We stand, all of us,’ said Winston Churchill in 1941, ‘upon the watchtowers of history.’ Now, as then, the view from the watchtower is disquieting. There are patches of sunshine. Nearly three-quarters ...

Confidence in world leaders. Only 21% of Australians say they trust Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs, the lowest level of confidence in any US president ...

Support for cultural diversity has softened among the Australian public. In 2024, the last time the Lowy Institute polled on ...

While this result is within the margin of error of last year’s Poll (53%), it still represents a seven-point increase from ...

Against this backdrop, six in ten Australians (59%) say they are pessimistic about Australia’s economic performance over the ...

When asked about supply chains, 68% of Australians say they would prefer supply chains to ‘run through countries that are ...

Australians register historic levels of distrust and unease in 2026 Charles Lyons-Jones ...

An assessment of the size and shape of the PLA's growing capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. Special-operation soldiers aboard the missile frigate Yueyang, a Type 054A (Jiangkai-II class) multi-role ...

Afghanistan is giving away its mineral wealth. Through a pattern of deals that export value at the point of extraction, the country is surrendering control over what could – and should – be its ...

From its peak during the 1960s through 1980s, the Japanese shipbuilding industry’s global market share has fallen precipitously – eroded by competition from neighbours South Korea and China. However, ...

After nearly three years of fighting, Sudan’s war is no longer an internal conflict. Fuelled by several intertwined factors – including regional rivalries, Gulf ambitions as well as great-power ...

Stephen E. Biegun is the 2026 Rothschild & Co Distinguished International Fellow at the Lowy Institute and former Deputy Secretary of State of the United States. He is a recognised expert on the ...