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A comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region, the seventh edition of the Pacific Aid Map encompasses the period from 2008 to 2022, including data on more than 37,000 projects carried out by 97 development partners, totalling almost $50 billion.
Philippine elections and the politics behind it | Lowy Institute
Feb 7, 2022 · Political parties serve as candidate-centric, non-ideological alliances. While they have names that describe them as “nationalist”, “democratic”, and “liberal”, the various Philippine political parties are far from being ideological organisations.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Why and why now? - Lowy Institute
Jun 22, 2023 · Meanwhile, he saw Washington as focused on its growing rivalry with China, while America’s international standing had been diminished by the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Biden administration also seemed preoccupied and weakened at home by partisan politics.
Why China remains unlikely to invade Taiwan | Lowy Institute
Why China remains unlikely to invade Taiwan | Lowy Institute
De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS
De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS
Geopolitics in the Pacific Islands: Playing for advantage
Jan 31, 2024 · Pacific Islands Countries are leveraging geopolitical rivalries to maximise their development options. But unmanaged competition for influence among key development partners can compromise good governance and privilege geopolitical posturing over local priorities.
Is China Replacing the US as Thailand's Main Security Partner?
The United States has been Thailand’s primary security partner since the end of World War II. The U.S. committed to defending Thailand against the communist threat during the Cold War through the Thanat-Rusk Agreement of 1962.
Power in Asia: Outliers and curiosities | Lowy Institute
Each year, the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index ranks the relative power of states in Asia across eight metrics. The key findings for 2024 are available on the Asia Power Index interactive.However, like every year, there are a handful of results that seem counterintuitive.
Why Russia has only now declared war on Ukraine | Lowy Institute
Apr 3, 2024 · The Kremlin spokesman’s recent comments have been widely interpreted as the first official acknowledgment from Russia that the conflict in Ukraine is a war. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin already used the term “war” on 22 December 2022 to refer to the fighting in Ukraine. On that occasion, Putin’s remark was likely a slip of the tongue.
Is Russia’s military better than America’s? | Lowy Institute
The US will devote $700 billion to its budget for 2018, dwarfing Russia’s $66 billion effort, a trend that has been consistent for more than 25 years.Yet Russia’s military has been relatively successful in recent conflicts, while the US armed forces have not. American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became multi-year quagmires, in comparison to …
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