Battling pandemic—between ideology and health
One of the first casualties of COVID-19 has been largely ignored in the current crisis. Ideology has ruled the world since the end of WWII… Read More
2020
Asia Stories | Pacific Perspectives with Tess Newton Cain
Associate Professor Tess Newton Cain chats about her research, analysis and journey to studying the Pacific. Read More
The mess of Australia-China relations
COLIN MACKERRAS | The downward spiral in Australia-China relations must stop. The Australian government must take a lead towards a major and long… Read More
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
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
