Susannah Patton is Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute and the Project Lead for the Asia Power Index, the Institute’s annual data-driven assessment that maps the changing ...

A month after the first report on North Korean troops being deployed to Russia, the United States and South Korea have confirmed that these troops have engaged in combat against Ukraine in Russia’s ...

China has regained its place as the second-largest bilateral donor to Pacific Island countries, narrowly edging out the United States, the 2024 edition of the Lowy Institute’s Pacific Aid Map reveals.

Within minutes of the announcement of Donald Trump’s second presidential victory, debates on European defence – which are as old as the European project itself – reemerged as European leaders and ...

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During his first term as president, Donald Trump became the first-ever sitting US president to meet in-person with a North Korean leader – not once, but three times. He even went as far as stepping ...

At an inflection point where the world needs to reverse trends in emissions and energy consumption, AI is making it more difficult to meet climate commitments. Over the weekend at COP29 in Baku, ...

Nasirra Ahsan is a Research Assistant in the Lowy Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre working on the Pacific Aid Map, an analytical tool designed to enhance aid effectiveness in the Pacific.

Earlier this month was Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights that commemorates the triumph of good over evil. I was in Melbourne at the time, and went to a Diwali celebration organised by a local ...

The Kremlin’s public response to Donald Trump’s election victory has been restrained. But this guarded indifference is disingenuous, and, while there are risks for Russia, the Kremlin will welcome ...

In late October each year, Singapore becomes a hub of Southeast Asian energy diplomacy and business. Along with 16,000 other delegates, I attended this year's Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW ...

Hundreds of thousands of attendees will see Beijing make a powerful statement about its military and industrial might this week as Zhuhai Jinwan Airport hosts the 15th China International Aviation and ...