Donald Trump has given Mexico and Canada a 30-day reprieve from the 25% tariffs levied on their exports (10% on oil) to the United States. The stated motivation for the US to violate the terms of the ...

In the new bipolar world, Australia is stepping up to America’s benefit. It’s time for the United States to also, with a new treaty that elevates Australia to NATO standard and all that follows. In ...

Terrorism, human and drug trafficking, environmental crimes, and increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity risks all have a maritime dimension. Coupled with ongoing geopolitical tensions in the South ...

It’s the “Canada” of it all that makes it so worrisome for Australians, because Australia and Canada are so alike. Canada is safe, likeable, reasonable, wealthy, friendly, Western, English-speaking.

DeepSeek’s emergence doesn’t solve AI hallucinations. The problems with the reliability of information persist. But the sudden splash caused by the Chinese company’s large language model is disruptive ...

Mihai Sora is Director of the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute. The Program has a policy research focus on contemporary challenges facing the Pacific Islands region, including ...

The return of President Donald Trump to the White House means another trade war between the United States and China looks likely. The latest data show that China continues to deepen its trading ...

The Lowy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan international policy think tank located in Sydney, Australia. It is Australia's leading think tank, providing high-quality research and distinctive ...

The Interpreter features daily commentary and analysis on international issues. The site is edited by Daniel Flitton and research editor Clare Caldwell, along with founding editor Sam Roggeveen. In ...

On The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove - Executive Director of the Lowy Institute speaks with political leaders and policy makers about their lives, their careers, and their views on the world. In ...

Dr Victor Abramowicz has worked for over 20 years in the national security sector, across government, industry, and academia. He specialises in defence policy and strategy, military technology, ...