Against the background of increasingly strained relations between Turkey and the West, a new Lowy Institute Perspective examines the reasons for the recent, dramatic shifts in Turkey's foreign policy. 'Losing Turkey? Why Turkey’s Foreign Policy is Changing and What it Means for the West' by Gwenyth Todd looks at a range of factors behind these...

Emerging markets' cyclical growth prospects remain tied to developments in the rich world, but there are signs that their trend growth rates may have decoupled. Image: Trains decoupling, richardluyy / flickr

Does Australia understand the leaders of our region? This paper presents the results of a major empirical study of nearly 100 senior leaders in Timor-Leste and Samoa, from the President and Prime Minister down. There is good reason to believe that leaders matter, and that they are particularly important in developing countries. This study yielded...

The risks and background of possible terrorism at the October 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi are examined in this Lowy Institute Perspective. Even before they begin, the 3-14 October 2010 Commonwealth Games look set to be something of a humiliation for India in the realm of soft power: the ability of a nation to...

This paper explores the strategic challenges confronting Australia as shifting power balances in Asia produce new calculations among the region's major powers. Building on Power and Choice, the Lowy Institute's major report on Asian Security Futures, Raoul Heinrichs argues that while US primacy or a 'concert of Asia' are the most preferable futures for Australia...