Return to Empire: Belarus surrenders its sovereignty
MATTHEW SUSSEX | The decision by Alexander Lukashenka’s autocratic government to force a Ryan Air passenger jet to land in Minsk – so… Read More
Topic-Security
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 June
Fiji struggles to manage the latest COVID-19 outbreak In Fiji, the number of cases of COVID-19 infections is rising. As of Monday evening, there… Read More
Don’t blame us, it’s Beijing forcing a new world order
The public discussion about Australia-China relations has taken such a toxic turn in recent months that some of our savviest and most sound China experts… Read More
Indonesia responds to the cyber dark side
RETA NABBS-KELLER AND RM WIBAWANTO NUGROHO WIDODO | The “DarkSide” ransomware cyber-attack on the US-based gasoline facility Colonial Pipeline, which has disrupted… Read More
Myanmar and a new kind of civil war
ANDREW SELTH | In early 1989, I was passing through Bangkok when a friend from a Western embassy invited me to what she called… Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi’s uncertain fate
ANDREW SELTH | In the flood of articles, op-eds and commentaries that has been published since the February coup in Myanmar, surprisingly few have… Read More
Unprecedented is not a reason to be unprepared
With the Oceania region ranked as the greatest disaster risk area worldwide, Peter Layton says countries need to improve their responses to crises and disasters as unprecedented times may call for unprecedented solutions. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 5 May
Violence in Papua New Guinea Authorities and community leaders are working to contain outbreaks of serious violence in PNG. In Alotau, in Milne… Read More
Winning the AI-enabled war-at-sea
PETER LAYTON | Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is suddenly important to military forces. Not yet an arms race, today’s competition is more in terms… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 21 April
Official results released in Samoa The official results of the general elections in Samoa have now been released. They confirm that the HRPP and FAST… Read More
