Not the Indo-Pacific: A Melanesian view on strategic competition
PATRICK KAIKU | Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare recently affirmed his country’s adherence to the “friend to all, enemy to none” foreign policy ideal. He,… Read More
Commentary
Mekong River: Turning declaration into actions
ANDREA HAEFNER | Australia has been engaged in the Mekong region for decades, including supporting the Mekong River Commission. This support has been multi-faceted… Read More
Fiji is trying to move beyond ‘coup culture’
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Until a few months ago, Josiah Voreqe “Frank” Bainimarama was the only national leader many young Fijians had ever… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #47
SOVINDA PO | Cambodia and China will hold military exercises The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and China’s People’s Liberation… Read More
Exploring determinants of green finance in small island economies—case of Fiji
LATU SERA KAUKILAKEBA AND TARLOK SINGH | “Financial policymakers and regulators may not necessarily be involved in the… Read More
Regional Outlook | Environmental politics under authoritarian regimes: experiences from Southeast Asia
SREANG CHHEAT AND MELISSA CURLEY | 70-MINUTE READ | Contents Download PDF Introduction Conceptual debatesAre we there yet?… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 29 March
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific responses to AUKUS announcement The recent AUKUS announcement regarding the pathway to nuclear-powered submarines for Australia prompted a… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 6: Meet TINA (again)
RON BEVACQUA | As discussed in the fifth post in this series, right-leaning neo-liberalism is a political project dressed up as economic… Read More
Helping AUKUS last the distance
PETER LAYTON | While defence matters usually receive limited meaningful public debate in Australia, the government will need to take a different approach if… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 15 March
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Vanuatu comes to grips with cyclone aftermath Further to the impacts of not one but two cyclones within the… Read More
