Lowy Institute Podcast
1) Dr Julia Kim on Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness
In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, …
2) Conversations: Inside COP30 — A former climate envoy on the United States’ absence and the future of global cooperation
This month, the world gathered in the Amazonian city of Belém for COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit. It was the first time in 30 years that the United States was absent from the talks...Show More
3) EVENT: Present at the Destruction
Dr Michael Fullilove AM, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, gave a speech to the Institute titled "Present at the Destruction" on Tuesday 29 November 2025. In these remarks, he reflects on the ...Show More
4) Development Futures: United Nations’ reform and relevance
The United Nations is facing two simultaneous disruptions: the planned UN80 reforms, timed to refine the organisation’s structure and mandate during its 80th anniversary, and budget cuts led by ...Show More
5) Conversations: A Pacific Eyes intelligence-sharing agreement
The Pacific Islands face converging transnational and geopolitical threats, yet existing intelligence exchanges are fragmented and inadequate to meet the scale of these challenges. The Lowy Insti...Show More
6) Conversations: Trump, Albanese and critical minerals
What exactly is the nature of the deal struck between the US and Australian governments on critical minerals? How is it different to the agreements Washington later signed with Southeast Asian countri...Show More
7) EVENT: 2025 Lowy Lecture — Director-General of Security Mike Burgess
The Director-General of Security Mike Burgess delivered the 2025 Lowy Lecture before a packed Sydney Town Hall on Tuesday 4 November 2025. In his address and subsequent conversation with the Lowy...Show More
8) His Father’s Son: The Xi family and the Future of China.
Understanding Xi Jinping and what drives him has become a global cottage industry. According to US China scholar Joseph Torigian, one of the keys to understanding Xi Jinping is his father, Xi Zhongxun...Show More
9) Conversations: Critical meeting, critical minerals — Trump and Albanese meet in Washington
The long-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally happened. Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove talks with Lydia Khalil and ...Show More
10) Conversations: Wither global leadership on counter-terrorism?
Until his retirement from government this year, Nick Rasmussen has worked in counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism under successive Republican and Democratic administrations in the United...Show More