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
Topic-Politics
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
Southeast Asia snapshot #58
SOVINDA PO | Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam rejected China’s new map China published a new version of its national map on… Read More
Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy
HELEN BERENTS AND KATRINA LEE-KOO | Asia and the Pacific are the most youthful regions of the world, with 25 per cent of their populations aged between 15 and 29. Combined, the two regions are home to 60 per cent of the world’s youth. Yet, in Australia’s new International Development Policy, young people are virtually absent as the agents and partners who can forge the region’s future. Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 13 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Catch up on what's been happening in the Pacific with Tess Newton Cain including a new government in Vanuatu, rugby related angst in Fiji, and much more. Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #57
SOVINDA PO | In this week's Southeast Asia snapshot, Sovinda Po looks at the election of Thailand's new Prime Minister while Singapore gears up for its upcoming Presidential election. Meanshile US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines conduct joint naval drills, highlighting the importance of maintaining strong alliances and fostering regional security in an ever-changing global landscape.. Read More
Whether on Russia or China, clearly Baerbock is driving Germany’s change
IAN KEMISH AM | Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s address to the Lowy Institute this week highlighted the significant changes in German foreign and security… Read More
Wagner chief Prigozhin reportedly killed, but has Putin cooked his own goose?
MATTHEW SUSSEX | Perhaps the most unexpected thing about the plane crash that reportedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic head of Russia’s infamous Wagner group,… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #57
SOVINDA PO | The political situation in Myanmar as of 16 August 2023 Recently, the military junta has extended the country’s state of… Read More
The AUKUS deal will be hotly debated at the ALP national conference, but its real vulnerabilities lie in America
MATTHEW SUSSEX | This year’s ALP national conference, beginning August 17, promises to be somewhat feistier than its recent COVID-affected (and boring) predecessors. Yet… Read More
