Research on Southeast Asia includes country-focused analysis, particularly on Australia's key regional neighbour Indonesia, as well as regional issues such as responses to China's rise. Lowy experts cover the political, economic and strategic transformations taking place in the region and the implications for Australia.
In this article on The Diplomat, Rory Medcalf looks at what the 2013 Defence White Paper says about China, the US, and its Indo-Pacific region.
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Alan Dupont, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute, comments on the remarkable recovery in Australia's strategic relationship with Indonesia in the last decade.
In an opinion piece in the South China Morning Post, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Dave McRae says Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's human rights record does not support a reputation for being progressive.
In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf looks at the implications of the Philippines' legal challenge to China on the South China Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
In 2015 Australia will host the Asian Football Confederation’s Asian Cup, bringing together the top 16 national teams in Asia. The tournament will provide opportunities for government, business and community groups to strengthen their engagement with Asia. In order to understand and leverage those opportunities, the Lowy Institute and the Asian Cup Local Organising Committee held a day-long conference on 23 November 2012, bringing together senior government, business, tourism, sport and...
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Rory Medcalf argues that the Asian Century is increasingly being marked by inter-state tensions and strategic mistrust. This reality runs counter to the government’s perceptions of the Asian Century as outlined in its 2012 White Paper, and as a result, it is the wrong time for the government to slash its defence spending and continue to underfund Australian diplomacy.
