The Lowy Institute is delighted to invite you to the FDC–Lowy Institute Pacific Panel with leading experts and practitioners on advancing gender equality in the Pacific Islands. Join us to hear from those making a positive difference in the region. 

As the United States approaches a pivotal presidential election, how do Australians view our security ally? After two years of official re-engagement, have Australians’ perceptions of China changed? What should the government do about climate change, and how do Australians feel about renewable and nuclear energy?        

What do the maritime security challenges close to Australia mean for the country's future?

Join us at the National Press Club for the launch of a new Lowy Institute Analysis paper that makes the strategic case for AUKUS, written by one of the government’s most knowledgeable and experienced defence thinkers. 

Professor Bruce Hoffman is an internationally renowned expert on counter-terrorism and national security and has been studying terrorism and insurgency for almost half a century.

Join us for a conversation with Sean Turnell about his latest book, Best Laid Plans, a unique first-hand account of the radical reforms implemented in Myanmar under the ill-fated civilian government of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. These reforms, designed both to turn around Myanmar’s dire economy and lay the economic foundations for democracy, were brought to a dramatic end following the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021. Sean Turnell was one of Suu Kyi’s key economic advisers who was imprisoned alongside her in the wake of the coup.