The Pacific Islands face converging transnational and geopolitical threats, yet existing intelligence exchanges are fragmented and inadequate to meet the scale of these challenges. The Lowy Institute’s Oliver Nobetau and Mihai Sora discuss a new policy proposal to create a Pacific Eyes agreement — a dedicated intelligence-sharing framework that could transform regional security cooperation.

You can read about the Pacific Eyes intelligence-sharing agreement here:

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/pacific-eyes-intelligence-sharing-agreement

The Pacific Islands face converging transnational and geopolitical threats, yet existing intelligence exchanges are fragmented and inadequate to meet the scale of these challenges.&nbsp;The Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Oliver Nobetau and Mihai Sora discuss a new policy proposal to create a Pacific Eyes agreement &mdash; a dedicated intelligence-sharing framework that could transform regional security cooperation.
You can read about the Pacific Eyes intelligence-sharing agreement here:
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/pacific-eyes-intelligence-sharing-agreement

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.  

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Lowy Institute Conversations

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The Lowy Institute is a leading international think tank that looks at the world from Australia’s perspective.
This channel aggregates audio from across all of our event and podcast channels.

Lowy Institute

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations — a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations &mdash; a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world&rsquo;s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Conversations: A Pacific Eyes intelligence-sharing agreement

Since Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the world has come to better recognise the geopolitical importance of the Baltic states. In this episode of Conversations, Executive Director Michael Fullilove is joined by Deividas Matulionis, Chief National Security Adviser to the President of Lithuania, Airis Rikveilis, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia, and Liina Areng, Director of EU CyberNet. Our guests address the war in Ukraine, hybrid threats, and the tightening of connections between authoritarian states.

Since Russia&rsquo;s brutal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the world has come to better recognise the geopolitical importance of the Baltic states. In this episode of Conversations, Executive Director Michael Fullilove is joined by Deividas Matulionis, Chief National Security Adviser to the President of Lithuania, Airis Rikveilis, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia, and Liina Areng, Director of EU CyberNet. Our guests address the war in Ukraine, hybrid threats, and the tightening of connections between authoritarian states.

Conversations: Small but mighty — Lessons from Baltic national security officials

Is there an Australian way of diplomacy? How can Australia navigate an increasingly complicated and dangerous world? The Lowy Institute’s Research Director David Dutton speaks with former senior diplomat Lachlan Strahan about his new memoir The Curious Diplomat, in which he takes readers inside the world of Australian diplomacy. In their conversation, Lachlan shares anecdotes and experiences, and reflects on how Australian diplomacy has shifted along with a changing world.

Is there an Australian way of diplomacy? How can Australia navigate an increasingly complicated and dangerous world? The Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Research Director David Dutton speaks with former senior diplomat Lachlan Strahan about his new memoir <a href="https://publishing.monash.edu/product/the-curious-diplomat/">The Curious Diplomat</a>, in which he takes readers inside the world of Australian diplomacy. In their conversation, Lachlan shares anecdotes and experiences, and reflects on how Australian diplomacy has shifted along with a changing world.

Conversations: A Curious Diplomat

This month, the world gathered in the Amazonian city of Belém for COP30, the UN’s annual climate summit. It was the first time in 30 years that the United States was absent from the talks. Todd Stern, former US Special Envoy for Climate Change under President Obama, spoke to the Lowy Institute’s Ryan Neelam on the ground in Belém about the impact of the US withdrawal from talks, the big issues at COP30, and the challenges and benefits of addressing climate change through multilateral frameworks.

This month, the world gathered in the Amazonian city of Bel&eacute;m for COP30, the UN&rsquo;s annual climate summit. It was the first time in 30 years that the United States was absent from the talks. <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brookings.edu%2Fpeople%2Ftodd-stern%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cshayes%40lowyinstitute.org%7C10e8b9f7ad884bf9c60a08de2bd0680b%7C1fb32338ad1940db98fdc701f150c316%7C0%7C0%7C638996371250866468%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RNfifJvRJ0XOvZBOpRHUJOt37ohUmHtT9wN5vpPHo78%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="2be23df6-1fb7-4e3a-abf8-a05561a80eba">Todd Stern</a>, former US Special Envoy for Climate Change under President Obama, spoke to the Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Ryan Neelam on the ground in Bel&eacute;m about the impact of the US withdrawal from talks, the big issues at COP30, and the challenges and benefits of addressing climate change through multilateral frameworks.

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