Pundits weaving stories of power transition in the Indo- Pacific should rely on robust data to flesh out the narrative.

A Harris administration would likely continue to use tariffs (mostly on China) to address what the United States views as ...

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Each year, the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index ranks the relative power of states in Asia across eight metrics. The key ...

Each year, the Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index (API) provides the authoritative guide to the distribution of power in Asia.

Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his 2024 running mate has disquieted America’s security partners in Europe and Asia.

This month, the former East-German states of Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg held elections for their state parliaments. Two parties that made the greatest gains were the far-right Alternative für ...

In 2022, Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts declared that Australia wanted a new relationship – one of partnership – with Africa. Good call, but little action has followed so far. Africa looms ...

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One of the more established ideas in the social sciences is that there are advantages to be derived from going first. Whether it is entrepreneurs coming up with new gizmos or countries pioneering new ...

There is a somewhat careworn characterisation of modern Indonesia as a country that keeps on changing in order to remain the same, with the rider that the more it changes the more it becomes familiar.