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The International Security Program

The International Security Program

The International Security Program looks at strategic dynamics and security risks globally, with an emphasis on Australia's region of Indo-Pacific Asia. Its research spans strategic competition and the risks of conflict in Asia, security implications of the rise of China and India, maritime security, nuclear arms control, Australian defence policy and the changing character of conflict. The Program draws on a network of experts in Australia, Asia and globally, and is supported by diverse funding sources including grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. It convenes international policy dialogues such as the 2017 Australia-ROK Emerging Leaders International Security Forum and has a record of producing leading-edge, influential reports.

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Emerging from COVID: Policy Responses to the Pandemic
Policy Briefs
Emerging from COVID: Policy Responses to the Pandemic
Lowy Institute experts provide policy recommendations for Australia to address issues that are critical to our nation's — and the world's — successful emergence from the pandemic.
How to fight China's cyber-warriors
Commentary
How to fight China's cyber-warriors
We must persuade Beijing that it should do it as it would be done by in cyber space. Rules are much better than retaliation. Originally published in the Australian Financial…
The black, white and grey in defining the “rules-based order”
The black, white and grey in defining the “rules-based order”
I joined the Lowy Institute this month to direct the new project on “Australia’s National Security and the Rules-Based International Order”. In talking to friends about the move…
The World After COVID
Analyses
The World After COVID
How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the world? Lowy Institute experts provide their analysis.
Taiwan Flashpoint: What Australia Can Do to Stop the Coming Taiwan Crisis
Policy Briefs
Taiwan Flashpoint: What Australia Can Do to Stop the Coming Taiwan Crisis
Australian diplomacy could ease rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait, if Australian policymakers rediscovered an appetite for involvement in the flashpoint.
America vs The West
Lowy Institute Papers
America vs The West
Preserving the liberal world order
What price abroad for Australia's latest leadership upheaval?
Commentary
What price abroad for Australia's latest leadership upheaval?
Originally published in Straits Times. Euan Graham
North Korea summit the latest act in Asia's great melodrama
Commentary
North Korea summit the latest act in Asia's great melodrama
Orginially published on ABC News.Euan Graham
Instability in the Pacific Islands: A status report
Analyses
Instability in the Pacific Islands: A status report
Domestic developments in the Pacific Island states matter more than ever to Australia. Stewart Firth
Cancelled Trump-Kim summit no surprise given glaringly obvious gulf in recent weeks
Commentary
Cancelled Trump-Kim summit no surprise given glaringly obvious gulf in recent weeks
Originally published in Channel News Asia. Euan Graham
The Australian Financial Review
14 March 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald
8 March 2023
The New York Times
4 March 2023