Charting a course to 2050 in the Pacific
PETER LAYTON, WESLEY MORGAN AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | At the 2019 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting in Tuvalu, member… Read More
Pillar 3: Geopolitics and diplomacy
A climate for change in the Pacific
Pacific island states hope to work with a new administration in the White House to galvanise global action on climate change, writes Wesley Morgan. Read More
From the Forum Foreign Ministers…
Last week, the Foreign Ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum met as one of the standing committees of the inter-governmental organisation. Dr Tess Newton Cain shares her insights. Read More
Geostrategic competition is intensifying in the Pacific
A more powerful China is relentlessly contesting the maritime security order in the Pacific. Dr Wesley Morgan shares his insights. Read More
Good neighbours? Supporting countries of the Pacific in meeting COVID-19 challenges
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 and its attendant health and economic impacts have left no part of the world untouched. As the year has progressed, bilateral and multilateral relationships, especially with Australia, have played a very significant part in how Pacific island countries have prepared for and responded to the crisis. Read More
China’s footprint in the Pacific
Sheldon Chanel shares commentary on the recent "China In the Pacific" webinar as China’s footprint in the Pacific is expected to grow despite the impact of COVID-19. Read More
Pacific Finance and Economic Ministers meet online
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Earlier this month the Finance and Economic Ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum member countries met in an online… Read More
PNG’s peril is Beijing’s chance
Papua New Guinea was the only Pacific country to back China’s harsh security legislation for Hong Kong. Rowan Callick suggests PNG's declining economy may be pushing them closer to Beijing. Read More
Imagining a new post-COVID-19 international economic order for the Pacific islands
A new international economic order must be embraced for the Pacific islands which places our peoples and cultural heritage at the core of this new development paradigm. Dr Transform Aqorau shares his insights. Read More
Stepping up? Improving relations with Pacific countries
A new policy brief from the Griffith Asia Institute suggests that if Australia is to strengthen relations with Pacific island countries, policymakers will need to engage more closely with the concerns of Pacific leaders. Above all, Pacific countries want Australia to help tackle their greatest security threat: climate change. Read More
