Philippines: diagnosing the infodemic - Lowy Institute
Dec 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 ...
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Asia Power Index - Lowy Institute
The Lowy Institute Asia Power Index is an analytical tool for sharpening debate on power in the Asia-Pacific. The Index ranks 26 countries and territories in terms of their power, reaching as far west as Pakistan, as far north as Russia, and as far into the Pacific as Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Explore state power across eight measures and 133 indicators.
Global poverty is still a massive problem - Lowy Institute
Feb 14, 2024 · The World Bank says the first of the Sustainable Development Goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 will not be met, projecting 574 million people – nearly 7 percent of the world – to still be living on less than US$2.15 a day, or what is known as the extreme poverty line. We also cannot forget that $2.15 a day is a very low bar.
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative - Lowy Institute
Mar 22, 2017 · China’s Belt and Road Initiative (also known as One Belt, One Road (OBOR)) is one of President Xi’s most ambitious foreign and economic policies. It aims to strengthen Beijing’s economic leadership through a vast program of infrastructure building throughout China’s neighbouring regions. Many foreign policy analysts view this initiative ...
Interpreter - Lowy Institute
The Local Content Requirement may only be a temporary setback for the tech giant, but it could raise concerns among potential foreign investors.
Why China remains unlikely to invade Taiwan | Lowy Institute
Apr 17, 2024 · A struggling economy does not make Beijing more likely to launch a war. China’s economic malaise appears to have dampened the Chinese public’s enthusiasm for a Taiwan campaign. The natural reaction to a lack of strength at home is to be more cautious in foreign affairs, not more aggressive. Thus, the appearance of serious issues in China ...
How Russia loses allies amid the war in Ukraine | Lowy Institute
Jan 27, 2023 · Militarily, countries such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan seek to expand cooperation with Turkey, while Armenia – Moscow’s only ally in the South Caucasus – now sees India, rather than Russia, as its major arms supplier.At the same time, Yerevan seeks to strengthen bilateral ties with Iran, quite aware that for Tehran, the sovereignty of landlocked Armenia is a “red line” in its ...
Geopolitics in the Pacific Islands: Playing for advantage
Jan 31, 2024 · Growing strategic rivalry between China and traditional partners [7] in the Pacific can encourage the use of aid to gain diplomatic influence and achieve “strategic denial” [8] to prevent an adversary from gaining advantage. [9] But donor efforts to force PICs to choose between major powers risks alienating them.
Antimony: The hidden metal fuelling global competition
Sep 2, 2024 · With China’s recent announcement of export restrictions on this metal, the challenges of balancing supply and demand are intensifying, raising concerns over supply chain vulnerabilities and fuelling a new form of competition among great powers. Antimony, a lustrous silvery-grey metalloid, is scarce in nature and unevenly distributed globally.