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NEW RESEARCH: Developing countries are grappling with a tidal wave of debt repayments and interest costs to China, as bills come due from its Belt and Road lending surge in the 2010s, new The Lowy Institute analysis by Riley Duke reveals. interactives.lowyinstitute.org/features/peak-…

Interesting research by Riley Duke - here's our brief write up abc.net.au/news/2025-05-2…

The CPTPP offers economic benefits, but its expansion is complicated by geopolitical tensions, challenging the balance between trade liberalisation and strategic considerations, writes former diplomat Peter Varghese in The Interpreter. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Listening to President Macron’s keynote address at the Shangri La Dialogue, five striking points #SLD25

"So long as Xi remains in power and the United States maintains a significant military presence in Asia, ever intensifying competition is on the cards," writes Richard McGregor in his news @LowyIntitute Special Feature. interactives.lowyinstitute.org/features/world…

The Burning Questions Hegseth left Unanswered on the China Challenge | Susannah Patton Great piece 👇 & an important read. afr.com/policy/foreign…

"Don't count China out"-that's message of deputy governor of Australia's central bank (ex-Bank of England) after recent trip to Beijing. Great discussion on how China is responding to Trump, feat. my friends Roland Rajah Richard McGregor Hervé Lemahieu youtube.com/live/mgE0kjqaz…

Thanks to Kevin Rudd AC for dropping by the The Lowy Institute this morning for a chat with a few senior researchers Richard McGregor Susannah Patton Mihai Sora. A lot on his plate!

The transactional worldview of South Korea’s new president | Chae Jeong ift.tt/9pjFNMl

The European Union’s chief diplomat Gabriele Visentin says Australia has now agreed to begin “informal talks” in Brussels on a security agreement in the wake of Marles-Kallas meeting at SLD. Very early days still but Australia perhaps more open to idea than it was at first blush?

Great story (particularly for Aukus buffs)

Australians’ trust in the US has tanked by 20 points since Trump’s reelection. But support for AUKUS remains surprisingly stable. Two thirds of Australians in favour of the subs. See data point👇 from the 2025 The Lowy Institute poll, which comes out in full on Monday.

WATCH: Shortly after news broke that the Trump administration would conduct a 30-day review into #AUKUS, Michael Fullilove spoke with CSIS President & former Pentagon official John Hamre to discuss the future of the arrangement and much more. lowyinstitute.org/event/trump-we…

🚨OUT NOW! The 2025 The Lowy Institute Poll launches today. In a turbulent global context, the Poll illuminates Australian attitudes towards the US & China, Trump's policies, defence, the economy, climate, democracy and more. I'll be profiling key results this week, so stay tuned.

Could not recommend Cheng Lei’s talk at Lowy and Q and A with Richard McGregor more highly. She’s so impressive. Funny, smart and remarkably empathetic — even for her badly paid Chinese prison guards. Hope she sells mountains of copies of her new book resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/book-la…

"The best-case scenario is that Iran settles on a symbolic retaliation, much as it did in 2020, when Mr Trump ordered the assassination of Qassem Suleimani... The president might then push Israel to wind down its war and urge Iran to resume negotiations" economist.com/middle-east-an…

My colleague Hervé Lemahieu and I recorded a rapid reaction episode of The Lowy Institute Conversations today to discuss the US strikes on Iran and the past 48 hours in the Middle East. Have a listen! lowyinstitute.org/publications/c…

Why are there so many wars? The most at any one time since 1946. I try to answer the question in 720 words Financial Times on.ft.com/4nqd2WA

My colleague ⁦Susannah Patton⁩ calls for ⁦⁦Anthony Albanese⁩ to speak more plainly about Australia’s strategic circumstances and the challenge posed by China. Drawing on ⁦The Lowy Institute⁩ polling, she argues that Australians would welcome it. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Sydneysiders braved a bomb cyclone tonight to attend the The Lowy Institute Poll launch. Dave Sharma, Isabella Higgins, Susannah Patton & Ryan Neelam are proving just as brave in their analysis of the geopolitical bomb cyclone lashing Australia. Follow here: resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/lowy-in…