The India Chair produces independent research on India’s emergence as a global strategic actor. In a region marked by great power competition and a volatile order in transition, India’s choices on ...

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic subsided, North Korea has sent a delegation led by Kim Song-nam, director of the international department of the Workers’ Party of Korea, to Southeast ...

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

When Papua New Guinea announced last week that Taiwan’s representative office would “no longer be recognised” (Opens in new window) within its jurisdiction, the reflex was to file the news under a ...

The Southeast Asia Influence Index maps the landscape of geopolitical influence in this crucial region. Building on an existing body of data-driven research by the Lowy Institute, this new project is ...

There are early signs that a potentially significant change is underway in how Indo-Pacific leaders perceive, describe, and understand the nature of China’s acts in the region. Some Indo-Pacific ...

The verdict of John le Carré (real name David Cornwall) on the outcome of the Cold War was: “The right side lost, but the wrong side won”. This ambiguous conclusion is attributed to le Carré’s ...

“Australia is the most multicultural country in the world” – a mantra many kids across the nation have heard. Statistically, the claim holds weight. The 2021 census showed that almost 30 per cent of ...

In a paradox that defines contemporary Indian diplomacy, the man who has emerged as the most articulate critic of the country’s founding prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the principles he was said ...

The reason why the process behind political appointments to diplomatic roles is not scrutinised is that there is no process at all. It’s an anachronism that such a process – open to applications from ...

Dr Gabriela Bernal is a Korean affairs analyst based in Seoul, South Korea, and a Non-Resident Fellow at the European Centre for North Korean Studies. Her writing and analyses have appeared in various ...

Artificial intelligence: Majority say risks outweigh benefits Data Snapshot by Charles Lyons-Jones Development Futures ...