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Mekong: New photos reveal true scale of dam

Xayaburi Dam under construction, July 2015. (Taken from this PP presentation by Pöyry, posted on a Laos government site.) In an Interpreter post on 14 December 2015 ('What's…

Pacific Island links: Russian arms in Fiji, Vanuatu's election result, PNG drought and more

By Alastair Davis, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Melanesia Program. The shipment of Russian arms received by Fiji continues to intrigue analysts. This piece by Anna Powles…

Aid & development links: Australian Aid Tracker, inequality quiz, Zika Virus, #Proudest100 and more

By Chloe Hickey-Jones, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Melanesia Program. Last week the Development Policy Centre launched the Australian Aid Tracker, a primer website with all…

Pacific Island links: First female leader, Vanuatu election, Fijian labour law, tourism in the Pacific and more

By Alastair Davis, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Melanesia Program. The Marshall Islands parliament has elected Education Minister Dr Hilde Heine to replace Castor Nemra as…

Alliance management in the Turnbull Era: Is the vehicle fit for purpose?

Australian commentary [eg James Curran, Hugh White, Greg Sheridan, Tom Switzer] on Malcolm Turnbull’s inaugural visit to Washington last week was focused, naturally enough, on the…

Big challenges ahead for Taiwan's President-elect Tsai Ing-Wen

A few days before the Taiwanese election, Chou Tzuyu, a 16-year-old Taiwanese performer was forced into a humiliating mea culpa on camera, apologising for the 'crime' of waving…

Aid & development links: $137 billion in 2014, power of philanthropists, refugees and more

The OECD has released full details of official aid flows for 2014. Foreign aid from OECD members totalled US$137.2 billion, a 1.2% increase in real terms over 2013. Less of that…

Syria: The gift that keeps on giving

The official announcement today that the government would refuse a US request for additional assets to be deployed in the Middle East against Islamic State came as little surprise…

Pacific Island Links: Vanuatu election, PNG finances, a 'Facebook for fieldworkers', and more

By Alastair Davis, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Melanesia program The election campaign is underway in Vanuatu and the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the Commonwealth have…

The Big Short: A reminder of the danger of groupthink

Steve Carrell and Ryan Gosling at The Big Short premiere. Photo: Barcroft Media via Getty Images I’m looking forward to seeing The Big Short, which traces the stories…

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