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  • 6 May 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States
    • The Trump Presidency

    Discontinued: America’s Continuous Bomber Presence

    Peter Layton
    Ending a long-standing program, the US shows its commitment to defending friends in the Western Pacific is on the wane.
  • 5 May 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Debating constitutional change in Samoa

    Anna Dziedzic
    Critics claim Covid-19 is used as a cover, but proposed changes to raise the status of custom have a long history.
  • 30 Apr 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Climate change
    • Coronavirus

    Winds of change: Rethinking disaster relief after Cyclone Harold

    Meg Keen , David Sanderson
    Local response teams and demand-driven solutions are key to climate change aid in the Pacific.
  • 23 Apr 2020
    • Australia in the World
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States
    • Trade
    • China
    • Japan

    Statesman Turnbull steps up: Secret letters, taming Trump, due credit

    Greg Earl
    Business with Donald, shared history with Xi and a Pacific ploy are revealing of the former PM’s foreign ambition.
  • 20 Apr 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Coronavirus

    Australia needs a comprehensive plan for Covid-19 in the Pacific

    Pat Conroy
    A region of great power rivalry and critical to Australia’s physical security ­– that gave help when we needed it, too.
  • 16 Apr 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Coronavirus

    How much is too much? Covid loans for the Pacific

    Alexandre Dayant , Roland Rajah
    Not all regional nations are overloaded by debt. There is some scope to lend sustainably.
  • 15 Apr 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19 and Pacific labour

    Murray Ackman , Tautalaaso Taulealo
    Visa extensions keep an essential financial lifeline open – but the challenge to help seasonal workers has only begun.
  • 3 Apr 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19: Averting economic disaster in the Pacific

    Jonathan Pryke
    Australia should urgently switch is infrastructure lending facility to a broader fund to help keep the region solvent.
  • 3 Apr 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Coronavirus

    COVIDcast Episode 5: Pandemic in the Pacific

    Alex Oliver , Jonathan Pryke , Shane McLeod
    The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world.
  • 27 Mar 2020
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Coronavirus

    No planes or cruise ships – a crucial regional industry will need aid

    Amanda Robbins , Rachel Mason Nunn
    Tourism is a massive employer in countries where Australia gives aid and will need a lot of extra help after the virus.
  • 16 Mar 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Coronavirus

    Anticipating Covid‑19 in the Pacific

    Jonathan Pryke , Alexandre Dayant
    While Australia prepares its domestic interventions, it needs to spare some thought for the Pacific as well.
  • 4 Mar 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: Covid-19 precautions take hold, Ardern in Fiji, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
  • 27 Feb 2020
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Pacific Islands

    Economic diplomacy: Mahathir’s APEC gamble, and aid corruption

    Greg Earl
    When is a loan not a loan, and should Australia really be propping up neighbours with a cash injection?
  • 19 Feb 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: aid value, PNG’s Exxon woes, and nuclear compensation

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.
  • 7 Feb 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • The Asia Pacific's Economies
    • United Kingdom

    Brexit and the Pacific: Sink or swim?

    Alexandre Dayant
    Growing UK presence in the Pacific Islands aims to boost prosperity, but a range of factors could tip the balance.
  • 5 Feb 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: Coronavirus consequences, climate costs, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
  • 22 Jan 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: China’s “common interests”, bushfire relief, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
  • 21 Jan 2020
    • Global Economy
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific development outlook for 2020

    Alexandre Dayant
    Following on last year’s growth, the region will continue to see both challenges and cause for optimism.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: A regional step-up for Australia’s bushfire recovery

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.
  • 20 Dec 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australian Foreign Aid
    • Chinese Foreign Aid
    • Australia
    • China

    Little to gain from linking Australia’s aid with China in the Pacific

    Michael Fullilove , Jonathan Pryke
    Canberra is the biggest donor in the neighbourhood and has regional goals very different from Beijing.
  • 13 Dec 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • China

    Pacifying Australia-China relations

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    Cooperation in the Pacific Islands would be valuable precisely because it is difficult.
  • 3 Dec 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Rules Based Audio

    Renting influence: China in the Pacific

    Kelsey Munro
    In Episode 15 of the Rules Based Audio podcast, we explore China’s interests, influence and intentions in the Pacific.
  • 27 Nov 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: Bougainville votes, royal region, let them eat cake

    Alexandre Dayant
    How much for a baguette in French Polynesia? Plus more stories from the Pacific Islands region.
  • 25 Nov 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Pakistan

    Stepping up in the Pacific at the expense of Pakistani women and girls

    Stephen Howes
    Cutting aid has a cost – and Australia should be embarrassed to take aid from other countries to give it to the Pacific.
  • 21 Nov 2019
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australian Foreign Aid

    Economic diplomacy: Australia’s BRI, aid revamp, and integrating Asia

    Greg Earl
    The now snappily rebranded Export Finance Australia is becoming the go-to agency in the era of geo-economic competition.
  • 20 Nov 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting
    • Australia
    • Vanuatu

