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The 2015 Lowy Institute Media Award - Keynote address and acceptance speech Aug 14, 2015

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The keynote address at the 2015 Lowy Institute Media Award dinner was delivered by Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp. Thomson has served as editor-in-chief of Dow Jones, managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and editor of The Times. He has held several posts at the Financial Times, including Editor of the US edition, Editor of the Weekend FT and Assistant Editor. He has also been a correspondent himself in Tokyo and in Beijing.
Following the address, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove announced that Paul Maley of The Australian had won this year's award for his work on Australian foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria.

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After Obama: What's next for US foreign policy, with David Rothkopf Aug 04, 2015

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On Tuesday 4 August the Lowy Institute hosted a conversation with one of America’s most insightful foreign policy analysts. David J. Rothkopf, CEO and Editor of the FP Group, spoke with the Lowy Institute’s Executive Director, Dr Michael Fullilove, on the topic of US foreign policy after the Obama administration.

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Australia's counter-terrorism strategy, with the Hon Michael Keenan MP Jul 24, 2015

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The Hon Michael Keenan MP, the Minister for Justice and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Counter-Terrorism, addressed the Lowy Institute on 24 July 2015 to discuss Australia’s counter-terrorism strategy. The address focused on the new wave of terrorism facing Australia, and the steps the Australian Government is taking to counter it, particularly through the Countering Violent Extremism program.

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In conversation with Jim Lindsay Jul 21, 2015

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On 21 July, James M. Lindsay, Senior Vice President and Director of Studies at the US Council on Foreign Relations, spoke with Anthony Bubalo on the future of US leadership in the world. The conversation addressed US leadership challenges in Europe, the Middle East and Asia and preview the 2016 presidential election.
James M. Lindsay is Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and the Maurice R. Greenberg chair at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was previously the inaugural director of the University of Texas at Austin's Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law. Dr. Lindsay also served as professor of political science at the University of Iowa and Director for Global Issues and Multilateral Affairs on the National Security Council staff. He is coauthor, with Ivo H. Daalder, of America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy. Dr. Lindsay holds an AB in economics and political science from the University of Michigan and an MA, an MPhil, and a PhD from Yale University.

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The impact of speeches on foreign policy Jul 07, 2015

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This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of one of Australia’s best-remembered foreign policy speeches – Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell’s 1965 parliamentary statement of opposition to Australia’s participation in the Vietnam war.
In honour of this anniversary the Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted Graham Freudenberg AM, the principal author of Calwell's speech, for a discussion on the role of foreign policy speeches, and how that role has changed in the last half-century. Mr Freudenberg is the dean of Australian speechwriters, having worked for no fewer than six Labor leaders and written many of Australia’s most celebrated political speeches. He has also authored a number of books including Churchill and Australia (2008) and his memoir, A Figure of Speech (2005).
Joining Mr Freudenberg on the panel was Michael Cooney, speechwriter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard and author of The Gillard Project (2015).

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Leon Berkelmans on the Greek economic crisis Jul 02, 2015

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Director of the Lowy Institute's International Economy Program Leon Berkelmans describes the latest developments in Europe, and possible implications for Asia.

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Leon Berkelmans on negative interest rates Jun 30, 2015

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On Tuesday 30 June, Lowy Institute International Economy Program Director Leon Berkelmans spoke to the Economics Society of Australia on negative interest rates.

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China’s new role in global economic governance – Leon Berkelmans in conversation with Yu Ye Jun 22, 2015

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On Monday 22 June, the Lowy Institute hosted a conversation between Lowy Institute International Economy and G20 Studies Centre Program Director Dr Leon Berkelmans and Lowy Institute visiting scholar Dr Yu Ye. Dr Ye is a political economist and Associate Professor at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), one of China’s leading think tanks.

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Sol Lebovic on the 2015 Lowy Institute Poll Jun 16, 2015

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As the Lowy Institute releases its eleventh annual Lowy Institute Poll, Alex Oliver speaks with Sol Lebovic, who has provided independent advice and technical support to the Lowy Institute on our polling program for several years. Sol is one of Australia’s most distinguished pollsters, founding Newspoll in 1985 and directing it for more than two decades.

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Distinguished Speaker Series: The Hon. Julie Bishop MP Jun 11, 2015

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On 11 June the Lowy Institute was pleased to host a special event with Australian Foreign Minister The Hon Julie Bishop MP. The Minister outlined her vision for Australian foreign policy in an evolving strategic and economic global environment, and how the expansion of Australia’s diplomatic network – the largest single increase in 40 years – will support the Australian Government’s efforts to make Australia a safe and more prosperous nation.

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