Yoon’s support for North Korean defectors generally reflects his hawkish policy towards the North. Recent interviews with these elite defectors follow a similar script – that they defected out of ...

The Southeast Asia Aid Map — launched by the Lowy Institute in 2023 — is a comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in Southeast Asia. This 2024 Key Findings report ...

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Sir Frank Lowy AC founded the Lowy Institute in 2003 and has served as its Chairman since then. He co-founded global shopping centre company Westfield in 1960 and served as its Executive Chairman for ...

Sarah Thompson is a Research Associate in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute, where she supports research and the Australia–Papua New Guinea Network. Her research focuses on ...

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Go beyond the US-China binary to understand the full picture of influence in Southeast Asia. Track how Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, and others compare, plus the often-overlooked relationships ...

Prior to joining the Institute, Clare held senior editorial positions at the British Medical Journal (UK), The Guardian (UK) and Australian Consolidated Press. She has written for numerous specialty ...

Lisa Martin is an Australian journalist based in Copenhagen. She is a four-time Walkley Award finalist. Before moving to Denmark, Martin was a Southeast Asia Correspondent in Bangkok for Agence France ...

Anita Inder Singh is an independent cross-disciplinary writer on world affairs. Anita Inder Singh is an independent cross-disciplinary writer on world affairs. She took her BA Honours degree in ...