20th edition of the Lowy Institute Poll - the longest-running and broadest survey of how Australians see the world.

How growth and development in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam have been reshaped by the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

To remain relevant to Myanmar’s future development, the West should support parallel state-building in liberated areas.

China has become Southeast Asia’s largest infrastructure financing partner. Yet there is an enormous gap between what Beijing promises and what it has delivered.

Papua New Guinea has had several attempts at decentralising fiscal responsibilities, without much success in improving governance or service delivery. This paper examines the weaknesses in the decentralisation process and how these mechanisms can be strengthened.