Hervé Lemahieu
@HerveLemahieu
Director of Research @LowyInstitute. Consulting Snr Fellow @LKYSch. Australia, Asia & beyond. Author of the Asia Power Index
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Excellent piece on something that has also been troubling me
The world was getting stupider, driven by tech, even before AI began rotting the brains of students in particular. What are our chances of stopping the rot? Or will intelligence just wither like sword-fighting or black- smithery did before? Me @FT on.ft.com/4eDy3sC
This relationship - both personal and governmental - continues to unravel and spiral downwards. We seem to be far from the bottom.
"Thaksin, you committed treason against Thailand. I have the documents. I could speak about this for three to four hours." Hun Sen accuses Thaksin of giving him secret Thai govt documents - Khmer Times share.google/mLOb0tbFTlHHB4…
A podcast about my book, The Echidna Strategy (blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-…), that begins with a discussion of Ange Postecoglou and why he is an unusual Australian leadership figure. Don't worry, it all makes sense: atlasgeographica.com/sam-roggeveen/
We're proud to have been awarded a Maitri Grant by the Australian government to support the @LowyInstitute's first-ever India Chair. Applications are already open. You can find more information here: lowyinstitute.org/about/careers
Foreign Minister @SenatorWong has announced that the @LowyInstitute has received a Maitri Grant as part of the Government's work to strengthen 🇦🇺🇮🇳 ties. This support will enable a program of world-class research on India’s emerging role in the region. 🔗lowyinstitute.org/about/careers
“It is very difficult to get allies to provide specifics about what they would do in a Taiwan conflict when they don’t know either the scenario’s context or America’s own response.”
SCOOP Pentagon is pressing Australia & Japan to make clear what role they would play if US and China go to war over Taiwan. Latest move by BridgeColby @USDPColby creating concern among IndoPacific allies. on.ft.com/4lWar5f
Sydneysiders braved a bomb cyclone tonight to attend the @LowyInstitute Poll launch. @DaveSharma, @isabellahiggins, @SusannahCPatton & @RyanNeelam are proving just as brave in their analysis of the geopolitical bomb cyclone lashing Australia. Follow here: resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/lowy-in…
Why are there so many wars? The most at any one time since 1946. I try to answer the question in 720 words @FinancialTimes on.ft.com/4nqd2WA
My colleague @SusannahCPatton calls for @AlboMP to speak more plainly about Australia’s strategic circumstances and the challenge posed by China. Drawing on @LowyInstitute polling, she argues that Australians would welcome it. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…
My colleague @HerveLemahieu and I recorded a rapid reaction episode of @LowyInstitute Conversations today to discuss the US strikes on Iran and the past 48 hours in the Middle East. Have a listen! lowyinstitute.org/publications/c…
"The best-case scenario is that Iran settles on a symbolic retaliation, much as it did in 2020, when Mr Trump ordered the assassination of Qassem Suleimani... The president might then push Israel to wind down its war and urge Iran to resume negotiations" economist.com/middle-east-an…
Could not recommend Cheng Lei’s talk at Lowy and Q and A with @mcgregorrichard more highly. She’s so impressive. Funny, smart and remarkably empathetic — even for her badly paid Chinese prison guards. Hope she sells mountains of copies of her new book resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/book-la…
🚨OUT NOW! The 2025 @LowyInstitute Poll launches today. In a turbulent global context, the Poll illuminates Australian attitudes towards the US & China, Trump's policies, defence, the economy, climate, democracy and more. I'll be profiling key results this week, so stay tuned.
Amid conflict and global disorder, Australians’ feelings of safety and economic optimism have fallen to their lowest levels in the 21-year history of the @LowyInstitute Poll. Explore the 2025 edition, authored by @RyanNeelam. 👉poll.lowyinstitute.org
WATCH: Shortly after news broke that the Trump administration would conduct a 30-day review into #AUKUS, @mfullilove spoke with @CSIS President & former Pentagon official John Hamre to discuss the future of the arrangement and much more. lowyinstitute.org/event/trump-we…
Australians’ trust in the US has tanked by 20 points since Trump’s reelection. But support for AUKUS remains surprisingly stable. Two thirds of Australians in favour of the subs. See data point👇 from the 2025 @LowyInstitute poll, which comes out in full on Monday.
As the Pentagon launches its AUKUS review, exclusive new @LowyInstitute polling shows that a clear majority of Australians (67%) continue to favour acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. This has held firm since the deal was announced four years ago.
Great story (particularly for Aukus buffs)
SCOOP Pentagon has launched review of #Aukus to decide if should continue with US-UK-Australia #submarine deal. Review led by Bridge Colby (@USDPColby) who has previously expressed scepticism about the deal. Has sparked anxiety in Canberra and London. on.ft.com/3HCXxtQ
The European Union’s chief diplomat Gabriele Visentin says Australia has now agreed to begin “informal talks” in Brussels on a security agreement in the wake of Marles-Kallas meeting at SLD. Very early days still but Australia perhaps more open to idea than it was at first blush?
The transactional worldview of South Korea’s new president | Chae Jeong ift.tt/9pjFNMl