Michael Fullilove
@mfullilove
Executive Director of the @LowyInstitute. Host of The Director’s Chair. Historian. Sydneysider.
It was a great honour to host the wartime President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa - the Lion of Kyiv - at the @LowyInstitute this evening. Thank you, Mr President.
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Philippines President Marcos will be the latest allied leader to call on President Trump at the White House. nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/…
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.
📢 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
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…
Worth reading.
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…
News that Opposition Leader @sussanley has appointed a foreign policy adviser, with Will Stoltz joining her staff. Will has written previously for @LowyInstitute Interpreter, link below. capitalbrief.com/newsletter/ley…
I found the @AspenSecurity Forum last week to be highly informative. As I told @RadioNational Saturday Extra, rather than a cabal of evil globalists I found a gathering of patriotic Republicans and Democrats. abc.net.au/listen/program…
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…
“Nobody had to explain that to me,” Trump says, regarding WSJ reporting Bessent privately laid out the case against firing Jay Powell— including, possible effects on the economy and markets.
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.
Important intervention by @elyratner, who was President Biden’s Pentagon lead for the Indo-Pacific.
My message to Canberra and Washington: There's a clear and mutually-acceptable landing zone for the AUKUS review—focus on preparedness, which is in everyone's interests. afr.com/policy/foreign…
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…
This morning the @LowyInstitute released the 2025 edition of our Southeast Asia Aid Map. As foreign aid budgets are cut around the world, @AlexandreDayant, @GraceStanhope and @RolandRajah take stock of development finance in our region. seamap.lowyinstitute.org/analysis/2025/…
Yesterday I spoke with @barbara1_miller on @RadioNational Saturday Extra about this year’s @AspenSecurity Forum, which was boycotted by the Pentagon. Have a listen! abc.net.au/listen/program…
Peter Hartcher quotes @mfullilove in his Saturday column: 👉smh.com.au/politics/feder…
I was delighted to see President Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the @AspenSecurity Forum today. Jake was instrumental to the establishment of AUKUS and he’s a great friend of Australia and the @LowyInstitute.
I’m at the @AspenSecurity Forum this week. I was very pleased today to catch up with my friend and former @LowyInstitute Lecturer General David Petraeus. Dave always has interesting things to say on war, intelligence and the economy.
Worth reading.
Trump's Iran policy has pleased neither hawks nor doves... and leaves observers even more confused about whether Trump is a traditional Republican hawk or a noninterventionist. In reality, he's neither. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/14/tru…