The most comprehensive regional aid dataset of its kind, tracking $60 billion in aid and development finance across 50,000 ...

A growing share of regional support is shifting from grants to loans, led by Australia’s expanding infrastructure pipeline and the major multilateral banks. China, once the region’s largest lender, ...

Riley Duke is a Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute and lead author of the Institute's Pacific Aid Map. Roland Rajah Roland ...

The Pacific is acutely exposed to the economic fallout of the Iran war, particularly its disruptions to global supply chains. Costs for oil imports, for example, are much higher for the Pacific than ...

Elbridge Colby’s recent dismissal (Opens in new window) of a collective “middle powers strategy” has reignited a live debate about the future of US alliances and partnerships. Colby, the US Under ...

When Narendra Modi arrives in Australia this week, much of the focus will rightly be on how far the India–Australia relationship has travelled. This will be his third visit (Opens in new window) as ...

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 ...

Development cooperation is no longer the soft edge of foreign policy. It is now uniquely suited to advancing Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s four priorities: region, relationships, rules and resilience.

“Remarkably uneventful” and a missed opportunity seemed to capture views of Sanae Takaichi’s flying visit to Canberra last week. Bad weather interrupted a welcome ceremony for the Japanese PM at ...

In July last year, the Trump administration gave itself the power to enact 40% tariffs on the “transshipment” of goods. These tariffs caused a frisson of anxiety throughout the Association of ...

Southeast Asia is entering an uncertain era in which American security guarantees can no longer be relied upon. This challenge is becoming more urgent as a Taiwan contingency grows increasingly ...