The Director's Chair

By Lowy Institute

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On The Director’s Chair, Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, speaks with political leaders and policy makers about their lives, their careers, and their views on the world.

The Director's Chair is a podcast from the Lowy Institute.


Episode Date
Leigh Sales on journalism, the United States and not interviewing Trump
Apr 17, 2024
Fareed Zakaria on the United States, China, India — and Henry Kissinger
Dec 18, 2023
Eliot Cohen on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict, Trump — and Shakespeare
Nov 29, 2023
Shivshankar Menon on India, Narendra Modi, China, Australia, and Israel
Oct 09, 2023
Kaja Kallas on Estonia’s support for Ukraine, resisting Russia and reinforcing global democracy
Aug 17, 2023
Henry Kissinger on leaders in history, the Ukraine war, and Australia's relationship with China
Dec 13, 2022
Sanna Marin on the Ukraine war, European security, and why Finland is joining NATO
Dec 02, 2022
Sir Lawrence Freedman on the military lessons from Russia’s Ukraine war, and Australia’s strategic outlook
Nov 17, 2022
Susan Glasser on US midterm elections and the long shadow of the Trump presidency
Nov 03, 2022
José Ramos-Horta on power politics, regional relationships and generational change
Oct 19, 2022
Season 3 Preview: José Ramos-Horta on power politics, regional relationships and generational change
Oct 19, 2022
Penny Wong on politics, China, and the job of Foreign Minister
Oct 26, 2021
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on the United Nations, China and climate change.
Sep 30, 2021
Bob Zoellick on the World Bank, China, and the Republican Party.
Sep 29, 2021
Margaret MacMillan on history’s lessons, Richard Nixon, and China’s rise
Sep 14, 2021
John Howard on Australia-China relations, the Afghanistan War, and COVID
Aug 30, 2021
Julia Gillard on the US and China, Afghanistan, Covid, and leaders she admires
Aug 17, 2021
Dr Kori Schake on Senator John McCain, the Quad and the future of the GOP
Jul 22, 2021
Saad Mohseni on running a media company in Afghanistan and Australia's future
Jul 19, 2021
Professor Philip Bobbitt on his career, his uncle LBJ, and fatherhood
Jul 08, 2021
Matt Pottinger on his career, working for President Trump, China and COVID
Jul 02, 2021
Dr Constanze Stelzenmüller on Angela Merkel’s life, career and legacy
Jun 01, 2021
Admiral Harry Harris on his life and career, the United States and China
May 24, 2021
Dr Samir Saran on India’s COVID crisis and the future of globalisation
Apr 07, 2021
Michèle Flournoy on her life and career, China’s rise and America’s resilience
Mar 31, 2021
Dr Martin Indyk on making peace in the Middle East
Mar 14, 2021
Anna Fifield on China, North Korea and New Zealand
Mar 11, 2021
Marcus Wallenberg on the Wallenberg family, the global economy and COVID
Feb 16, 2021
Frances Adamson on her career, Australian diplomacy and relations with China
Feb 11, 2021
General David Petraeus on his career, the Biden administration, and China
Jan 31, 2021
Biographer Evan Osnos on President-elect Joe Biden
Dec 15, 2020
Dr Kurt Campbell on pivoting to Asia and competition with China
Dec 02, 2020
Dr Robert Dallek on the U.S. presidency and the 2020 election
Nov 24, 2020
Dr Thomas Wright on the 2020 presidential election and US foreign policy
Oct 26, 2020
Steve Hadley on his career, the individuals he met and the leaders he served
Oct 16, 2020
Governor-General David Hurley on soldiering and representing Australia
Sep 29, 2020
Ambassador Nicholas Burns on diplomacy, presidents and American power
Sep 14, 2020
Jake Sullivan on Russia, China, climate diplomacy and Australia
Aug 19, 2020
Jake Sullivan on Donald Trump, Joe Biden and America’s role in the world
Aug 13, 2020
Mike Pezzullo on immigration, security and Australia’s place in the world
Jul 30, 2020
Fiona Hill reflects on her journey from Bishop Auckland to the White House
Jul 09, 2020
Peter Varghese reflects on an international life and career
Jun 25, 2020
Rory Stewart on the adventures and disappointments of modern politics
Jun 18, 2020
Dennis Richardson on Australian politics and foreign policy, the US and China
Jun 11, 2020
Anna Funder on Stasiland, the US, Australia and whether writers are like spies
May 14, 2020
David Miliband on British politics and COVID-19 in humanitarian crises
Apr 23, 2020
Enrico Letta on global leadership, COVID-19, and the European project
Apr 09, 2020
Lord Mervyn King on COVID-19, radical uncertainty and economic forecasting
Mar 26, 2020
Susan Glasser and Peter Baker on COVID-19, America and Trump
Mar 19, 2020