A Tale of Two Myanmars
ANDREW SELTH | As the civil war in Myanmar drags on, most foreign governments appear to have concluded that the military regime will survive… Read More
2023
Southeast Asia snapshot #52
SOVINDA PO | The current political situation in Cambodia Ahead of the national elections in July 2023, Cambodia has seen more political momentum… Read More
Pacific Perspectives on the World three years on: progress, problems, and gaps
JAMES COX | In 2019 I convened a team of local and Australian researchers (led by Griffith’s Tess Newton Cain) who brought together the… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 7 June
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Great Council of Chiefs convenes In Fiji the Bose Levu Vakaturaga (Great Council of Chiefs) has convened… Read More
Tourism in the Pacific post-COVID-19
YA SHE | In 2022 most Pacific nations reopened their border to tourists. An absence of tourists for two years had caused disruption… Read More
Myanmar’s intelligence war: The battle of wits and wiles against the junta
ANDREW SELTH | In one of the British army’s first primers on “small wars”, Charles Callwell wrote in 1896 that “in no class of warfare… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #51
SOVINDA PO | The outcomes of the 42nd ASEAN Summit The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened the… Read More
The significance of Biden’s (almost) Papua New Guinea visit
SEAN JACOBS | The late US Secretary of State George Shultz noted that “diplomatic visits are an important expression of presidential priorities.” Despite… Read More
Why Western fighter jets are critical to Ukraine’s success—and how Australia could help
MATTHEW SUSSEX | US President Joe Biden’s decision on 19 May to help facilitate Ukraine’s efforts to procure advanced fourth-generation fighter… Read More
The Pacific scorecard: How has Penny Wong fared in her first year as Foreign Minister?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | With Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the helm of foreign policy, the Albanese government has set a strong standard for… Read More
