Mekong River: Turning declaration into actions
ANDREA HAEFNER | Australia has been engaged in the Mekong region for decades, including supporting the Mekong River Commission. This support has been multi-faceted… Read More
Topic-Economies and development
Exploring determinants of green finance in small island economies—case of Fiji
LATU SERA KAUKILAKEBA AND TARLOK SINGH | “Financial policymakers and regulators may not necessarily be involved in the planning and… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 29 March
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific responses to AUKUS announcement The recent AUKUS announcement regarding the pathway to nuclear-powered submarines for Australia prompted a… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 6: Meet TINA (again)
RON BEVACQUA | As discussed in the fifth post in this series, right-leaning neo-liberalism is a political project dressed up as economic… Read More
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… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #46
SOVINDA PO | The Philippines joins the RCEP The Philippine Senate ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade… 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… 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… Read More
Adani’s downfall – how a leading member of India’s Billionaire Raj fell victim to a stock market rout
YAN ISLAM | In 2018, James Crabtree, wrote a tome on India entitled ‘The Billionaire Raj’. His concern was that India, characterized… Read More
Reform versus remittances? Pacific states, leadership, and economic reform
SEAN JACOBS | Remittances are often put forward as a solution to poverty alleviation efforts in Pacific island countries – a “win-win for Australia… Read More
