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
Commentary
Bridging the digital divide by enhancing effective digital finance usage among the poor | Part 1
RAHUL CHATTERJEE AND SHAWN HUNTER | Rubina, a grocery shop owner in rural Munshiganj in Bangladesh, owns a basic feature phone. Her… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 10: Financial inclusion––the money pump of market-based development and poverty reduction
RON BEVACQUA | This blog series has traced the history of the idea that promoting entrepreneurship and innovation is the key to unlocking economic… 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
Maritime safety for lives and livelihoods: The multiplier effect of a well-connected Pacific
HEATHER WRATHALL | This article provides a comprehensive overview of the maritime safety needs of the Pacific region and its impact on various aspects of development, such as economic productivity, access to essential services, and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. It effectively highlights the challenges faced by maritime services and suggests Australia could partner with the Pacific to increase access to safe maritime transportation. 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
Myanmar military nuclear ambitions: Fact or fiction?
ANDREW SELTH | A front page story in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2009 confidently predicted that within five years Myanmar would have its… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 27 September
Tess Newton Cain provides her regular review of what you need to know from the Pacific - leaders meet with US President Joe Biden, more turmoil in Vanuatu politics and other news from the region. Read More
What might Australia learn from the Nijjar affair and the breakdown in Canada–India relations?
IAN HALL | Justin Trudeau’s announcement that Canadian authorities suspect India had some role in the killing of Sikh separatist leader … Read More
