When a warship capsized as it was being launched at a North Korean shipyard in May – the debacle watched by Chairman Kim Jong-un – it was easy to miss the main message. North Korea is pursuing its ...

NASA reportedly wants to fast-track by 2030 a plan to deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon. This followed China’s earlier declaration a similar goal for 2035. These moves, aligned with NASA’s Artemis ...

Putin was much more upbeat at the summit than Trump, for good reason. The Russian leader arrived and departed from this summit as the biggest winner. He smiled broadly on arrival and appeared ...

US Senator Chris Coons joined the Lowy Institute's Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove at the Institute's Bligh Street headquarters for a special episode of Lowy Institute Conversations. They ...

Throughout the invasion, Kyiv has fought an asymmetric campaign to offset Russia’s numerical advantage in soldiers and personnel. Cheap drones, or also unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become the ...

China has an estimated six million active ride-sharing drivers and three million licenced taxis, with almost six per cent of those being self-driving robotaxis. The United States has far fewer, with ...

A new deal aiming to settle months of unrest in New Caledonia is foundering at the first hurdle. Last month in Paris, independence and loyalist leaders from the French Pacific territory along with ...

As the world waits for the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday, even after the announcement of the high-stakes meeting, Russia continues to bomb Ukraine’s peaceful infrastructure, including train ...

Peter Raynes has worked for more than 30 years in the Pacific region, living in a range of countries from Indonesia and Timor-Leste to Kiribati and Vanuatu, and with most extensive professional ...

Between China and Trump, little wonder Australia and Japan have lots to talk about – even if not a wartime past ...

In June 2024, Ukraine shocked Russian forces with the surprise Operation Spiderweb, an unprecedented, coordinated drone strike deep inside Russian territory. More recently, as part of Operation Rising ...

The Lowy Institute is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Lowy Institute Media Award. The award recognises excellence in coverage of international affairs by Australian journalists ...