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Disarming doubt: the future of extended nuclear deterrence in East Asia

Strategic uncertainty in East Asia is leaving nations look to their defences. At the same time, the United States is leading a push to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in international security. In...

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Lowy Lecture Series: Iran's nuclear quest: can it be stopped? - Dr Emanuele...

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 - 12:30pm to 1:45pmThis week’s Wednesday Lowy Lecture will explore the policy challenges posed by Iran’s nuclear program with Dr Emanuele Ottolenghi. Dr Ottolenghi is a Senior...

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No good options to curb Pyongyang

In this opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf argues that the failure of North Korea’s Friday-the-13th missile test raise the risks of a...

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Can we eliminate nuclear weapons?

Friday, 17 September 2010The 2010 Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture, 'Can we eliminate nuclear weapons?', was presented by Joseph Cirincione, who has devoted a long career to the study of nuclear...

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Preparing for the second nuclear age

Thursday, 1 October 2009At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 30 September, Deputy Director Martine Letts explored prospects for partnership between government and industry on nuclear non-proliferation and...

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A China US nuclear arms race

Wednesday, 23 May 2007On 23 May at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Visiting Fellow Hugh White spoke on the topic 'A nuclear arms race between China and the United States: what Australia can do to stop...

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Australia and nuclear power: the road ahead

Wednesday, 21 March 2007On 21 March, at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Dr Ziggy Switkowski spoke on the topic 'Australia and nuclear power: the road ahead'.Read...

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Nuclear power in Southeast Asia

Friday, 20 April 2012On 9 April at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Singapore-based analyst and journalist Andrew Symon spoke about the increasing interest in nuclear energy in Southeast Asia, to coincide...

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Nuclear arms control and disarmament

Thursday, 13 March 2008At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 12 March 2008, International Security Program Director Rory Medcalf proposed a new type of arms control initiative for the Rudd Government, one...

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Disarming doubt: book launch

19 April 2012Disarming Doubt, a new book-length report produced by the Lowy Institute in partnership with the Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Japan Institute of...

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Disarming doubt launch: panel discussion

Thursday, 19 April 2012Panel discussion at launch of Disarming doubtRead morehttp://soundcloud.com/lowyinstitute/disarming-doubt

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Wicked weapons

Wednesday, 24 June 2009At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 24 June, Rory Medcalf, Program Director International Security, drew upon recent consultations in the region to warn that efforts to reduce...

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Dealing with a powerful India

Wednesday, 20 June 2007At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 20 June, Rory Medcalf, Program Director International Security, assessed the likely impacts of a powerful India on Australia's future strategic...

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Potential security consequences of the nuclear energy revival

Tuesday, 22 June 2010On 21 June 2010, the Lowy Institute held a lecture by the President of the Federation of American Scientists, Dr Charles Ferguson, as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series. Dr...

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Asia's nuclear future after Fukushima: the role of nuclear industry

Tuesday, 12 April 2011The Fukushima crisis has provoked a furious debate about the future of nuclear energy. Polling in Australia shows a return to a solid majority opposing nuclear power for Australia...

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Where to now on Iran?

Wednesday, 30 August 2006On 30th August at Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Research Fellow Anthony Bubalo explored the likely trajectory of the international community's on-going dispute with Iran over its...

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North Korea

Wednesday, 1 November 2006On 1 November at the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy, Professor Alan Dupont, the Michael Hintze Chair of International Security at the University of Sydney, explored the implications...

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Address by International Atomic Energy Agency...

Thursday, 4 October 2012 - 5:15pm to 6:30pmWhen Yukiya Amano became Director General of the IAEA three years ago, the talk was of a nuclear renaissance. The Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011 put...

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In conversation: IAEA Executive Director Yukiya Amano - Nuclear energy...

4 October 2012Prior to his only public address at the Lowy Institute whilst visiting Australia, IAEA Executive Director Yukiya Amano discussed with Martine Letts the challenges facing the IAEA, the...

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North Korea's Aggressive Rhetoric Builds

Wednesday, 13 February 2013On the 30th of March 2013, North Korea formally declared that it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea. These tensions have continued to heighten with the North...

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