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LOWY LECTURE SERIES: THE US-PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP AND THE NEW ASIAN SECURITY ARCHITECTURE - PROFESSOR ANATOL LIEVEN On Wednesday, 8 August as part of the Lowy Lecture Series, Professor Anatol Lieven discussed the possible futures of Afghanistan and of US-Pakistan relations following the withdrawal of US and allied ground troops in 2014. The lecture also reflects his recent meetings with former leading members of the Taliban, and addresses the possibility of a peace settlement with the Taliban. Professor Anatol Lieven is chair of international relations in the War Studies Department of King’s College London, and a senior fellow of the New America Foundation in Washington DC. His latest book, Pakistan: A Hard Country, was published in April 2011 by Penguin in the UK and Public Affairs in the US. An updated version of his study of American political culture, America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism, will be published in September 2012 by Oxford University Press. He spent most of his career as a

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES: KEEPING IT REGIONAL: THE COALITION'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE OF THE BALI PROCESS - SCOTT MORRISONScott Morrison was first elected as the Federal Member for Cook in November 2007 and iscurrently the Shadow Minister for Productivity and Population and Shadow Minister forImmigration and Citizenship. Scott first joined the Coalition frontbench in September 2008and has also held the Shadow Ministerial portfolio of Infrastructure, Housing and LocalGovernment. Scott has been a member of Shadow Cabinet since December 2009.Prior to entering politics Scott worked as a CEO and senior executive in various industrybodies and government agencies, including Managing Director of Tourism Australia, StateDirector of the Liberal Party and National Policy and Research Manager for the PropertyCouncil of Australia. Scott holds an Honours degree in Applied Economic Geography fromthe University of NSW and lives with his wife Jenny and two daughters in Sydney’sSutherland Shire.See omnystudio.com/listen

A Perspectives:Asia seminar presented by Mr Rory Medcalf, Director, International Security Program, Lowy Institute, at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LOWY LECTURE SERIES: REFORMING JUSTICE - DR LIVINGSTON ARMYTAGE Over the past fifty years, development agencies have spent billions of dollars grappling with the challenge of improving ‘the rule of law’ through improving economic growth and good governance. But the results have been dismal. The unmet challenge is to address mounting concerns about equity and distribution. In his new book, Dr Livingston Armytage calls for justice to be positioned more centrally in evolving notions of equitable development. Building on new evidence from Asia, he argues that it is time to realign these reforms to promote justice as fairness and equity. Dr Livingston Armytage is a specialist in judicial and legal reform, advising governments, courts and international development agencies on improving justice systems around the world. He has worked in numerous senior roles on substantial reform programmes for major development agencies in many countries from Afghanistan and Azerbaijan to Haiti, Palestine, Pakistan and Papua New Gu

After four months in his new role, Foreign Minister Bob Carr will deliver a speech on the direction of Australia’s foreign policy and overseas development assistance. He will speak about Australia’s strategic and regional relationships and Australia’s role in multilateral fora. Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr was the longest continuously serving Premier in New South Wales history. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1988 until his election as Premier in March 1995. He was re-elected in 1999 and again in March 2003 securing an historic third four-year term. He retired from politics in 2005 after over 10 years as Premier. During these 10 years the State Government set new records for spending on infrastructure, became the first government in the State’s history to retire debt, hosted the world’s best Olympics in 2000 and achieved the nation’s best school literacy levels. Forbes magazine called Bob Carr a “dragon slayer” for his landmark tort law reforms. As Premier he introduced the world’s first ca

The Chemical Weapons Treaty and its implementing organisation, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), is the first global accord for the complete elimination of one type of weapon of mass destruction, chemical weapons. It is a trailblazer for all future accords as the world seeks to eliminate all weapons of mass destruction over time. In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the treaty in 2013, we are delighted to host an address by the Director-General of the OPCW, H.E. Mr Ahmet Üzümcü, who will speak about the OPCW’s enduring mission to remain forever a bulwark against chemical weapons and to ensure that chemical weapons never re-emerge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted the first ever public address by a Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in the organisation’s 60-year history, on Thursday, 19 July in Canberra. The ASIS Director General, Nick Warner, provided a rare insight into an organisation which is by its nature secret and which has a mission to protect and promote Australia's vital interests through the provision of unique intelligence servicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian defence capability planning: the facts from the Chief The Chief of the ADF's Capability Development Group, Lieutenant General David Hurley AO DSC, spoke to the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy audience on 23rd August 2006. In a wide-ranging presentation, General Hurley offered an insider's unique perspective from his senior position within the ADF on a number of important and topical issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia in the Asian Century The global power shift toward Asia presents Australia with economic opportunities, but it also raises the specter of increased geo-strategic competition, argues Michael Wesley of the Lowy Institute in Sydney. Wesley also explains his ideas about the emergence of a new kind of bipolarity – between how the "Atlantic" and "Asian" communities understand world politics. Podcast from ISN ETH ZurichSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development GoalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development GoalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development GoalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development GoalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development GoalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development GoalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Next month, the heads of foreign aid agencies and international development organisations will be in Australia for Tidewater, the OECD’s annual meeting that focuses on the latest issues impacting on global development assistance. While Australia is hosting this year’s meeting, the convenor will be the chair of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, Brian Atwood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute Professorial Fellow and ANU Professor Warwick McKibbon discusses Australia's new carbon tax. Professor McKibbon criticises the value of the tax to Australia and its role in reducing carbon emissions worldwide. Why we need a price on carbon 0:00 How does it work? 0:22 Main features of Australia's carbon pricing system 1:05 Problems with the carbon tax 2:18 Carbon tax and China 5:43 Domestic policy in the international system 6:57 How could it have been done differently? 7:42 A sensible climate change policy 8:32 Domestic impact of carbon pricing 10:55 The Opposition and Direct Action 12:12 International perceptions of the carbon tax 13:15See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crisis in the Eurozone. An unconvincing recovery in the United States. Slowing growth in China. Signs of a stall in India. And one of the best quarterly GDP readings in Australia in the past five years. What’s going on? Dr John Edwards and Mark Thirlwell on 27 June discussed the world's turbulent global economy and the implications for Australia.Dr John Edwards is a Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute and a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia.Mark Thirlwell is the Director of the Institute’s International Economy Program.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's political relationship with China is far less developed than its economic relationship. In Australia-China ties: in search of political trust, Linda Jakobson argues that this is detrimental to Australia's interests because China is not merely an economic power but also a crucial political and security actor in the region. Underdeveloped political and strategic relations between Canberra and Beijing weaken Australia's ability to exert influence regionally. Australia risks being viewed by China's leaders merely as a provider of resources. Moreover, there is a danger that problems in the bilateral relationship will escalate into a crisis due to the lack of familiarity and political trust between key Australian and Chinese decision-makers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tuesday 26 June, NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell delivered the second annual Australia-Gulf Lecture at the Lowy Institute’s Bligh Street headquarters.The Australia-Gulf Lecture series aims to promote a greater awareness and understanding of the growing relationship between Australia and the countries of the Gulf region. Etihad Airways is the principle partner of the Australia-Gulf Lecture series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.