Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 3 April
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Proposed changes to voting in Samoa In Samoa, recent changes to the voting regulations have prompted concerns from the… Read More
Topic-Public Diplomacy
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 24 January
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Political shifts all round The year has got off to a busy start on the political front. We have seen… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 22 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific Games underway Honiara lit up on Sunday as the 17th edition of the Pacific Games got underway. It… Read More
Cooperation and capabilities: Pacific-led regionalism in the age of great power competition | Part 2
SEAN JACOBS | While Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Western nations rely on shared values as a basis for a strong relationship, Beijing relies… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 8 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting The leaders of the region are gathering in Rarotonga, Cook Islands for their 52nd… Read More
Shared values: Pacific-led regionalism in the age of great power competition | Part 1
SEAN JACOBS | Dame Meg Taylor has written a recent thoughtful analysis on threats to Pacific-led regionalism from Beijing and Washington DC’s renewed… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 25 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Tropical Cyclone Lola heads for Vanuatu Hard on the heels of the prediction that this upcoming cyclone season will see… Read More
Policy Brief | An agenda for Australia-Republic of Korea climate cooperation with Southeast Asia
ALICE NASON | Griffith Asia Institute Policy Brief | 30-MINUTE READ Executive summary Download PDF The intensification of climate change will… Read More
Bigger moves, bigger expectations: Biden’s US-Pacific Island Forum Summit
SEAN JACOBS | An insightful analysis of the recent US-Pacific Island Forum Summit and highlights two important observations. The author effectively discusses the notable absence of the Solomon Islands Prime Minister due to his ties with Beijing and emphasises the need to balance Washington's security concerns with the development priorities of the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #59
SOVINDA PO | Update of Vietnam’s foreign policy Despite being a socialist country with a non-democratic form of government, Vietnam has recently made… Read More
