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The future of the Pacific matters deeply to Australia – it is our neighbourhood and our roots run deep. Australia is working with the region to help confront significant challenges, most importantly in security, economic development and climate change. The Australian government is making sure that we are equipped to deliver on these priorities in the Pacific through increased aid and political engagement. At the Lowy Lecture on Wednesday 28 September 2011, Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, spoke on why the Pacific matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an address to the Lowy Institute on 9 December 2011, the Premier of New South Wales, Mr Barry O'Farrell, set out his vision for building strong economic and societal links between Australia's largest state and the government, people and business community of a rising India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pacific President comes to Australia The White House announced that US President Barack Obama will visit Australia in mid November to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Australia-US alliance. At the Food for Thought event in Melbourne on 6 October 2011, the Lowy Institute hosted a panel discussion with Daniel Flitton, Andrew Shearer and Judith Sloan previewing President Obama's visit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 19 October 2011, in the Lowy Lecture Series, Professor Nicholas Tarling reviewed some of the legacies, actual and perceived, of the pre-colonial and colonial periods to the post-colonial period in Southeast Asia, and their relationship to the 'ASEAN Way'. Nicholas Tarling is a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute at The University of Auckland and Emeritus Professor of History at the University. He has published many books on Southeast Asian history and edited The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Troubled Thailand Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Dr Milton Osborne presentation - 9 June 2010 For the past few weeks our TV news and newspaper front pages have shown us chaotic images from downtown Bangkok. These pictures and the violent political tensions they portray run counter to the touristic stereotype of Thailand as a relaxed country of smiles. On 9 June, Dr Milton Osborne, recently back from a trip to Thailand, discussed the present political situation in Thailand and its struggle between the Yellow and Red Shirts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unravelling rivalry China and India by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

the shifting geopolitics of aviation by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inflection point the ADF after Afghanistan by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When more is less by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Testimony to Inquiry on Australias overseas diplomatic network by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Next month will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This also makes it the 20th anniversary of the birth of the new global economy. At the Wednesday Lunch on 21 October, Mark Thirlwell, Director of the Institute’s international economy program, looked at some of the forces shaping the world economy during its first two decades: a period bookmarked at one end by the collapse of communism and the triumph of the market, and at the other by global financial crisis and the rise of state capitalism, and one which has included the Asian financial crisis, the dot-com bubble, the launch of the euro, the creation of the WTO, China’s emergence as a major global economic player, and the ascendancy of the G-20.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Australia adequately represented overseas in terms of our diplomatic network? Yesterday in Canberra a parliamentary inquiry heard from groups as diverse as AusAID, the Australia Gulf Council and the Australian Federal Police with their say on the issue. Alex Oliver, a research fellow with the Lowy Institute, argues Australia is woefully under-represented overseas, compared to other like countries, as a result of two decades of neglect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were high expectations for the growth of nuclear power in the years leading up to the Fukushima nuclear accident on 11 March 2011, as concerns about energy security and climate change prompted governments to reconsider their energy options. But the expansion of nuclear power has posed serious challenges to the non-proliferation regime, raising new questions about threats and risks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Wicked weapons: North Asia's nuclear tangle" Rory Medcalf | Wednesday Lunch at LowySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Bubalo | Wednesday Lowy LunchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brigadier Roger Noble | Lowy Lecture SeriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Thirlwell | Wednesday Lunch at LowySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Stemming the 'evil flowers': The ADF's approach to the foreign and security policy impact of Improvised Explosive Devices" Brigadier Phil Winter | Wednesday Lunch at LowySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Papua New Guinea's dilemma"Ian Kemish | Lowy Lecture SeriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linda Jakobson | Wednesday Lowy LunchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.