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WEBThe second edition of the Southeast Asia Aid Map, encompassing the period from 2015 to 2022, includes comprehensive data on more than 120,000 projects carried out by 107 development partners, totaling $255 billion. By Alexandre Dayant, Grace Stanhope, Jia Deng, Roland Rajah. Lowy Institute Poll 2024. By. 2024 Global Diplomacy Index.
North Korea: Law, but not as we know it - Lowy Institute
WEBNov 25, 2021 · but not as we know it. courts but even a patina of legal function helps cement rule. Rulers reign supreme, in the “interests of the people” (Kim Won Jin/AFP via Getty Images) For years, North Korea’s human rights situation has been in the spotlight of activists who pile voluminous report upon report, while the North Korean government ...
Australian politics should be as diverse as its people
WEBMar 23, 2021 · The lack of diversity in Australian politics has been apparent for years. The 2018 Leading for Change report from the Australian Human Rights Commission showed that only 4% of federal MPs had non-European ancestry, compared to 19% of the Australian population. The underrepresentation of cultural and …
How China is bending the rules in the South China Sea - Lowy …
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · Scholars have meticulously catalogued the dubious nature of this history. And besides, the UN Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) does not grant signatories the right make claims based on historical legacy, and the concept of “historic claims” lacks a clear basis in international law. But this is not actually how China lays claim to 90% of the South China Sea.
Philippines: diagnosing the infodemic - Lowy Institute
WEBDec 1, 2021 · The Philippines is less than a year away from its national elections in May 2022, and an estimated 5.8 million first-time voters (aged 18–23) are expected to join around 63 million mostly young voters trooping to the polling stations. Given the persistent risks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the prospect of continued mobility restrictions, it is likely that online campaign platforms will ...
De-dollarisation: shifting power between the US and BRICS
WEBAug 3, 2023 · The short answer is yes. The US dollar’s dominance may be coming to an end (Adam Nir/Unsplash) Published 3 Aug 2023. China. India. Russia. There has been increasing talk of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) developing a new currency that will rival the US dollar as the global reserve standard.
Indonesia: The not so good news - Lowy Institute
WEBFeb 3, 2020 · This was a mistake. The good news about Indonesia’s economic success masks the real situation: Indonesia is becoming a wealthy country, but it still has an enormous number of very poor people, and they are not doing well. Most expert observers. of Indonesia – and many. Indonesians – agree that. it …
It’s time to talk about existential risk | Lowy Institute
WEBNov 3, 2021 · A recently released United Nations report that includes a section on catastrophic and existential risk stated that “the cost of being prepared for serious risks pales in comparison with the human and financial costs if we fail”. Australia should heed that message and at minimum start the conversation. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
Instability in the Pacific Islands: A status report - Lowy Institute
WEBJun 4, 2018 · The Pacific Islands are highly diverse in political status, population, development, migration prospects, and potential for instability. Resilience is most under challenge in western Melanesia: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu are states-in-formation characterised by extraordinary linguistic and group diversity giving rise to weak consciousness of nationhood.
By the numbers: China’s nuclear inventory continues to grow
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ 2024 Nuclear Notebook estimates that China now has about 500 nuclear warheads, and more are being produced to equip future delivery systems. Of the nine nuclear-armed powers, China is thought to have one of the fastest-growing nuclear arsenals at present. Last October, the US Department of Defence in its 2023 Annual Report made two forecasts: First, as of ...