Riley Duke
Research Fellow, Pacific Aid Map
Areas of expertise
Pacific Islands aid and development; development finance
Biography
Publications
News and media
Riley Duke is a Research Fellow working on the Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map. Prior to joining the Institute in 2022, Riley worked as an intern at the Institute for Economics and Peace and was a recipient of a scholarship position for the Think Pacific internship program. He holds a Master of International Relations from the University of Sydney, with a specialisation in Country Risk Assessment. He was a participant in the University of Sydney Policy Reform Project, co-authoring a research paper commissioned by the Australian Human Rights Council. His research interests include aid and development policy in the Pacific, development finance, aid efficiency and sovereign risk.
China’s Pacific aid is rebounding and recalibrated
Minor increases in spending and a surge in new deals signal renewed Chinese aid ambition in the region.
Reports
Pacific Aid Map 2024 - Key Findings Report
The annual Pacific Aid Map — launched by the Lowy Institute in 2018 — is a comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region…
Interactives
Pacific Aid Map 2024
A comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region, the seventh edition of the Pacific Aid Map encompasses the period from…
Pacific education: Backsliding outcomes and a financing freefall
Education indicators were already flat or falling before the pandemic and are getting worse. But development priorities are focused elsewhere.
Fragmented and burdensome: Small European donors are clogging Pacific aid channels
Competition, political self-interest, and poor coordination are overburdening the region’s administrations.
The Translator: The nomenclature of foreign aid
A series in which experts explain the sometimes baffling jargon of international affairs.
A new China loan threatens Vanuatu’s debt outlook
A new major infrastructure project could leave the country on the road to debt distress.
Tonga walks a tightrope on its Chinese debts
After a decade of delays, appeals and failed negotiations, Tonga has begun the process of repaying its sizable debt to China.
Pagination
Dev Policy Blog
28 November 2023
Associated Press
31 October 2023
The Guardian
31 October 2023