Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
TESS NEWTON CAIN AND DAN MCGARRY | Here is the latest news about the Covid-19 outbreak across the Pacific, from Dan McGarry and Tess… Read More
May, 2020
Capacity building and central banking in the Pacific
COVID-19 has no doubt brought back to the policymaking table many lingering, once believed to be settled, issues—much more than the 2007 Global Financial Crisis… Read More
The brights spots of China’s post-coronavirus economy
China is banking on a boost in “new infrastructure” – including artificial intelligence and big data, with the 5G mobile network the main priority, says Rowan Callick. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Former Prime Minister arrested on arrival in PNG Former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was arrested on his arrival into… Read More
China is taking a risk by getting tough on Hong Kong. Now, the US must decide how to respond
HUI FENG | Beijing’s recent announcement it would authorise the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress—China’s rubber-stamp parliament—to draft a national security law for… Read More
Crisis, resilience and agency in the Pacific
“For Vanuatu while the government is giving out its relief supply, people in the communities are mobilising and bringing raw food crops to the people in the affected areas … Read More
Border disputes between India and Nepal: Will India act as a responsible rising power?
India and Nepal’s enduring border disputes have repeatedly provoked nationalist movements and protests in Nepal and alienated Nepal from India. Resolving the disputes through cooperative… Read More
Behind China’s newly aggressive diplomacy: ‘wolf warriors’ ready to fight back
When former President Hu Jintao visited Australia in 2003, he began his address to parliament by describing the exploits of a 15th century Chinese admiral, Zheng… Read More
Asia Stories | The humble cosmopolitan with Luis Cabrera
Professor Luis Cabrera chats about his latest book The humble Cosmopolitan and what led him on the path to studying Asia. Read More
Monetary policy statement by the Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea
Mr Loi M Bakani CMG, Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea The spread of Coronavirus, Covid-19, and its adverse impact through the disruption… Read More
