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Doing business with the US after GFC 2 Apr 25, 2012

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At a breakfast on Tuesday 18 May a panel examined the prospects and trends in the commercial relationship between Australia and the United States in an era of deepening economic integration across the Asia-Pacific. The Honourable Anthony Byrne MP gave the keynote address, which was followed by this panel discussion with leading business and economic commentators.

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China and Taiwan in the South Pacific Apr 25, 2012

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On Thursday 18 January, Graeme Dobell gave a presentation at the Lowy Institute to launch his Lowy Institute Policy Brief, entitled China and Taiwan in the South Pacific: diplomatic chess versus Pacific political rugby.

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Commercial policy trade strategies leading economic powers Apr 24, 2012

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On Tuesday, 29 June 2010, the Wednesday Lowy Lunch Club provided an opportunity to hear from one of the world’s leading experts on the international trading system, Professor Simon Evenett. Professor Evenett discussed the commercial policy and trade strategies of the United States, Europe, and the emerging economic powers.

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Iran Where To Next Apr 24, 2012

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On 30th August at Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Research Fellow Anthony Bubalo explored the likely trajectory of the international community's on-going dispute with Iran over its nuclear program, following Tehran's refusal to accept calls for a suspension of its uranium enrichment activities.

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Smart Power Apr 24, 2012

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In the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 13 May, Michael G. Smith AO, Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence, joined us to discuss the way ahead for the Centre, which was set up in 2008 by the Rudd Government to develop 'national civil-military capabilities to prevent, prepare for and respond more effectively to conflicts and disasters overseas'. The presentation covered the key people and organisations the Centre deals with and particularly how the Centre will seek to work with international partners and relevant non-government organisations, and some of the challenges faced in these interactions.

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The power of partnerships Apr 24, 2012

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On 7 May 2008 at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, The Hon. Dame Carol Kidu discussed the policy and capacity challenges Papua New Guinea faces in advancing social development and how partnerships with the private sector can support government efforts.

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What Australia thinks about foreign policy Apr 24, 2012

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When we think of foreign policy we tend to envisage diplomats meeting behind closed doors. But public opinion has long played an important part in shaping it.
Polls are proliferating in number and increasing in sophistication. How is this affecting the way foreign policy is made?

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Australian strategy Apr 24, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 4 March 2009, historian Peter Edwards placed the current debate in the context of the long history of debates between those who see global alliances as central to Australia's national security and those who emphasise the importance of self-reliance and regional links. By examining the cyclical pattern of strategic debates over more than a century, he suggested a likely framework for the White Paper and the way it will be assessed.

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Rising China on the eve of the Olympics Apr 24, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 6 August, Dr Richard Rigby, the Executive Director of the ANU China Institute, spoke about the rise of China and how the forthcoming Olympics provide some indicators — both positive and negative — of how China is travelling, and how one way or another these will have their own impact on what sort of China it is with which our own future is linked.

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Asia pivots Apr 24, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 3 March, Dr Malcolm Cook, Program Director East Asia, spoke on how Asia's continental and horizontal dimensions are reasserting themselves - in ways that question Australia's place in Asia.

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