Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 March
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific reacts to war in Ukraine Even though the war in Ukraine is half a world away, its effects are felt… Read More
Topic-Security
China’s grey zone tactics amount to far more than just laser games
PETER LAYTON | Just after lunchtime Thursday 17 February, China for the first time undertook grey zone actions in the seas… Read More
A no-fly zone won’t fly in Myanmar
ANDREW SELTH | Since the February 2021 coup, resistance to the junta in Myanmar has grown from protest rallies and civil disobedience campaigns to… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 23 February
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 across the region COVID-19 continues to spread in Solomon Islands and threatens to overwhelm the country’s health services. Authorities… Read More
Myanmar’s military numbers
ANDREW SELTH | Over the years, countless attempts have been made to estimate the size of Myanmar’s armed forces (or Tatmadaw). However, the fact… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 February
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Last minute reprieve for Pacific Islands Forum unity Just as we thought it was all over for the Pacific Islands… Read More
Pacific resilience tested on multiple fronts
TESS NEWTON CAIN | It was quite the year for the Pacific islands in 2021. Countries have had to negotiate the ongoing impacts… Read More
Looking beyond Ukraine: A view from Australia
ELIZABETH BUCHANAN | Writing on current geopolitical affairs, let alone trying to predict what 125,000 Russian troops will do tomorrow, is a challenge. Void… Read More
Boosting maritime law enforcement in Southeast Asia and the South China Sea
MICHAEL HEAZLE | Five and a half years on from the international arbitral tribunal’s rejection of China’s expansive South China Sea claims in… Read More
Solomon Islands stress: What happened, why and what does it all mean?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The events of November 2021 in Honiara drew much attention across the region and… Read More
