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When Narendra Modi arrives in Australia this week, much of the focus will rightly be on how far the India–Australia relationship has travelled. This will be his third visit (Opens in new window) as ...

Taliban gunmen shot (Opens in new window) people in the streets of Herat in early June during demonstrations against the regime’s brutal “morality police”, vindicating in the worst way possible ...

The India Chair produces independent research on India’s emergence as a global strategic actor. In a region marked by great power competition and a volatile order in transition, India’s choices on ...

Australians register historic levels of distrust and unease in 2026 Charles Lyons-Jones ...

The abrupt disabling of Anthropic’s Mythos models exposed how readily one government can cut off global AI access – a choice Australia cannot ignore. An AGI hegemon would be far more powerful than any ...

Only 21% of Australians say they trust Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs, the lowest level of confidence in any US president in the history of Lowy Institute polling. Vice ...

The US–Israeli military campaign against Iran was in its early stages when this Poll was conducted (2–15 March) and the shock to global energy markets was becoming apparent. Against this backdrop, six ...

In 2026, Australians are wary of the two superpowers, placing low levels of trust in both the United States and China. Trust in the United States to act responsibly in the world has fallen to 31%, the ...

On 3 May 2025, Anthony Albanese led the Australian Labor Party to its second consecutive federal election victory. Since then, the Albanese government has continued prosecuting a foreign policy agenda ...

Sarah Thompson is a Research Associate in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute, where she supports research and the Australia–Papua New Guinea Network. Her research focuses on ...

Connor Graham is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute. His research spans Pacific public health, climate change, regional security, resource governance, and ...