Commentary

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 15 March

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Vanuatu comes to grips with cyclone aftermath  Further to the impacts of not one but two cyclones within the space of… Read More

Southeast Asia snapshot #46

SOVINDA PO | The Philippines joins the RCEP   The Philippine Senate ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement… Read More

A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t the same as a tonne of new trees: Why offsets can’t save us

WESLEY MORGAN | This week, the Albanese government is attempting to reform the safeguard mechanism to try to make it actually cut emissions from our… Read More

Getting India right

IAN HALL | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to India this week comes at a pivotal moment for Australia’s ties with that country. Over the… Read More

Ways forward for India and ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific

IAN HALL  |  India’s relationships with the states and societies of Southeast Asia and with the ASEAN itself have, of course, been transformed since the… Read More

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 1 March

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Pacific Islands Forum moves on Last week the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders met for a special retreat. Top of the… Read More

What can the Pacific learn from Brisbane 2032?

SEAN JACOBS  |  With the hefty price tag of hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the fear of creating ‘white elephant’ venues that long… Read More

Southeast Asia snapshot #45

SOVINDA PO | Malaysia urged Thailand to step up action in Myanmar With the security challenges in Myanmar still threatening stability in the region,… Read More

‘No indication of aliens’: spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension

PETER LAYTON | Over the past week, the US has realised and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been operating across… Read More

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 15 February

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Parliament sits in Fiji Parliament is sitting this week in Fiji and we are getting more of a sense of the… Read More

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