Commentary

Who wins in the US, China climate arms race

WESLEY MORGAN | This year’s COP27 UN climate summit is being held amid heightened geopolitical competition. Growing rivalry between the United States and… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 November

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |    Fiji elections date announced The President of Fiji has issued the writ for the next general elections. Fiji will… Read More

India’s fickle geostrategic framework

PETER LAYTON | In October 2022, India abstained from voting in a UN Security Council draft resolution against Russia’s annexation of areas of Ukrainian territory… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 26 October

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Official results of Vanuatu elections declared In Vanuatu, the official results of the recent elections have been announced. The two pre-independence… Read More

Designing Australia’s next defence mobilisation

PETER LAYTON | The future is uncertain but not completely. A major certainty is that, as in earlier times, Australia will fight its future… Read More

Towards a digitally inclusive society: Can Sri Lanka achieve it?

PRABATH PERERA | Sri Lanka has progressed through numerous challenges during the past few decades, such as thirty years of civil… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 19 October

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Australian Deputy Prime Minister visits PNG Last week saw Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, visit… Read More

Winning the war at sea: Reshaping the USMC for future naval campaigns

PETER LAYTON | For more than a century, the purpose of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) has been to fight for and hold… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 12 October

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Final preparations for Vanuatu elections Vanuatu’s snap elections will be held on Thursday 13th October. The Electoral Commission is busy getting… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 5 October

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Outcomes of the White House summit Last week’s White House summit had some significant outcomes. It was the first time that… Read More


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