Feature series

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 12 April

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |    Vanuatu secures a huge win at the United Nations In Port Vila, a parade through the town centre marked… Read More

Fiji is trying to move beyond ‘coup culture’

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Until a few months ago, Josiah Voreqe “Frank” Bainimarama was the only national leader many young Fijians had ever… Read More

Southeast Asia snapshot #47

SOVINDA PO | Cambodia and China will hold military exercises   The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and China’s People’s Liberation… Read More

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

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

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

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 1 March

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |    Pacific Islands Forum moves on Last week the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders met for a special retreat. Top… Read More

What can the Pacific learn from Brisbane 2032?

SEAN JACOBS  |  With the hefty price tag of hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the fear of creating ‘white elephant’ venues… Read More