Pacific Outlook Bulletin | November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | All eyes on COP29 Pacific delegations are heading to Baku in Azerbaijan for COP29. The re-election of Donald Trump as… Read More
Feature series
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific work on the global stage At the UN General Assembly, the President of Nauru, David Adeang, spoke in favour… Read More
The Federalist Papers and Papua New Guinea: Lessons in democracy
SEAN JACOBS | The US Federalist Papers—published in 1787 and 1788—may seem a world away from the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea… Read More
Scoring big: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the power of sports diplomacy in the Pacific
SAKIUSA NABOU | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has been instrumental in developing sports as one of its foreign policy tools… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Vote of no confidence fails in PNG Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, has held on to his position,… Read More
Approaching 50: Tocqueville and democracy in Papua New Guinea
SEAN JACOBS | As Papua New Guinea (PNG) approaches its 49th year, I recently found myself reflecting on the state of its democracy. A… Read More
Spotlight on labour mobility schemes: A vital driver to unlocking economic growth in the Solomon Islands
LOUISA BARAGAMA | Background At the launch of its 2023 Annual Report, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Governor, Dr. Luke Forau, used the… Read More
Labour schemes, remittances and the Pacific: Role for academia
SAKIUSA NABOU | This article will highlight the context that can help change the conversation about the economic and social challenges of the Pacific… Read More
Populist forces, Pacific voices: Does Pacific leadership also need a ‘step up’?
SEAN JACOBS | In the lead up to Brexit, European Union (EU) critics pointed to the EU’s 265 page and 60,000-plus word constitution. Read More
Embedding youth, civil society and the media into Australia’s engagement with the Pacific
MARVIN GIRELLI AND HEATHER WRATHALL | The Albanese Government recently released its new Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy. The Strategy aims to provide a framework… Read More
