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  • From treaty to trust: The next chapter in the Australia–PNG relationship

    September 29, 2026 · 30 min

    Despite being close neighbours, Australia and Papua New Guinea have only recently become formal allies through the Pukpuk Treaty. But what does this new alliance mean beyond government-to-government ties? In this episode of Lowy Institute…

  • Pacific unity on the line: The 2026 PIF Leaders' Meeting

    September 1, 2026 · 20 min

    As the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting opens in Palau, the region faces a series of major challenges. These include a Chinese missile test that the Forum couldn’t agree to condemn, a contested region-wide security treaty…

  • The Pacific’s deep-sea fault line

    August 25, 2026 · 28 min

    As great powers race for the critical minerals scattered on the ocean floor, the Pacific is splitting into two camps — those betting on deep-sea mining as an economic lifeline, and those warning the environmental risks are too great. In…

  • Stabilisation with caveats: Former ambassador Graham Fletcher on the Australia–China relationship

    August 10, 2026 · 23 min

    China blocked trade, froze out ministers, and left lobsters rotting on the tarmac, and still couldn't force Australia to budge. In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, former Australian ambassador to Beijing Graham Fletcher joins…

  • Are we entering a new illiberal order?

    August 5, 2026 · 28 min

    The way authoritarian and illiberal states interact has changed. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have gone from defending themselves against perceived liberal pressure to actively building the institutions of an alternative order. In…

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  • Neighbours, not family: Rethinking Australia’s Pacific story

    July 29, 2026 · 29 min

    Australia calls itself the Pacific's partner of choice. But is the relationship built on mutual understanding, or is it driven by Canberra’s anxiety about China?  Professor Joanne Wallis, the author of a new book with Jack…

  • Australia's Pacific diplomatic blitz and China's missile test

    July 10, 2026 · 27 min

    It's been the busiest fortnight in Australia–Pacific diplomacy in recent memory. In the space of ten days, Australia signed the Nakamal Agreement with Vanuatu, the Vuvale Union and a surprise Ocean of Peace Alliance with Fiji, and saw the…

  • The India paradox: Trusted more, but not understood

    July 8, 2026 · 26 min

    As India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Australia for the third time, new Lowy Institute polling reveals a curious paradox: Australians now trust India more than the United States or China, yet many Australians can't name its…

  • Southeast Asia in the crossfire: Can ASEAN hold the line?

    June 30, 2026 · 29 min

    Southeast Asia has always sat at the intersection of great power competition, but the pressures bearing down on the region today are testing its institutions, alliances and sense of common purpose like never before. Since the United States…

  • The nuclear arms race nobody is talking about

    June 10, 2026 · 29 min

    The New START Treaty has expired, China is quadrupling its nuclear arsenal, and the Trump administration has yet to prioritise arms control. Rose Gottemoeller, a former chief US negotiator of New START and ex-Deputy Secretary General of…

  • The West's systemic failure to learn from modern war

    June 2, 2026 · 28 min

    "On pretty much every measure, Putin is failing and he doesn't really have a lot of options moving forward."  Russia is losing ground, its defence industry has plateaued, and Ukraine is striking deeper into Russian territory than at any…

  • Australia’s sports diplomacy playbook

    May 28, 2026 · 24 min

    Sport can be one of the great unifying forces in international affairs. But is Australia making the most of its opportunities off the field?  In this episode, Andrew Griffits speaks with Mark Falvo, Interim CEO of Netball Australia and…

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Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.