Resolving Papua New Guinea’s human capital deficit with more than just funding
SEAN JACOBS | Part 3 of 3 In 2006, the World Bank published a report titled Where is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital… Read More
Pillar 3: Geopolitics and diplomacy
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Finance Review: Implications for the Pacific
SAKIUSA NABOU | Download Development Finance Review PDF The Australian Government is committed to deepening its engagement with the Indo-Pacific. A peaceful,… Read More
Leaving nothing to chance: Sustaining Pacific development beyond 2024
ANNA NAUPA AND TESS NEWTON CAIN Download PDF Introduction The value proposition of Pacific regionalism in an increasingly dynamic geopolitical… Read More
Climate politics in Oceania: Renewing Australia-Pacific relations in a warming world
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER, CAITLIN BYRNE AND WESLEY MORGAN In recent years, Australia’s global climate policy leadership has faced severe challenges,… Read More
Reserve Bank of Australia review: Corporate governance lessons for the Pacific
MARK OFOI | Reviews on state institutions are conducted, among others, to enhance systems of good governance with the intent to augment outcomes, installing… Read More
Pacific Islands Forum 2023: Navigating challenges and priorities in the region
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Leaders of Pacific nations convened in Cook Islands from 6-10 November for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), a crucial… Read More
Cooperation and capabilities: Pacific-led regionalism in the age of great power competition | Part 2
SEAN JACOBS | While Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Western nations rely on shared values as a basis for a strong relationship, Beijing relies… Read More
Shared values: Pacific-led regionalism in the age of great power competition | Part 1
SEAN JACOBS | Dame Meg Taylor has written a recent thoughtful analysis on threats to Pacific-led regionalism from Beijing and Washington DC’s renewed… Read More
Bigger moves, bigger expectations: Biden’s US-Pacific Island Forum Summit
SEAN JACOBS | An insightful analysis of the recent US-Pacific Island Forum Summit and highlights two important observations. The author effectively discusses the notable absence of the Solomon Islands Prime Minister due to his ties with Beijing and emphasises the need to balance Washington's security concerns with the development priorities of the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Read More
Why did Papua New Guinea move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem—from economics to faith
SEAN JACOBS | Papua New Guinea (PNG) has “aroused the ire”—in the words of its Opposition Leader—of both Hamas and the Palestinian… Read More
