Keeping everyone in the tent: The Pacific Islands Forum remains whole
TESS NEWTON CAIN | A last-minute agreement has avoided rupture in the Pacific Islands Forum. As the agreement was negotiated, regional strengths… Read More
July, 2022
Indian Ocean rivalries: China and India in the Indian Ocean
PETER LAYTON | China is a one-ocean country with a two ocean posture. In the Pacific, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) focuses on… Read More
Will Australia’s new climate policy be enough to reset relations with Pacific nations?
WESLEY MORGAN | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is hoping his government’s more ambitious climate policy will help reset Pacific relations when he meets… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #30
SOVINDA PO | Myanmar’s junta-appointed Defense Minister attends ASEAN defense meeting On 22 June 2022, Myanmar’s military-appointed Defense Minister, General Mya Tun Oo,… Read More
China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Public Forum that some Australians may not… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 6 July
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Foreign Ministers to meet ahead of PIF This week sees a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum’s Foreign Ministers. This comes… Read More
Myanmar’s civil war and the myth of military victory
ANDREW SELTH | Over the past few months, there has been a significant shift in the tone of the expert commentary on Myanmar’s civil… Read More
