Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 June
Vanuatu Parliament descends into political chaos After a period of rising tension and rancour in the Vanuatu Parliament, things came to a head with a… Read More
June, 2021
Australia’s closed border is costing the economy $36.5 million a day
Australia doesn’t expect to reopen its international borders until well into 2022. The border has been closed since March 2020. That decision has been instrumental… Read More
Bangladesh at 50: South Asia’s ‘standout star’?
YAN ISLAM | Early this year, Bangladesh celebrated its 50th year as an independent nation. ‘The country was born’, writes Bloomberg columnist Mihir… Read More
Return to Empire: Belarus surrenders its sovereignty
MATTHEW SUSSEX | The decision by Alexander Lukashenka’s autocratic government to force a Ryan Air passenger jet to land in Minsk – so… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 June
Fiji struggles to manage the latest COVID-19 outbreak In Fiji, the number of cases of COVID-19 infections is rising. As of Monday evening, there… Read More
Don’t blame us, it’s Beijing forcing a new world order
The public discussion about Australia-China relations has taken such a toxic turn in recent months that some of our savviest and most sound China experts… Read More
