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Chinas strategic culture Apr 20, 2012

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China’s rise is transforming the Asia-Pacific strategic landscape, and understanding how 'China' thinks preoccupies governments across the region.
At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 18 November, Thomas Mahnken explored features of China’s national strategic culture, including a sense of cultural superiority, a belief that China’s natural position is that of the 'Middle Kingdom' as well as the need for China to be unified internally and free from external meddling.

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India and China Apr 20, 2012

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As part of its Distinguished Speaker Series, the Lowy Institute was pleased to host Dr David Malone, who spoke on India's most important future bilateral relationship, that with China. David M. Malone is a distinguished Canadian diplomat and scholar. He is president of Canada’s International Development Research Centre, one of the world’s leading research institutions on development issues.

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A China US nuclear arms race Apr 20, 2012

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On 23 May at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Visiting Fellow Hugh White spoke on the topic 'A nuclear arms race between China and the United States: what Australia can do to stop it'.

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Transition vs exit Apr 19, 2012

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As a part of its Lowy Lecture Series on 18 April 2012, the Lowy Institute was pleased to host His Excellency Nasir A. Andisha, Afghanistan's Ambassador to Australia. Ambassador Andisha discussed how a lack of clear communications, inconsistency and the sending of mixed messages are undermining NATO/ISAF'S strategy in Afghanistan.

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Dealing with war crimes Apr 19, 2012

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On 20 May 2009 at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Florian Westphal, the head of media at the International Committee of the Red Cross, in a presentation entitled 'Dealing with war crimes: what role for media and humanitarian organisations?' addressed the question of how the media and humanitarian organisations can responsibly draw the attention of policy-makers to the need to investigate, put a stop to and, importantly, prevent war crimes.

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Preparing for the second nuclear age Apr 19, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 30 September, Deputy Director Martine Letts explored prospects for partnership between government and industry on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and how Australia could lead.

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The role of think tanks in Australia Apr 19, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 28 May, to mark the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Lowy Institute, Executive Director Allan Gyngell discussed the role of think tanks in shaping Australian foreign policy.

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The global climate challenge Apr 19, 2012

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On 29 August at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, the Hon. Greg Hunt, MP, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister, talked about the global climate challenge. In his presentation he described how Australia can achieve the twin objectives of energy security and emissions reduction to create a clean energy future.

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Australias UN Security Council bid Apr 19, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 23 September Dr Michael Fullilove launched his new paper making the case for Australia’s UN Security Council bid.

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The end of the free market Apr 19, 2012

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At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 29 October, Mark Thirlwell, Director of the Institute's International Economy program, looked at the resumed battle for the Commanding Heights of the world economy, and asked whether the apparent victory for the free market secured in the 1980s and 1990s is now about to be overturned in favour of the state.

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