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China's Sonar Ping Harassment Poses Test of Australia's Will

Published Nov 19, 2023 10:46 AM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Sam Roggeveen] China’s harassment of Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba off the coast of Japan, which r...

History Repeats: An Old East-West Economic Corridor Re-emerges

Published Nov 5, 2023 12:52 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Ved Shinde] The newly announced India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) seeks to reimagine the natura...

Op-Ed: Time for Australia to Commit to South China Sea Patrols

Published Oct 13, 2023 5:18 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Jennifer Parker] Enrique Manalo, Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary, made his feelings clear. “During our discussi...

Russia's Next Pipeline to China Could Reshuffle LNG Markets

Published Oct 8, 2023 2:08 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Genevieve Donnellon-May]  Cut off from Europe after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is “pivoting to Asia”,...

ASEAN's First Naval Exercise: Signs of Regional Agency and Capability

Published Sep 26, 2023 12:28 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

The first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joint military exercise, code-named ASEAN Solidarity Exercise 2023 (ASEX...

Sea Robbery in Singapore Strait Has Serious Consequences

Published Sep 13, 2023 7:28 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Piracy

[By Th? Nguy?n Hoàng Anh] Since the beginning of 2023, sea robbery in the Singapore Strait has increased at an alarming...

Sticky Case of Indonesia, Seized Iranian Oil Tanker, and Legal Jurisdiction

Published Sep 8, 2023 5:10 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By: Dita Liliansa] The two giant freighters floated “dark” in the open ocean not far from Indonesia. Their po...

To De-Risk its Trade Ties With China, Germany Turns to Taiwan

Published Jul 30, 2023 7:11 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Karl Ragas] On 13 July, Germany released its China strategy white paper. The 64-page document highlighted the Eur...

Op-Ed: Black Sea Grain Deal Must Resume, Even if it Means Concessions

Published Jul 23, 2023 3:48 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By John Denton] Earlier this week, Russia announced that it would suspend its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initia...

The Looming Fate of Fukushima's Contaminated Water

Published Jul 2, 2023 8:09 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Environment

In the coming months, Japan will be in a position to enact its long-announced plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushim...

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