"It's about trust. It's about deepening the connections between these three countries." Executive Director @mfullilove speaking about the #AUKUS pact on The President’s Inbox podcast with @JamesMLindsay. @CFR_org. https://t.co/i17cGj836Q

What does #AUKUS mean for regional security in the Indo-Pacific? Register to hear @EvanLaksmana, Greg Moriarty @DeptDefence, and @LisaCurtisDC ofor this special @LowyInstitute digital conference on 1-2 December. https://t.co/sgWYEcf3m1 https://t.co/y8OdnJkcgu

"Malaita's stand off... is often depicted as a pro- versus anti-China issue," Dr Anouk Ride writes at The Interpreter. "It also relates to different views about the roles of national government… and the level of centralisation of powers." https://t.co/Gq2sVhuYh2

.@EvanLaksmana speaks at our 'Indo-Pacific Operating System' conference next week. In @FinancialReview he writes that for the US, "genuinely co-operating... might take the wind out of China’s narrative that the West is still stuck in a colonial mindset." https://t.co/uk4EqhzLSl

"While RAMSI was able to bring stability, it could not fix the underlying drivers," writes @jonathan_pryke @FinancialReview. "That Australia has needed once again to help… is a stark reminder of just how far Solomon Islands has to go to truly find peace." https://t.co/dkFy5Pbok7

"Canberra would have been well aware of the symbolism of Australian troops... arriving in the midst of chaotic scenes," @MihaiSora writes at @GuardianAus. "The risk of further descent into violence called for an immediate response." https://t.co/Pg4T1b2RiO

Opportunity lost: Australia’s Antarctic aerodrome cancelled | Claire Young https://t.co/U83L2bCTaC

Honiara as the smoke subsides | Anouk Ride https://t.co/wdnfHe50KG

New @LowyInstitute research supported by @BurnetInstitute @AllanSaul7 models the rollout of vaccines across the Pacific using a suite of country-specific variables. It reveals a Pacific divided by vaccine uptake. Explore at https://t.co/oHcj173Gcm #PacificVaccination

After the 2021 Owen Harries Lecture, I asked @MathiasCormann about going back to Europe, and whether he now sees the continent through Australian eyes. "To see how those parts of Europe... on the other side of the Iron Curtain have developed… It's just really heart-warming." https://t.co/0TrTiYlOan