People love pandas but what’s really behind China’s panda diplomacy?
CAITLIN BYRNE | There is no question, the world loves China’s giant pandas. The enigmatic, reserved herbivores evoke goodwill wherever they travel. With… Read More
Topic-Public Diplomacy
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 25 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific Islands Forum Chair responds to the IPCC report The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has released a… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 18 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Significant changes mooted ahead of elections in PNG Papua New Guinea is scheduled to hold general elections during next… Read More
It’s gold, gold, gold for Japan and its uplifting Games
ROWAN CALLICK | Two months ago The Economist castigated Japan for its obduracy—one dictionary definition, “stubborn persistence in wrongdoing”—for deciding to press ahead with… Read More
Road to COP26: Timeline of Pacific diplomacy
TESS NEWTON CAIN | ‘Climate diplomacy’ encompasses the interactions, practices and protocols through which state and non-state actors advance and negotiate their… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 4 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Forum Foreign Ministers focus on COVID-19 recovery The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers met during last week in… Read More
Australia’s constructive diplomacy in an era of contest
CAITLIN BYRNE | The 2017 Australian Foreign Policy White Paper defined Australia as a “regional power with global interests.” Ambitious in nature,… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 28 July
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Court of Appeal decision is a reset for Samoa In Samoa, a prolonged political deadlock now appears to be… Read More
ASEAN’s conception of regional citizenship
LUIS CABRERA AND CAITLIN BYRNE | ASEAN has for some time been explicit that the development of a common regional identity among… Read More
Morrison left out on Pacific rim over climate diplomacy
WESLEY MORGAN | The first national leader to congratulate Joe Biden on his election as US President was Fiji’s Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama. Read More
