Buying the wrong submarine
PETER LAYTON | Nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are technically incredible. They are akin to the Australian Navy’s conventionally powered Collins Class submarines but much faster,… Read More
PETER LAYTON | Nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are technically incredible. They are akin to the Australian Navy’s conventionally powered Collins Class submarines but much faster,… Read More
RENATA RAM | Over the last decade, Pacific island countries have had to deal with a multitude of problems, with the increase in non-communicable diseases,… Read More
SOVINDA PO | Singapore to consider cancelling culture laws In a recent interview, Singapore’s Law Minister, Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, revealed the possibility of including… Read More
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific leaders to meet with US President at the White House This week will see the first meeting between the President… Read More
PETER LAYTON* | From an Australian defence viewpoint, the Pacific is suddenly fashionable. This renewed attention has encouraged some interest in possible regional opportunities… Read More
RON BEVACQUA | The first post in this blog series noted that the ILO, USAID, and Word Bank began implementing programs that targeted the… Read More
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Disaster response in focus in Brisbane Pacific ministers and officials converged on Brisbane this week for the UN’s Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference… Read More
CAITLIN BYRNE | China’s President Xi Jinping was swift to send his condolences to King Charles III on the passing of the British… Read More
SOVINDA PO | Najib Razak and Rosmah Mansor sentenced to prison in Malaysia The former Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, was recently sentenced… Read More
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Large earthquake hits Papua New Guinea An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has struck eastern Papua New Guinea,… Read More