The 25% tariff on Australian exports of steel and aluminium to the United States commenced as of 3pm this afternoon. Australia is not alone in facing this tariff hike, and while under Trump’s first ...

The maritime relationship between Australia and India has developed considerably over recent years, but it has yet to reach its full potential. As both countries face mounting challenges in the ...

Since his return to office less than two months ago, President Donald Trump has trashed America’s reputation among liberal democratic allies, including Australia. He has sided with Vladimir Putin’s ...

Defence analyst Marcus Hellyer talks with the Lowy Institute’s Sam Roggeveen about the unprecedented appearance of Chinese warships off Australia’s east coast. What message was Beijing sending? How ...

The world is currently experiencing the highest level of armed conflict since the Second World War. As part of this, humanitarian aid worker deaths are soaring, with 2024 marking the deadliest year on ...

Grace Stanhope is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre working on the Southeast Asia Aid Map, a tool that tracks and analyses foreign aid and development ...

Amra Lee is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University, focusing on better protecting civilians in a changing world order. She is a former Rotary Peace Fellow at Uppsala University (2018–19 ...

Melinda Stuart has worked internationally for over two decades, with more than ten years of experience in the technology sector across cloud, communications, and software. With a focus on go-to-market ...

Don McLain Gill is a geopolitical analyst and lecturer at the Department of International Studies, De La Salle University in Manila.

Nidhi Priya is a student of Masters in Management from the University of Muhammadiyah Malang East Java, Indonesia. Her research interest is in Indo-Pacific and the Defence Studies.

For PNG, opening the door for its inaugural defence treaty is an indication that it views Australia as its preferred security partner into the future. Australia, for its part, has stepped up its game ...

When I joined the defence department in early 2019, a senior military officer cautioned: “You will soon learn that everyone has an opinion about the tank.” Indeed, that realisation dawned quickly. In ...