, the lowest level of confidence in any US president ...

Support for cultural diversity has softened among the Australian public. In 2024, the last time the Lowy Institute polled on ...

An assessment of the size and shape of the PLA's growing capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. Special-operation soldiers aboard the missile frigate Yueyang, a Type 054A (Jiangkai-II class) multi-role ...

When asked about supply chains, 68% of Australians say they would prefer supply chains to ‘run through countries that are ...

Lost among the flag-waving children and red-carpet welcome for Xi Jinping in Pyongyang last week was the true intention of the visit – China’s wish to absolve itself of any responsibility for North ...

Governments across the Indo‑Pacific are under pressure to do more, respond faster and manage a wider range of risks than at any point in recent decades. Climate shocks, cyber incidents, infrastructure ...