Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 1 December
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Solomon Islands focus shifts to Parliament Further to the riots of last week in Honiara, the weekend saw community… Read More
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As Australia deploys troops and police, what now for Solomon Islands?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australia would deploy police, diplomats and defence force personnel to Solomon Islands “to… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 24 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Elections in Tonga General elections were held in Tonga at the end of last week. Of a total of 26… Read More
(Re)focus on New Caledonia
TESS NEWTON CAIN | On 12 December 2021, the people of New Caledonia will go to the polls. It is the date that has… Read More
Reconsidering Australia’s interests after Glasgow
WESLEY MORGAN | Australia’s approach to international relations is defined by support for a rules-based global order. After Glasgow, it’s time to reconsider Australia’s national… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 17 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COP closes In Glasgow, COP26 has ended. As reactions and responses come in, it is clear that Pacific negotiators have mixed… Read More
Good COP, bad COP: Climate wins and losses from Glasgow
LESLEY HUGHES AND WESLEY MORGAN | COP26 has finished and the question on everyone’s minds is: “was it a success or a failure?” Climate change… Read More
The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)
ROB HALES AND BRENDAN MACKEY | After two hard-fought weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow climate change summit is, at last, over. All 197 participating countries… Read More
The fate of our planet depends on the next few days of complex diplomacy in Glasgow. Here’s what needs to go right
WESLEY MORGAN | A new, grim projection, released overnight by Climate Action Tracker, has dashed the cautious optimism following last week’s commitments at the UN… Read More
Vanuatu: The view from the top of the Happy Planet Index
JAMIE TANGUAY | Vanuatu has recently ranked second in the Happy Planet Index (HPI)—a measure of efficiency in delivering long and happy lives… Read More
