The Lowy Interpreter
The Quad's Space Initiative Shines Light on China's "Black Ships"
[By Philip Citowicki] At the first in-person leaders’ summit of the Quad in Washington in September last year, the four m...
How a Price Dispute Led to Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban
[By Johannes Nugroho] The global vegetable oils industry was stunned after Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo announced la...
In the Asia-Pacific, Not All Maritime Disputes Are Built the Same
[By Evan Laksama] Maritime disputes in Southeast Asia should be viewed less as a single big basket of problems, and more as sma...
Multi-Layered Efforts Help Maintain Security in the South China Sea
While regional countries respond to Covid-19 and the many social and economic consequences, ensuring peace and stability in t...
How the South China Sea Ruling Has Changed Int'l Maritime Disputes
When in 2016 the Arbitral Tribunal issued its watershed ruling in the case between the Philippines and China, responses...
Russia's Diplomatic Deep Freeze Has Implications for Antarctica
[By Elizabeth Buchanan] Moscow’s latest invasion of Ukraine has turned Vladimir Putin’s Russia into a pariah state,...
Sustainable Catch: Navigating Global Fisheries Crime
[By Adam Graycar] A fish consumed in Australia could be caught near Palau, by a Thai vessel with a Cambodian crew, shipped to a...
Op-Ed: China Needs to Rethink its Russia Policy
[By Jon Yuan Jiang] When the Chinese embassy in Ukraine hastily began the evacuation of its citizens much later than...
Russia's War Will Hasten the Drive for Clean Energy Security
[By Frank Jotzo] Russia is a huge producer and exporter of fossil fuels, especially oil and gas. By waging war on Ukraine...
With Laser Strike, China's "Grey Zone" Actions Look Black and White
[By Peter Layton] Just after lunchtime on February 17, China for the first time undertook grey zone actions in the seas cl...