Publications

The Lowy Institute is a think tank in international public policy. Its purpose, therefore, is applied research.

The Lowy Institute's publications are:

Lowy Institute Papers, the flagship publications of the Institute. These are monograph length, policy-oriented papers on international policy issues containing extensive original research. They are peer-reviewed and closely edited.

Policy Briefs, designed to address a particular, current policy issue and to suggest solutions. They are deliberately prescriptive, specifically addressing two questions: What is the problem? What should be done?

Analysis, papers which address broader or longer term issues facing Australia or the international community. They are designed to deepen the understanding of the public and the policy community about important international developments. Earlier Lowy Institute Issues Briefs can also be found here.

Perspectives, occasional papers, essays or speeches on international events and policy which make a useful contribution to deepening the debate about international policy. They are more discursive and personal than the other publications.

Working Papers in International Economics, detailed research-focused papers on a wide range of Australian and international economic issues.

Lowy Institute Poll, an annual public opinion survey on current international foreign policy issues.

Opinion, short polemical articles published on the op-ed pages of leading Australian and international newspapers.

Speeches, presentations and journal articles by Lowy Institute staff and visitors.

Lowy Institute Studies in International Policy, a collection of papers on a key theme of international policy.

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Recent Publications

28 Jul 2010 - Perspectives
How do we know when we are at war?
In this Lowy Institute perspective, former Australian Chief of Army Peter Leahy argues that Australia needs greater civilian engagement if it is to have a chance of prevailing in counter-insurgency warfare. His recommendations include parliamentary ratification of military deployments and a reset of military-media relations, including the appointment of an ombudsman to improve responsible media access to operational information.

Peter Leahy

28 Jul 2010 - Speeches, Presentations and Journal Articles
Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Panel presentations
The 41st Pacific Island Forum leaders meeting will be held in Port Vila from 4 August 2010. Australia is the outgoing chair of the Forum.

In the lead up to the meeting the Lowy Institute convened a panel of diverse Pacific commentators and experts from government and non-government sectors to discuss key issues of importance for the Pacific at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 28 July.

Their presentations can be heard here:
The Pacific: back on the Australian Government's agenda? - MP3 (25MB)

28 Jul 2010 - Opinion
And then there's their battle back home
James Brown's opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald addresses the Australian public's engagement with the Afghanistan issue and the role of our defence forces there.

Sydney Morning Herald, 28 July 2010, p 11
Mr James Brown

27 Jul 2010 - Opinion
More finesse needed in Tony Abbott's foreign policy
In the Australian Financial Review on 27 July 2010, Michael Fullilove critiqued the foreign policies of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Dr Michael Fullilove

27 Jul 2010 - Opinion
The APC is a dead parrot
In an opinion piece published on Caixin Online, Andrew Shearer argues that the concept of an Asia Pacific Community as proposed by Kevin Rudd is now defunct, but that Australia has a strong record of institution-building in Asia which should be continued.

Caixin Online, 20 July 2010
Andrew Shearer

Aid and development linkage
An increasingly assertive Brazil is a growing provider of aid,...Read more

Other recent posts Hizbullah/Lebanon: Tribunal minefield How do we know when we are at war? Asia: the biggest trend of all

The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll

The sixth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys Australian public opinion on a range of foreign policy issues. New questions this year cover the Rudd Government’s handling of foreign policy issues during its first term in office, whether Australia should develop nuclear weapons, attitudes towards Indonesia and US power, sanctions against Fiji and the morality of Australia’s foreign policy.

The Poll also repeated questions asked in previous years, revealing trends in public opinion on topics such as climate change, Australia’s military involvement in Afghanistan, and attitudes towards the United States and China.

A panel discussion about the poll can be heard here:
The 2010 Lowy Institute Poll - MP3 (23MB)Download item (1.3MB)

Power and choice: Asian security futures

Recent events in the seas off South Korea and Japan emphasise the fragility of Asia’s security order and the strains the region’s changing power distribution are placing on it. A new major Lowy Institute Asia Security Project report, 'Power and Choice: Asian Security Futures', analyses the likely security futures for Asia and Australia and recommends steps countries should take to ensure growing regional competition does not lead to conflict. This report was made possible by the generous support for the Project by the MacArthur Foundation.

A copy of the report, launched by Dennis Richardson, AO, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 1 June, can be downloaded here.Download item (6.5MB)