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Women In Foreign Policy Mar 13, 2015

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To commemorate International Women’s Day 2015, the Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted a special ‘Women in Foreign Policy’ panel. Jenny Hayward-Jones, Lauren Williams, Elaine Pearson and Geraldine Doogue discussed the gender challenges faced by women in Melanesia, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, as well as their personal experiences perusing careers that research, report and advocate gender issues in foreign policy.

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Indonesia and the Islamic State - Sidney Jones Mar 10, 2015

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Few countries around the world have been untouched by the rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and Indonesia is no exception. Extremists groups in Indonesia have pledged allegiance to Islamic State and a small but significant number of Indonesians have joined the ranks of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq.
On 10 March, the Lowy Institute was pleased to host a conversation with one of the world’s leading experts on Islamist and extremist groups in Indonesia, Sidney Jones. From 2002 to 2013, Sidney worked with the International Crisis Group, first as Southeast Asia project director, then from 2007 as senior adviser to the Asia program.

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Lowy Lecture Series: Andrew Colvin Mar 05, 2015

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On Thursday 5 March new AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin outlined his vision for the AFP’s future, in particular highlighting how a new approach to the AFP's longstanding engagement with international and national partners will help Australia’s law enforcement agencies protect Australia from a range of criminal and other threats. He also addressed questions from the audience regarding the prospect of the execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in Indonesia, foreign fighters, and working with state police forces.

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Philippa Brant on Chinese aid to the Pacific Mar 04, 2015

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Dr Philippa Brant's first-of-its-kind research tracks all China's foreign aid in the Pacific Islands region. In this interview she discusses her findings.

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AMP China Series: The Economics of China Feb 27, 2015

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The slowdown in China's economic growth is making headlines around the world, raising a number of important questions. Given that the Chinese Party-state’s political legitimacy is to some extent based on improving economic well-being, to what extent will the slowdown in GDP affect political and social stability in China? What ramifications will it have for the Australian and global economies? At a more fundamental level, how do we reconcile the apparently deepening contradictions between Mao-era ideology and market-oriented reform?
Join John Garnaut, Angus Bell and Merriden Varrall in an in-depth discussion of these issues, drawing on their many years of experience working on China.

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Leon Berkelmans on the latest Greece-EU deal Feb 26, 2015

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Greece has bought itself four more months. What needs to happen in that time? Lowy Institute economist Leon Berkelmans explains.

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Jean-Marie Guéhenno on security and the tectonic shifts in Asian geopolitics Feb 20, 2015

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Although the recent peaceful democratic transitions in Indonesia and Sri Lanka point to the very real progress towards more inclusive politics in Asia, the counter-currents in places like Thailand and Bangladesh show that the international community would be unwise to become complacent. The increasing power and reach of radical movements in the Middle East show how easily conflicts like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Ukraine can metastasise across vulnerable and excluded communities. The growing power and confidence of China and India is ushering a new era of geopolitical competition in Asia and the world, but they also bring new resources and new thinking to the fight for global and regional security.

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Aligned Allies: The Australia-Japan strategic partnership Feb 19, 2015

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Despite much fretting from the Australian strategic commentariat, over the last decade Japan and Australia have developed a security partnership second only in depth to their respective alliance relationships with the United States. Under Prime Minister Abbott and Prime Minister Abe, the partnership has and likely will continue to deepen and broaden.

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Indonesia expert Aaron Connelly on the Chan-Sukumaran case Feb 18, 2015

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Sam Roggeveen talks with Aaron Connelly about last-minute diplomatic efforts to save Chan and Sukumaran from execution, and whether the death penalty will ever be abolished in Indonesia.

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Michael Fullilove on Australia's dysfunctional politics Feb 11, 2015

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Michael Fullilove discusses his Financial Times opinion piece on Australia's political leadership malaise.

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