The West’s unfounded Chussia Anxiety | Lowy Institute
2 days ago · Published 12 Nov 2024. China. Russia. Since Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin announced their “friendship without limits” in February 2022 on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has become commonplace among many Western analysts, and much of the media to refer to an “alliance of autocracies” or an “axis of authoritarianism ...
The declining fortunes of Afghanistan’s women | Lowy Institute
1 day ago · As actress Meryl Streep put it at an event at the United Nations in September: Today in Kabul, a female cat has more freedom than a woman. A cat may go sit on her front stoop and feel the sun on her face, she may chase a squirrel in the park. A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan today because the public parks have been closed ...
Development Futures - What to expect at COP29 | Lowy Institute
2 days ago · Development Futures - What to expect at COP29. In this episode, we explore what might happen at COP29, the upcoming UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. With global emissions at record highs and climate impacts intensifying, this year’s conference will focus on setting a new climate finance goal to drive global climate action.
The claustrophobia of German politics | Lowy Institute
2 days ago · Published daily by the Lowy Institute. The claustrophobia of German politics. Marcus Colla. With the three-party governing coalition in tatters, this is politics in panic mode. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses a press conference on 6 November after firing his finance minister Christian Lindner (Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images)
Conversations: Trump returns — what now? | Lowy Institute
6 days ago · Conversations: Trump returns — what now? By Michael Fullilove, Hervé Lemahieu. 8 November 2024. In this episode of Conversations, the Lowy Institute’s Dr Michael Fullilove and Hervé Lemahieu discuss Donald Trump’s remarkable political comeback. What will a second Trump presidency mean for America’s allies, adversaries, and the fence ...
The Trumpist turn in US foreign policy | Lowy Institute
1 day ago · The Trumpist turnin US foreign policy. The Trumpist turn. in US foreign policy. long future in both American political parties. Trump paraphernalia for sale at street fair. (Gilbert Mercier/Flickr) So dramatic is Donald Trump’s return to the presidency that it begs us to draw far-reaching conclusions about America’s future as a global power.
Will the Intelligence Review bring DIO into the light?
5 hours ago · The Albanese government will soon unveil its response to the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review. This report – the latest in a periodic exercise that also produced reports in 2004, 2011 and 2017 – was always going to struggle with expectations. The 2017 review was transformative, empowering the now-Office of National Intelligence (ONI) to ...