Lowy Institute

Is Australia adequately represented overseas in terms of our diplomatic network? Yesterday in Canberra a parliamentary inquiry heard from groups as diverse as AusAID, the Australia Gulf Council and the Australian Federal Police with their say on the issue. Alex Oliver, a research fellow with the Lowy Institute, argues Australia is woefully under-represented overseas, compared to other like countries, as a result of two decades of neglect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were high expectations for the growth of nuclear power in the years leading up to the Fukushima nuclear accident on 11 March 2011, as concerns about energy security and climate change prompted governments to reconsider their energy options. But the expansion of nuclear power has posed serious challenges to the non-proliferation regime, raising new questions about threats and risks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Wicked weapons: North Asia's nuclear tangle" Rory Medcalf | Wednesday Lunch at LowySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Bubalo | Wednesday Lowy LunchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brigadier Roger Noble | Lowy Lecture SeriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Thirlwell | Wednesday Lunch at LowySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Stemming the 'evil flowers': The ADF's approach to the foreign and security policy impact of Improvised Explosive Devices" Brigadier Phil Winter | Wednesday Lunch at LowySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Papua New Guinea's dilemma"Ian Kemish | Lowy Lecture SeriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linda Jakobson | Wednesday Lowy LunchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Online people power: how social media is transforming the world" Mishal Husein | Lowy Lecture SeriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.