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Obama nuclear Apr 05, 2012

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In this lecture under the Lowy Institute's Canberra Food for Thought series, leading nuclear expert Professor Scott Sagan of Stanford University weighs up the achievements and the challenges ahead for the Obama nuclear agenda. This event, moderated by the Lowy Institute's Rory Medcalf, was supported by the Lowy Institute's partnership with the Nuclear Security Project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
In 2009 President Obama began an ambitious bid to reduce the threat posed by nuclear weapons globally. Critics have labelled this unrealistic, but US efforts have made notable progress, including an arms-reduction treaty with Russia, a successful 2010 conference to support the Non-Proliferation Treaty, new limits on the roles of US nuclear weapons, and fresh global cooperation on securing nuclear facilities against terrorists.
In this lecture under the Lowy Institute's Canberra Food for Thought series, leading nuclear expert Professor Scott Sagan of Stanford University weighs up the achievements and the challenges ahead for the Obama nuclear agenda. This event, moderated by the Lowy Institute's Rory Medcalf, was supported by the Lowy Institute's partnership with the Nuclear Security Project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

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Getting to grips with climate change Apr 05, 2012

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On Monday 11 April, Professor Michael Grubb of the University of Cambridge addressed the Lowy Lunch Club on the climate change 'policy triad' of technology, pricing and energy efficiency. Professor Grubb argued for a new framing of the problem aligned with security and geopolitical concerns, and a refreshed approach to international coordination based upon the needs of effective and efficient domestic implementation.

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Getting a grip on nature Apr 05, 2012

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Halting biodiversity loss requires rethinking how humans do business with the biosphere. Innovation is needed in accounting of the goods and services nature provides humanity. Dr Aaron Bernstein discussed these issues at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 21 April. Dr Bernstein is on faculty at Harvard Medical School and the Center for Health and Global Environment.

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Analysing A Careful War Apr 05, 2012

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'A Careful War’ was a compelling two-part documentary program which appeared on the ABC’s Four Corners earlier this month. Distinguished reporter Chris Masters undertook a ground-level exploration of one corner of the Afghanistan conflict. Focusing on the work of an Australian mentoring company, the program delivered important and moving perspectives on this complex battlefront from the soldiers who are fighting and the people they are fighting for.
On 30 July Chris Masters delivered a public lecture on the documentary.

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Entering Australias age of uncertainty Apr 05, 2012

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In the Food for Thought series in Canberra, Malcolm Cook, Director of the Lowy Institute’s East Asia program, and Hugh White, a Visiting Fellow at the Institute and head of the ANU’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, debated what the Asian strategic order will look like in 20 to 30 years time and what that will mean for Australia’s strategic policy options.

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China changing lecture 2011 Apr 05, 2012

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On the evening of 17 March, the Lowy Institute was very pleased to host a lecture by Professor Wang Gungwu entitled 'US and China: Respect and Equality'. The evolving US-China relationship is now the single most important and complicated major power relationship globally and one of immense importance to Australia. As Professor Wang noted, in a world of hierarchies and league tables, the semblance of equality has symbolic value. How can that translate into mutual resOn the evening of 17 March, the Lowy Institute was very pleased to host a lecture by Professor Wang Gungwu entitled 'US and China: Respect and Equality'. The evolving US-China relationship is now the single most important and complicated major power relationship globally and one of immense importance to Australia. As Professor Wang noted, in a world of hierarchies and league tables, the semblance of equality has symbolic value. How can that translate into mutual respect between the United States and China?
Professor Wang is one of the world’s leading experts on China and its place in Asia. His speech formed part of the Lowy Institute’s Changing China Series and was supported by the Australia-China Council.
pect between the United States and China?
Professor Wang is one of the world’s leading experts on China and its place in Asia. His speech formed part of the Lowy Institute’s Changing China Series and was supported by the Australia-China Council.

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How China views the world Apr 05, 2012

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How do China's leaders and political elites view the world? What kind of an international role would they like China to assume? At our Food for Thought on Friday 29 April, the new Director of the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program, Linda Jakobson, discussed these issues.

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Shaping Australias future aid program Apr 05, 2012

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At the Lowy Lecture Series on 20 July, a high-level panel, with Sandy Hollway AO, Jack De Groot and Rowan Callick, considered how well Australia's aid program is placed to respond to evolving development challenges. Annmaree O'Keeffe, Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute, chaired the discussion.

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US engagement with a rising Asia Apr 05, 2012

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Based on research including consultations with 180 officials in ten Asia-Pacific countries over the past six years, this careful and balanced assessment of the strengths and limitations of Asia’s rise, notably the rise of China, along with the strengths and weaknesses of the United States and its ongoing leadership position in the region, demonstrates that neither China nor any other power or coalition of powers has either the ability nor the will to challenge US leadership in the Asia-Pacific.

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The future of foreign aid Apr 05, 2012

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The global context for foreign aid is changing rapidly as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approach their deadline for cutting extreme poverty by half by 2015. The traditional donor club of OECD countries is handing much of the development leadership role to emerging powers such as Brazil, China, India and Korea.
At the Lowy Lecture Series on 23 November 2011, John W. McArthur examined trends in thinking about how future aid programs can be structured.

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