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NGOs in the Middle East Apr 24, 2012

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On 5 December at a Tuesday Lunch at Lowy, Dr Ron Pundak, Executive Director of the Peres Center for Peace, spoke on the topic, 'The role of an NGO in the Middle East'. The Peres Center was founded in 1996 by Nobel laureate Shimon Peres with the aim of building peace by promoting socio-economic cooperation and people-to-people relations in the Middle East.

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Future trends in terrorism Apr 24, 2012

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On 23 October, as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series, the Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted a panel discussion with three of America's leading experts on terrorism, Marc Sageman, Steve Coll and Daniel Benjamin.
They discussed future trends in global terrorism, providing unique insights into how this international threat is likely to evolve over coming years.

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Capital Punishment Apr 24, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 9 August, Dr Michael Fulilove launched his new Policy Brief, entitled Capital punishment and Australian foreign policy. In the wake of Van Nguyen's execution and with at least four Australians currently at risk of execution, the death penalty is a controversial topic in this country. In his Policy Brief, Michael examines how the Australian Government's abolitionist position plays out in its advocacy on behalf of Australians on death row and its work on comprehensive abolition. The Brief offers several strong policy recommendations.

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Asias nuclear future after Fukushima Apr 24, 2012

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The Fukushima crisis has provoked a furious debate about the future of nuclear energy. Polling in Australia shows a return to a solid majority opposing nuclear power for Australia as part of our future energy mix. The Australian political leadership has declared the subject out of bounds.
At a special Wednesday Lowy Lunch on 20 April, three expert industry panellists discussed the future of nuclear energy.

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Potential security consequences of the nuclear energy revival Apr 24, 2012

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On 21 June 2010, the Lowy Institute held a lecture by the President of the Federation of American Scientists, Dr Charles Ferguson, as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series. Dr Ferguson examined the links between civil nuclear energy and nuclear weapons proliferation. In light of the growing number of states which have signed peaceful nuclear energy cooperation deals, the lecture focused on the increasing risks of an attack upon, or sabotage of, civil nuclear facilities. Dr Ferguson was in Australia as a guest of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and this event was supported by the Lowy Institute’s partnership with the Nuclear Security Project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

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The new foreigners Apr 24, 2012

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Following the sudden disappearance in the 1960s and 1970s of the familiar coordinates of the British world, Australians were cast into the realm of the unknown. The task of remodelling the national image touched every aspect of Australian life where identifiably British ideas, habits and symbols had grown obsolete.
At the Wednesday Lunch on 26 May, James Curran examined the task of finding a stable, coherent policy basis for a 'more independent' footing for Australia’s foreign relations.

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Climate change facts uncertainties after Copenhagen Apr 24, 2012

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On 19 May, the Lowy Institute was delighted to welcome back Lord May of Oxford, a member of the Institute’s International Advisory Council, to speak on climate change as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series. Lord May argued that although it is beyond dispute that the burning of fossil fuels is thickening Earth’s greenhouse gas blanket (to levels not seen for tens of millions of years), there remain some uncertainties about the severity of particular adverse consequences and the timescales for manifestation.

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The GFC and international migration Apr 24, 2012

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The global financial crisis is having a significant impact on international migration: for the first time in 25 years there has been a reduction in labour migration flows around the world; growing numbers of migrant workers are losing their jobs and returning home; the global value of remittances will reduce significantly in 2009; employment, living and working conditions are deteriorating for many migrant workers; and many states are adopting restrictive admission and work permit policies to protect the national labour market. This presentation by Dr Khalid Koser considers the implications of these changes for Australian domestic and foreign policy, considering lessons learned from elsewhere in the world as well as from responses to earlier economic and financial crises.

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Climate change Converting words into action Apr 24, 2012

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On 21 February 2008, as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series, the Lowy Institute hosted a speech by Ira C. Magaziner, the Chairman of the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative and the Clinton Climate Initiative on the issue of 'Climate change: Converting words into action'. In his presentation Mr Magaziner focused on the importance of implementation of large-scale measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Presidential election US foreign policy Apr 24, 2012

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The US presidential campaign is heating up, and the foreign policy credentials and plans of the various candidates are near the centre of the debate. On 15 January 2008, as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series, the Lowy Institute hosted a speech by a leading US foreign policymaker and scholar, the Honourable Mitchell B. Reiss. Dr Reiss talked about the campaign's implications for American foreign policy in a presentation entitled 'The presidential election and US foreign policy: what to expect'.

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