Join Sam Roggeveen and Interpreter Managing Editor Daniel Flitton for a conversation about what we covered this month in Australia’s best foreign affairs magazine, The Interpreter.

Join Sam Roggeveen and Interpreter&nbsp;Managing Editor Daniel Flitton for a conversation about what we covered this month in Australia&rsquo;s best foreign affairs magazine, The Interpreter.

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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This channel aggregates audio from across all of our event and podcast channels.

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: Pukpuk, Indonesia, and the Philippines-Taiwan connection 

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.

Conversations: Pukpuk, Indonesia, and the Philippines-Taiwan connection

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