World politics
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Geopolitics
Report
Race to the top: the case for a new U.S. international energy policy
This report recommends a new U.S. international energy policy, based on reinvesting in domestic energy competitiveness.
Policy report
Emerging from COVID, securing Australia’s future: policy responses to the pandemic
In this publication, Lowy Institute experts provide policy recommendations for Australia to address issues that are critical to our nation’s — and the world’s — successful emergence from the pandemic.
Policy report
Violence without borders: the internationalization of crime and conflict
This report documents the extent to which conflict, crime and violence have become internationalised in recent years. The report unpacks the political economy of crime, conflict, and violence, the understanding of which is critical for the effectiveness of humanitarian, development and security assistance.
Report
Bolstering resilience in the Indo-Pacific: policy options for AUSMIN after COVID-19
The United States Studies Centre has assembled a list of ten policy recommendations for the upcoming Australia–US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) meeting. Drawing on the expertise of our researchers, including from their published and ongoing research projects, these recommendations combine analytical judgements with new policy thinking in an effort to stimulate bilateral discussion.
Report
Securitisation – turning problems into threats
In the domain of international relations, as distinct from economics, ‘securitisation’ describes policy responses taken in response to problems that are deemed to impact on or be analogous with communal and/or state security.