Commentary

Deep sea mining—can it sink the visions in Pacific regionalism?

PATRICK KAIKU | Pacific island states have combined custodianship over some of the richest and most extensive Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) in the… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 14 December

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |    Fiji elections this week The much-anticipated general elections will take place in Fiji on 14th December. At the time… Read More

Indonesia has handed over the reins of the G20, but it will still play an influential role. Here’s why

TOMMY SOESMANTO AND YENNY TJOE  |  Indonesia has handed the G20 presidency over to India, following a successful summit in Bali last month. They… Read More

Southeast Asia snapshot #41

SOVINDA PO | The outcomes of the G20 Summit The Group of 20 (G20)—comprised of 20 of the world’s largest economies—held its leaders’… Read More

Doxxing and deficiencies in Indonesia’s cybersecurity framework

GRETA NABBS-KELLER | In a 2021 report by the University of Queensland, an Indonesian cyber expert compared the country’s cybersecurity architecture to an ‘empty… Read More

Confident, competent, inconsistent: Australia’s strategic personality

IAN HALL | There is broad agreement that Australian diplomacy and defence policy need to change to meet the challenges posed by a… Read More

Australia’s quest for an ‘impactful projection’ defence force

PETER LAYTON | Australia’s latest Defence Strategic Review must effectively respond to a rapidly changing geopolitical environment. Australia’s new government is… Read More

Privatising Poverty Series Part 4: Right-leaning neo-liberalism’s obsession with property rights runs through slavery

RON BEVACQUA  |  The third post in this blog series discussed how right-leaning neo-liberalism, as opposed to classical liberalism, places property rights above… Read More

This is what Australia needs to bring to Egypt for COP27

WESLEY MORGAN | Officials from nearly 200 nations are gathering in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th United Nations climate change conference known as… Read More

Who wins in the US, China climate arms race

WESLEY MORGAN | This year’s COP27 UN climate summit is being held amid heightened geopolitical competition. Growing rivalry between the United States and… Read More

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