The Lowy Institute

@LowyInstitute

The Lowy Institute is a leading international think tank that looks at the world from Australia’s perspective.

Sydney, Australia

Joined October 2009

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Japan wants to offload six destroyers, but should the Philippines take them? | Vincent Kyle Parada ift.tt/kebnvTH

LowyInstitute's tweet card. With Manila’s military modernisation occurring at breakneck speed, the infrastructure struggle will be real.

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Michael Fullilove@mfullilove · Jul 21

At the @AspenSecurity Forum last week, I asked @AmboRudd whether the United States' Indo-Pacific allies are stepping up in response to worsening geopolitical circumstances, and whether President Trump is a reliable partner.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · 1 h

📢 WE’RE HIRING 📢 The Lowy Institute is seeking an experienced and ambitious Director of Research to lead and oversee the Institute’s research and analytical output. Apply here: lowyinstitute.org/about/careers

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · 3 h

Short-form video apps are creating a generation of mind jolts, shrugs, and slugs – and what that means for global politics | Intifar Chowdhury ift.tt/bg4dPxL

LowyInstitute's tweet card. If you could sustain enough attention to read that long headline, you’re on the right track.

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The @LowyInstitute's SEAMAP was featured in the @japantimes 👉 japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/2…

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Behind the Zhong Sheng pseudonym: Understanding China’s official diplomatic voice | Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury ift.tt/j1bLDiv

LowyInstitute's tweet card. Analysis of official People’s Daily editorials reveals a persistent messaging campaign emphasising economic resilience and global leadership.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · 7 h

As @WarintheFuture writes in The Interpreter, Vladimir Putin keeps repeating the same strategic errors in Ukraine—underestimating Ukrainian resistance, misjudging Western unity & support, & failing to address chronic logistical and intelligence flaws. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · 13 h

Trump and Modi’s shared blueprint for concentrating power and repressing dissent | Aarti Betigeri ift.tt/nL8KVhC

LowyInstitute's tweet card. One on a fast track, the other a slow burn, both leaders are rewriting democratic rules to suit themselves.

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Hervé Lemahieu@HerveLemahieu · 23 h

Yesterday my colleagues @AlexandreDayant & @GraceStanhope put out the 2025 @LowyInstitute Southeast Asia Aid Map. Western aid cuts will mean ODF drops by $2 billion in 2026. Projection based on 20% decline in bilateral aid & stable multilateral bank financing (far from assured).

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 22

Why Putin keeps making the same Ukraine mistakes | Mick Ryan ift.tt/xKy7dE2

LowyInstitute's tweet card. Moscow’s aerial escalation after Trump’s peace ultimatum reveals the flaws of authoritarian decision-making.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 22

Climate disasters drain Southeast Asia’s shrinking aid budgets | Grace Stanhope, Alexandre Dayant ift.tt/gud1ZxO

LowyInstitute's tweet card. The 2025 Lowy Institute Southeast Asia Aid Map reveals relief spending has soared while prevention investment stagnates, forcing hard choices for development partners.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 22

Executive Director @mfullilove joined @barbara1_miller on @RadioNational Saturday Extra last week to discuss his experience at this year's @AspenSecurity Forum 🎧 abc.net.au/listen/program…

LowyInstitute's tweet card. For years officials and experts from around the world have gathered in Colorado for the Aspen Security Forum to thrash out foreign policy and security issues. It prides itself on being a bipartisan...

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 22

The financial crisis Asia failed to see | Sean Turnell ift.tt/MYPAbRD

LowyInstitute's tweet card. The late 1990s was a time of soaring expectations built on hidden rot.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 21

Chinese peacekeepers in Ukraine would be a win-win for Beijing | Justyna Szczudlik ift.tt/zfyOMEB

LowyInstitute's tweet card. In a skillful and delicate game, China is looking to balance Russia and the West in its support of Kyiv.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 21

At the @AspenSecurity Forum last week, Executive Director @mfullilove met with two past Lowy Lecturers: President Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, and General David Petraeus.

LowyInstitute's tweet image. At the @AspenSecurity Forum last week, Executive Director @mfullilove met with two past Lowy Lecturers: President Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, and General David Petraeus.

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Michael Fullilove@mfullilove · Jul 21

The @SMH’s Peter Hartcher asked me to nominate a book title that encapsulates our current international circumstances. I proposed ‘The Predicament of Proximity’. How will Australia respond to this predicament? Will we be a spectator or a participant? smh.com.au/politics/feder…

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 21

Upper House election exposes Japan’s fragmenting political landscape | Donna Weeks ift.tt/8tvMuxP

LowyInstitute's tweet card. Ishiba Shigeru has lost twice now, and the third test could well be for his job.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 21

India’s Naxals: Why do they fight? | Abhijnan Rej ift.tt/Pnm3gbE

LowyInstitute's tweet card. A communist insurgency in India has confoundedly persisted for decades.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 21

The Chinese readout of Albanese’s visit | Carolin Kautz ift.tt/8stPRuY

LowyInstitute's tweet card. The warm words evident in state media coverage were not to the exclusion of continued points of friction.

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The Lowy Institute@LowyInstitute · Jul 21

How a golf resort near Singapore can grow Australian investment in Indonesia | Robert Law, Antonia Robson ift.tt/NIDVHbg

LowyInstitute's tweet card. The timing is right for Australia to back a new economic zone in the region.

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