In light of the continued diplomatic truce with Taiwan, this paper reassesses the drivers of China’s engagement in the Pacific, examines trends in China’s aid giving and associated concerns, as well as survey results of China’s follow-through on aid delivery since 2005. This is the fourth in a series of Lowy Institute reports on China’s...

China’s already large influence on the world economy continues to grow, and to change. China is the economy at the leading edge of the Great Convergence. According to Angus Maddison’s estimates, for example, its economy accounted for almost one third of global output (measured on a PPP basis) in 1820. The onset of the Great...

This paper explores what the outcomes of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri) will mean for both key domestic actors in Lebanese politics such as Hizbullah, and regional players like Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States. Popular uprisings have swept across the Arab world promising...

The Middle East uprisings reflect long-terms trends and crises common to most countries of the region and their impact will be felt for many years to come. In a new Lowy Institute Perspective, West Asia Program Director Anthony Bubalo examines the consequences for the Middle East of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. This paper...

The triangular dynamic among the United States, India and China will be critical to Asia's strategic future.