Lowy Institute

While the slowing global economy has pushed countries to explore a new cadre of sometimes unproven policies in the quest for growth, many have not yet fully committed to the full participation of women as economic actors.On 6 April, the Lowy Institute hosted an address from Arancha González, the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, who spoke on women’s empowerment, the power of women as economic actors and the importance of investment in women.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emma Connors talks to Aaron Connelly about Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy, and what to expect from the new civilian government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2016 Lowy Lecture, delivered on 23 March by Malcolm Turnbull, was the Prime Minister’s first major address on Australia’s role in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Pryke speaks to Sean Dorney about his recent Lowy Institute Paper, 'The Embarrassed Colonialist', and how Australia views contemporary Papua New Guinea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 40 years of independence, there are good reasons to be optimistic about the future of Papua New Guinea. The country is endowed with vast natural resources, a capacity to feed itself, and a young population. Papua New Guinea also benefits from its proximity to the global centre of economic gravity in East Asia. But negative trends — in the economy, law and order, health and education — do not augur well for progress in raising living standards. The next generation of leaders in Papua New Guinea will need to be innovative if they are to turn these trends around and implement policies that deliver rather than promise long-term sustainable development. On 17 March the Lowy Institute hosted a conversation with Sean Dorney and Jenny Hayward-Jones, who discussed Jenny’s research on the challenges the next generation of leaders in Papua New Guinea will face.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Roggeveen talks to Melanesia Program Director Jenny Hayward-Jones about her final research paper on Papua New Guinea’s next generation of leaders and what's changed in the Pacific Islands region in Jenny's time as Program Director.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 15 March, NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully delivered an address at the Lowy Institute outlining New Zealand's international agenda for 2016, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific and New Zealand’s final year on the United Nations Security Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 8 March, Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove hosted a conversation with rising parliamentarians Dr Jim Chalmers MP and Senator Linda Reynolds CSC on Australia's place in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Euan Graham, Sam Roggeveen and Michael Fullilove discuss the Australian Government's new Defence White Paper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 17 February, International Economy Program Director Leon Berkelmans hosted a conversation with one of the most high profile power couples in economics, Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson. The discussion covered Betsey’s time as a member of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, the current state of the US economy, the gender problem economics has, economics in pop culture, and Justin's work with the New York Times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.