Australia’s return to must-win wars
PETER LAYTON | It’s been a long time since Australia fought to win a war. Famed military historian David Horner has tied it down… Read More
Posts by Griffith Asia Institute
Southeast Asia snapshot #43
SOVINDA PO | Political purge in Vietnam The Vietnamese Communist Party has experienced some instability with two Deputy Prime Ministers stepping down from… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 1 February
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Kiribati to return to the Pacific Islands Forum Prime Minister Rabuka’s recent visit to Kiribati looks to have paid off. Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 5: A uniquely appropriate caricature
Economy, Privatising poverty, Ron Bevacqua, Read More
Uplifting women in the kava industry not a break in Pacific tradition
NIKKI RICHARDSON | In some parts of Vanuatu, women are still forbidden from entering a nakamal, or ‘kava bar’, as it is traditionally a… Read More
Discussions about Pacific aid need to go beyond the instrumental and local voices must be heard
HANNA MCNICOL | After signing a security deal with China in April and a $100 million deal with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei… Read More
Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit!
COLIN MACKERRAS | On 22 January 2023, we celebrate the Chinese New Year, moving from the Year of the Tiger to the Year of… Read More
Fiji’s government may have changed, but the military is making it clear it will not go quietly
JON FRAENKEL | We are starting to see what Fiji politics is likely to look like under the new government elected in December 2022. One… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #42
SOVINDA PO | ASEAN’s response to China lifting its travel restrictions China abruptly lifted its Zero Covid Policy, on 8 January 2023, allowing… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 18 January
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Welcome to the Pacific Outlook Bulletin. For 2023, we have a fresh look and a new publishing schedule – the Bulletin… Read More