    China, media freedom in the Pacific, and the great Australian silence

    Jemima Garrett
    Media freedom issues bedevil the region, but it’s the dwindling number of Pacific-based journalists that carries a cost.
  • 13 Nov 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: Peter O’Neill speaks, a new volcanic island, media bans

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.
  • 4 Nov 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia

    Kinship is vital to Pacific disaster response

    Jeevika Vivekananthan , Tara Cartland
    As the Pacific cyclone season looms, Australia should look to those already stepping up ­– the Pacific diaspora.
  • 31 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • China
    • Chart of the week

    Chart of the week: Australian versus Chinese aid in the Pacific

    Jonathan Pryke , Alexandre Dayant
    By the numbers, while China promises a lot to the region, it actually delivers far less.
  • 30 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Climate change

    See you in court? A rising tide of international climate litigation

    Tim Stephens
    Vanuatu is pushing for international courts to tackle the climate crisis in a move that could put the heat on Australia.
  • 30 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: donors jostle for influence, maddening Maseratis, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
  • 24 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting
    • Australia

    ABC: Australia’s waning soft-power star

    Annmaree O’Keeffe
    The public broadcaster alone cannot be responsible for Australia’s international voice, so more need to be heard.
  • 23 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • China and the Pacific

    China, the Pacific, and the “debt trap” question

    Roland Rajah , Alexandre Dayant , Jonathan Pryke
    Charges of saddling Pacific countries in debt may be overstated, but China’s lending practices still pose risks.
  • 16 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: dividends of a diplomatic switch, O’Neill warrant, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    Taiwan looks to shore up support in the region, plus other stories from across the Pacific Islands.
  • 15 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Australia and the Pacific

    “Accepting the science”, rejecting the action

    Nic Maclellan
    If the Morrison government is on board with reducing emissions, as it seems to claim, it needs to step up its policies.
  • 11 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Sustainability
    • Japan

    The underappreciated value of Japanese aid in the Pacific

    Alexandre Dayant , Michael Nguyen
    Japan has made a significant contribution to regional development, especially in managing lucrative fish stocks.
  • 4 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Can the Pacific Islands be insured?

    Vijaya Ramachandran , Junaid Sadiq Masood
    High exposure to natural hazards puts Pacific Island countries at heavy risk. Insurance could help them cope.
  • 2 Oct 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: the big switch, sun-warmed mobile phones, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    The diplomatic recognition issue between China and Taiwan rolls on, plus other stories from the Pacific Islands region.
  • 27 Sep 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • France

    Jacques Chirac and the Pacific

    Alexandre Dayant
    The French president’s engagement with the country’s overseas territories leaves a legacy of promise and betrayal.
  • 26 Sep 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • New Caledonia
    • Bougainville

    The Pacific and a “third option” to the independence question

    Kerryn Baker
    Bougainville or New Caledonia could chart their own course with “flexible sovereignty” – but that might not be enough.
  • 23 Sep 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • China and the Pacific

    Solomons and Kiribati snub Taiwan for China – does it matter?

    Jonathan Pryke
    In shifting allegiances, two Pacific nations reaffirm China’s rising profile, but their own challenges remain the same.
  • 19 Sep 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific Aid Map: An update

    Jonathan Pryke , Alexandre Dayant
    New data and new tools aim to improve research into foreign aid in the Pacific region.
  • 11 Sep 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: diplomatic wrangling and country nomenclature

    Alexandre Dayant
    From Solomon Islands to Cook Islands, controversy abounds with stories from across the Pacific Islands region.
  • 3 Sep 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia and the Pacific

    Waking up to Australia’s real Pacific family

    Wadan Narsey
    A simple act of generosity could have recast Australia’s climate-change politics in the region for the better.
  • 28 Aug 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Climate change

    The Kainaki II Declaration is a signal of Pacific strength

    Dame Meg Taylor
    This amounts to the strongest statement the Pacific Islands Forum has ever issued collectively on climate change.
  • 28 Aug 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: Forum fallout, PNG’s reshuffle plus new Nauru President

    Alexandre Dayant
    Australia stumbles on the step up, plus links and stories from the Pacific islands region.
  • 26 Aug 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Papua New Guinea

    The changing dynamics of Australia, PNG and the Pacific

    Watna Mori
    The visit by Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape signalled a new chapter in a historical relationship.
  • 15 Aug 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific courts need more women judges

    Anna Dziedzic
    Women are rarely seen in Pacific Island judiciaries, but the tide is starting to turn.
  • 14 Aug 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    The state of the Pacific as the 2019 Forum convenes

    Jon Fraenkel
    This year’s gathering will hear new, old, and recycled ideas, but the ones that make a difference may not make the news.
  • 14 Aug 2019
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: Bainimarama’s back, Australia chided on climate, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    With the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ summit about to get underway, here are featured stories from across the region.
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