The Lowy Institute

2014 Year in Review: Leon Berkelmans and Stephen Grenville on the global economy by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2014 Year in Review: Merriden Varrall and Rory Medcalf on security issues in Asia by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terrorism expert Adam Dolnik on the Martin Place siege by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Address by Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quick Comment: Sean Dorney on Australia-PNG relations by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 27 November 2014, migration and refugee expert Dr Khalid Koser addressed the Lowy Institute on why the 1951 UN Refugee Convention needs to be reformed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute Middle East experts Anthony Bubalo and Rodger Shanahan discuss the extension of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, and what this means for the process.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 17 November 2014, Her Excellency Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, delivered the 2014 Lowy Lecture at the Westin Sydney.Chancellor Merkel's address begins at 6:50. The Q&A session with Lowy Institute Executive Director begins at 31:29.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year's Owen Harries Lecture was delivered by 2014 Telstra Distinguished International Fellow Stephen J. Hadley. Mr Hadley's speech discusses a 'new model' of power relations between the US and China, and what both sides can do to achieve it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute Indonesia Fellow, Aaron L. Connelly discusses the inauguration of new Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi' WidodoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Murray McLean on Gough Whitlam's China legacy by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised to 'shirtfront' Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Brisbane G20 Summit. The Interpreter's Sam Roggeveen spoke to Mike Callaghan, head of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre, about this recent verbal fussilade, and what it means for November's G20 summit in Brisbane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 9 October 2014, Lowy Institute East Asia Program Director Merriden Varrall and Fairfax Media's Asia Pacific editor John Garnaut discussed what corruption means in China today, drawing on their experiences living and working in Beijing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director of the East Asia Program, Dr Merriden Varrall discusses Hong Kong's umbrella protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 24 September 2014 US Ambassador Martin Indyk, one of America’s foremost experts on the region and a Director of the Lowy Institute’s Board, addressed the Lowy Institute on the current turmoil in the Middle East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute Research Director Anthony Bubalo speaks with Sidney Jones, Director of the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict about Indonesia and the fight against the Islamic State (IS).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with the authors of a new Canberra-based political thriller, 'The Mandarin Code'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 16 September 2014, the eve of Fiji’s first general elections since the 2006 military coup, the Lowy Institute held panel discussion on Fiji’s transition to democracy. The panel featured Jenny Hayward-Jones, Satish Chand, Ciaran O'Toole and Mereoni Chung.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf and Research Associate Danielle Rajendram discuss Prime Minister Tony Abbott's recent visit to India. The visit marked an acceleration of Australia-India’s bilateral relationship with a deal for Australia to sell India uranium and a pledge of closer strategic and economic ties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia and the fight against ISIS: Sam Roggeveen talks with James Brown by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.