Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Australian government has spent the past year promoting its “Pacific step-up” as one of the country’s “highest… Read More
2020
The Pacific in India’s Indo-Pacific
IAN HALL | In late September last year, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi devoted… Read More
Regional wrap
The Indo-Pacific region continued to witness the unfolding of the coronavirus pandemic as more and more cases came to light this fortnight. The World Health… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Macron faces difficult issues in French Polynesia President Emmanuel Macron of France faces some difficult issues ahead of his… Read More
Jokowi’s visit shows the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strong, but faultlines remain
Indonesian President Joko Widodo – Jokowi – has shown himself to be generally less interested in international affairs than his predecessor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). Read More
The coronavirus and trust in the process of international cooperation: A system under pressure
SARA E DAVIES | On December 31, 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) received the first report of a suspected novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the city… Read More
Four reasons why the Indo-Pacific matters in 2020
If there is one place in the world that we need to keep our eyes on for a better understanding of the dynamics of international… Read More
It’s election year in Vanuatu…things could get interesting
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Into the already febrile political chatter of Port Vila in this election year came the announcement on Wednesday that… Read More
Risk management analysis for novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China
Recently, a novel coronavirus pneumonia (2019–nCoV) outbreak occurred in Wuhan, China, rapidly spreading first to the whole country, and then globally, causing widespread concern. On… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Pre-campaign activities in the Vanuatu elections Pre-campaign activities are well underway in Vanuatu. The country will go to elections on March 19th to elect the… Read More
