As we move into 2025, the Trump administration kicks off with a mandate for political and economic change. Closer to home, an Australian federal election looms. That could see policymakers pursuing measures that add to volatility rather than stability.

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Our Lowy Institute experts spoke on the key issues likely to dominate the international agenda in 2025.

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The panel was chaired by Dr Jessica Collins, Project Director, Australia-Papua New Guinea Network, with Hervé Lemahieu, Director of Research, Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow for East Asia; Susannah Patton, Director of the Southeast Asia Program and Project Lead for the Asia Power Index; and Robert Walker, Research Associate at the Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre

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