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Inflection point the ADF after Afghanistan by Lowy Institute
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Testimony to Inquiry on Australias overseas diplomatic network by Lowy Institute
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Next month will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This also makes it the 20th anniversary of the birth of the new global economy. At the Wednesday Lunch on 21 October, Mark Thirlwell, Director of the Institute’s international economy program, looked at some of the forces shaping the world economy during its first two decades: a period bookmarked at one end by the collapse of communism and the triumph of the market, and at the other by global financial crisis and the rise of state capitalism, and one which has included the Asian financial crisis, the dot-com bubble, the launch of the euro, the creation of the WTO, China’s emergence as a major global economic player, and the ascendancy of the G-20.
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Is Australia adequately represented overseas in terms of our diplomatic network?
Yesterday in Canberra a parliamentary inquiry heard from groups as diverse as AusAID, the Australia Gulf Council and the Australian Federal Police with their say on the issue.
Alex Oliver, a research fellow with the Lowy Institute, argues Australia is woefully under-represented overseas, compared to other like countries, as a result of two decades of neglect.
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There were high expectations for the growth of nuclear power in the years leading up to the Fukushima nuclear accident on 11 March 2011, as concerns about energy security and climate change prompted governments to reconsider their energy options. But the expansion of nuclear power has posed serious challenges to the non-proliferation regime, raising new questions about threats and risks.
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"Wicked weapons: North Asia's nuclear tangle"
Rory Medcalf | Wednesday Lunch at Lowy
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Anthony Bubalo | Wednesday Lowy Lunch
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Brigadier Roger Noble | Lowy Lecture Series
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Mark Thirlwell | Wednesday Lunch at Lowy
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