Australia shows up in Tuvalu and trips over
TESS NEWTON CAIN | On 13-16 August 2019 the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum held their 50th meeting. The theme, as chosen… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
Regional wrap
The past fortnight witnessed the unfolding of important events with deep significance for the region. Perhaps the most important development was the re-internationalisation of the… Read More
Inclusion inspires global financial agenda but how does it fare in the small Pacific Island Countries? The case of Vanuatu
ALISON BAINAURI, AROLD BILL, TRACEY WEST, PARMENDRA SHARMA, NIRODHA HAYAWARDENA AND TINGXI ZHANG The ideology of inclusion is indeed increasingly inspiring and influencing the… Read More
Can Scott Morrison deliver on climate change in Tuvalu – or is his Pacific ‘step up’ doomed?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Last week’s Pacific Islands Forum comes at an important time in the overall trajectory of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s very… Read More
Regional wrap
The past fortnight was marked by not one but two history-defining international events in different theatres of the Indo-Pacific: one in South Asia and the… Read More
Morrison’s moment of truth in the Pacific
WESLEY MORGAN | Can Australia’s prime minister convince the leaders of Pacific Island countries that he is serious… Read More
Everything but China is on the table during PNG prime minister’s visit
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is visiting Australia this week, his first overseas trip since he was… Read More
Monetary policy transmission in PNG
MARK OFOI, TARLOK SINGH, JEN-JE SU AND PARMENDRA SHARMA | Literature on monetary policy transmission channels is vast—it is one… Read More
Regional wrap
We’re slowly but surely drifting towards an era of a new Cold War between the US and China and nowhere is it going to be… Read More
How mateship made way for freedom, democracy and rule of law
Australia’s diplomatic language has evolved during a period of instability and risk, but is practice following? Read More
