Commentary

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

Southeast Asia snapshot #46

SOVINDA PO | The Philippines joins the RCEP   The Philippine Senate ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade… Read More

A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t the same as a tonne of new trees: Why offsets can’t save us

WESLEY MORGAN | This week, the Albanese government is attempting to reform the safeguard mechanism to try to make it actually cut emissions from… Read More

Perspectives:Asia | Surviving the new cold war as a middle power

PERSPECTIVES:ASIA | PETER K LEE | In the evolving landscape of the Indo-Pacific, middle powers such as Australia are confronted with increasingly complex choices between the… Read More

Getting India right

IAN HALL | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to India this week comes at a pivotal moment for Australia’s ties with that country. Over… Read More