Dr Connor Graham
Research Fellow, Pacific Islands Program
Biography
Publications
Dr Connor Graham is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute. His research spans Pacific public health, climate change, regional security, resource governance, and geopolitics, with a particular focus on Australia's role as a development and security partner in the region.
Prior to joining the Lowy Institute, Connor spent two years in Suva, Fiji, supporting public health research at Fiji National University as part of the Australian Volunteers Program. He completed his PhD at the University of Sydney in 2021.
Solomon Islands on the edge, again
A court has ordered parliament to convene with a no-confidence motion in the air. The PM is appealing. Here’s what happens next.
If middle powers are rising, where does that leave the Pacific?
The UN gave small Pacific states a formal voice. The erosion of multilateralism may cost them far more than a philosophical loss.
Deep-sea mining: Australia’s dilemma in the Pacific
As Pacific unity fractures on the controversial practice, Canberra’s inaction risks ceding ground to China.
Pacific Islands must act now on Fiji’s HIV lessons
Fiji now has the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemic. Public education campaigns could stop it spreading across the region.
Pacific Islands: The hidden mental health costs of climate change
The region bears the psychological toll of the climate crisis but without the healthcare force to address it.
