Senior US official statements more recently frame it as Xi seizing on 2027, the 100th anniversary of the PLA’s founding, to complete the material preparation required to make major combat operations ...

The last census in PNG that was considered credible took place more than two decades ago, in 2000, reporting a population of 5,190,786 people. Projections based on the UN findings would mean an ...

Although bereft of India’s heft, the Philippines brings both moral clarity and strategic alignment to the new quadrilateral grouping. The Philippines is also in the midst of a massive US$35 billion ...

Unlike previous LDP prime ministers, who were discreet in their intentions to amend Article 9, Abe has been open about his long-term plan. His focus, which was heavily influenced by his maternal ...

The Embarrassed Colonialist On this page Executive Summary This article is more than 9 years old Lowy Institute Paper ...

The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the south-western Indian Ocean, 1,122 kilometres north of Mauritius, is currently a hive of construction activity. India sought access ...

The announcement on the sidelines of the 2023 Pacific Islands Forum by Australia and Tuvalu of the “Falepili Union” is the most significant development for Australia and a Pacific Island nation for ...

China is now a principal donor in the Pacific alongside traditional development partners. Demonstrating its aid commitment to the region, China recently mobilised its navy and air forces, embassies in ...

Across Myanmar, the battle continues between the military and those opposed to the military coup d’etat of 1 February 2021. Opposition to the coup began with non-violent resistance in the form of the ...

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Ms Jillian Broadbent AC is a Director of Macquarie Group Limited and a Board Member of the Lowy Institute for International Policy. She has served on the Boards of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the ...

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) war with the Kuomintang (KMT, or Nationalist Party) started in the 1920s, hit pause during the decade of anti-Japanese war and the Second World War, then culminated ...