Mihai Sora

Project Director, Australia-PNG Network
Areas of expertise

Australian foreign policy in the Pacific; Australia-PNG relations; geopolitics in the Pacific; Melanesia; conflict analysis and fragile states

Mihai Sora
Biography
Publications
News and media

Mihai Sora is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program and Project Director of the Aus-PNG Network. Mihai has more than a decade’s experience as an Australian diplomat with postings to Solomon Islands and Indonesia, and was a Pacific Analyst at the Office of National Assessments. Mihai helped to design and deployed in-country with the Multinational Observer Mission to Fiji’s 2014 national elections. He has a Master of Letters in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney, a Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Team Pacific serves up a revolution: Interpreter 2021 favourites
Team Pacific serves up a revolution: Interpreter 2021 favourites
A reality TV cooking show that is about so much more than simply food.
Australia’s early intervention can help Solomon Islands but the roots of the conflict run deep
Commentary
Australia’s early intervention can help Solomon Islands but the roots of the conflict run deep
Honiara has awoken to a calmer scene but tension lingers as quelling the violent protests has not resolved their underlying causes. Originally published in The Guardian.
Lowy Institute Conversations: Collaborating and building connections across the Pacific through art
Podcasts
Lowy Institute Conversations: Collaborating and building connections across the Pacific through art
Mihai Sora speaks to Ruth McDougall and Ruha Fifita about the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art and how art is a powerful way to build and maintain connections…
Dark days for Honiara in the shadow of geopolitics
Dark days for Honiara in the shadow of geopolitics
Solomon Islands finds itself tangled in a web of deep grievances and duelling powers keen to curry favour.
Telstra’s Digicel Pacific challenge
Commentary
Telstra’s Digicel Pacific challenge
The deal with the government insulates the telco from financial risk. But accepting the role of Australia’s lead business ambassador in the region makes it no set-and-forget…
Overcoming community resistance to vaccination in Papua New Guinea
Overcoming community resistance to vaccination in Papua New Guinea
Increasing public demand for vaccines is the key to improving the country’s economic prospects and public safety.
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