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You name it! Are country name changes necessary?

The reasons behind rebranding a nation are myriad – from overt nationalism to anti-colonialism…

  
Japan and the United States should pool efforts to improve health in Pacific Island countries

A coordinated “health as diplomacy” partnership could mobilise the Quad, PBP, and other…

  
Israel-Hamas: A globalised conflict

The Palestinian issue has never lost its resonance beyond the Middle East, especially in the…

  
Five surprises from Lowy’s Global Diplomacy Index

Revealing the who, what and – just as importantly – where of foreign policy.

  
The bigger political game in the Pacific

It’s true there are many actors and issues unfolding in the region, but Australia, the United…

  
Words as weapons in the war of ideas

A new book explores the power of literature on history's battlefields.

  
Out of the shadows: Women as partners resisting oppression

Yulia Navalnaya – widow of Alexey Navalny – follows in the steps of other brave women forced in…

  
Can Vietnam and Cambodia build a lasting peace?

Haunted by history, the two nations must go beyond official narratives for true reconciliation…

  
Two years of war in Ukraine: Lessons for Australia

We are witnessing a wholesale transformation of warfare. Australia must learn the lessons for…

  
Geopolitics, but what of other Pacific players?

Politics is a missing element of a new Lowy Institute assessment.

  
Economic diplomacy: Strategic funding comes in from the cold

A new review may cast a revealing light on how the government uses third-party institutions to…

  
China has a fifth station in Antarctica

Keep calm and do science and inspections.