The importance of media freedom as a foundation for democracy in the Pacific
Pacific nations are on the frontline not only of climate change impacts but also of competition between opposing super powers, like China and the U.S,… Read More
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Leaked details of a proposed ‘loan’ to Solomon Islands Details of what was proposed as a ‘loan’ to the government of Solomon Islands have been… Read More
The long road home
Originally published by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy, this 2013 appreciation of Andy Ayamiseba’s life of activism in exile is one of the few… Read More
The obfuscation of human rights in the climate change discourse in the Pacific
The United Nations human rights committee, who heard the case between Teitiota v New Zealand in January, obfuscated Teitiota’s argument on human rights when… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Horizon corruption scandal erupts in Australia and extends to PNG Horizon Oil is at the heart of a corruption scandal that has erupted in Australia… Read More
How to think of social media activism in Cambodia
In Cambodia, Facebook is social media. When it swept across Cambodia by the late 2000s, few analysts anticipated the social and political implications that would… Read More
Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows
The Australian government has spent the past year promoting its “Pacific step-up” as one of the country’s “highest foreign policy priorities”. Although there has… Read More
Jokowi’s visit shows the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strong, but faultlines remain
Indonesian President Joko Widodo – Jokowi – has shown himself to be generally less interested in international affairs than his predecessor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). Read More
Four reasons why the Indo-Pacific matters in 2020
If there is one place in the world that we need to keep our eyes on for a better understanding of the dynamics of international… Read More
It’s election year in Vanuatu…things could get interesting
Into the already febrile political chatter of Port Vila in this election year came the announcement on Wednesday that several outgoing MPs may face bribery… Read More
