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Cuts all round: Aid to Southeast Asia hits a decade low
October 13, 2026 · 24 minOfficial development finance to Southeast Asia has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, just as the region faces a run of overlapping economic shocks. Contrary to some expectations, China isn’t stepping into the gap left by retreating…
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Southeast Asia’s supply chain squeeze
August 19, 2026 · 21 minSoutheast Asia has become the connector economy of the global tech race — building the chips, batteries, and clean energy components for which both Washington and Beijing now compete. But as US–China tensions harden into economic security…
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179 years to parity: The Indo-Pacific’s gender equality backslide
July 13, 2026 · 23 minGlobal progress on gender equality is stalling, and in some places going backwards. The World Economic Forum estimates that, at current rates, Asia and the Pacific won't reach gender parity for 179 years. In this episode, host Roland Rajah…
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A multilateral green trade pact?
May 4, 2026 · 22 minInternational trade has faced multiple shocks in recent years, making the need to reform the architecture of global trade more urgent than ever. Aligning new trade rules with global net-zero ambitions will be crucial to providing the…
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The future of Australian aid
February 17, 2026 · 26 minIt has been just over a year since the Trump administration's dramatic cuts to America's foreign aid budget and the shuttering of USAID. With other major donors also slashing their aid programs — potentially causing 22 million additional…
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Development Futures: United Nations’ reform and relevance
November 18, 2025 · 30 minThe United Nations is facing two simultaneous disruptions: the planned UN80 reforms, timed to refine the organisation’s structure and mandate during its 80th anniversary, and budget cuts led by the Trump administration. Lowy Institute…
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Development Futures: Climate change and the great procrastination
August 19, 2025 · 27 minThe Institute’s Dr Melanie Pill speaks with Professor Thomas Hale, author of Long Problems: Climate change and the challenge of governing across time, about the difficulty of addressing issues, like climate change, that have such distant…
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Development Futures: The 2025 Southeast Asia Aid Map and global aid cuts
August 5, 2025 · 24 minAs global donors retreat from development finance, Southeast Asia stands to lose billions of dollars in critical support. In this episode, we launch the Lowy Institute’s 2025 Southeast Asia Aid Map and unpack what the wave of US, UK and…
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Development Futures: Indonesia’s economic policies under Prabowo — new era or same path?
June 10, 2025 · 30 minIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto campaigned on a promise of continuity and better economic performance. Is Prabowo living up to his campaign promises or taking the country in a new direction? The Lowy Institute's Lead Economist…
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Lowy Institute Re-Cast — Development Futures: The world’s addiction to GDP
May 13, 2025 · 31 minThe Lowy Institute Re-Cast series republishes the best podcasts from our archives. In case you missed them the first time around or if you want revisit these engaging conversations, the Re-Cast series has you covered. Can we measure…
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Development Futures: Trump’s tariffs and the rest of us
March 20, 2025 · 25 minDonald Trump has moved quickly to impose tariffs on literally every country in the world. Trump’s tariffs against Australia are not only affecting matters of trade; they potentially infringe Australian sovereignty. The Lowy Institute’s…
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Development Futures: Aid in Shambles: The dismantling of USAID
February 12, 2025 · 24 minThe Trump administration is taking an axe to the world’s biggest foreign aid program, dismantling its US Agency for International Development and freezing billions of dollars in foreign assistance. The Lowy Institute’s Lead Economist…

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