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Research Fellow, Pacific Islands Program

Lowy Institute

Areas of ExpertisePolitics and economics in the Pacific; Aid and international development policy.

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Chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific: Not just the big fish

Small donors seeking UN Security Council seats are providing more aid to Pacific nations.

By Euan Moyle, Alexandre Dayant

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Emerging From COVID: Policy Responses To The Pandemic

In this new feature, Lowy Institute experts provide policy recommendations for Australia to address issues that are critical to our nation’s — and the world’s — successful emergence from the pandemic

By Alex Oliver, Natasha Kassam, Richard McGregor, Roland Rajah, Ben Scott, Sam Roggeveen, Hervé Lemahieu , Stephen Grenville, Alyssa Leng, John Edwards, Ben Bland, Alexandre Dayant, Shane McLeod, Jonathan Pryke

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Aiding the Pacific during Covid – a stock-take and further steps

Money is flowing, but the proportion of support is well below amounts advanced economies are deploying for themselves.

By Alexandre Dayant, Roland Rajah

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Development links: Education journeys, Pacific politics, doing the new

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Covid-19 exposes the need for a European constitution

The pandemic has ruptured the fragile solidarity at the heart of the European project. There is a chance to fix it.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Meanwhile, development marches on...

As the Covid-19 pandemic demands the world’s attention, questions of economic and social progress are as urgent as ever.

By Alexandre Dayant

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How much is too much? Covid loans for the Pacific

Not all regional nations are overloaded by debt. There is some scope to lend sustainably.

By Alexandre Dayant, Roland Rajah

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Pacific links: Social media as a tool to protect health and economies

The Lowy Institute is using analytical tool CrowdTangle to monitor and track online messages across the region.

By Alexandre Dayant, Shane McLeod

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Aid links: Coronavirus and the developing world

The spread of Covid-19 to countries with already struggling health systems is raising alarms.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Covid-19 and migration: Europe must resist a populist pill

The far right is peddling a falsehood people better serve themselves. Together, the EU can show just how wrong this is.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Avoiding the wrong lessons on aid and corruption

Is development aid an effective solution to lifting countries out of poverty? Roland Rajah, Director of the International Economy Program, and Research Fellow Alexandre Dayant write on aid and corruption. Originally published in the Devpolicy Blog

By Roland Rajah, Alexandre Dayant

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Anticipating Covid‑19 in the Pacific

While Australia prepares its domestic interventions, it needs to spare some thought for the Pacific as well.

By Alexandre Dayant, Jonathan Pryke

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Aid links: What happens when Covid-19 hits the poorest nations, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: Covid-19 precautions take hold, Ardern in Fiji, more

Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: cutting shipping emissions, Swat Valley transformed, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: aid value, PNG’s Exxon woes, and nuclear compensation

Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Development links: Gender pay gap, UN reform, coronavirus impact, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Brexit and the Pacific: Sink or swim?

Growing UK presence in the Pacific Islands aims to boost prosperity, but a range of factors could tip the balance.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: Coronavirus consequences, climate costs, more

Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: Brain drain, big data, demographic traps, and more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: China’s “common interests”, bushfire relief, more

Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific development outlook for 2020

Following on last year’s growth, the region will continue to see both challenges and cause for optimism.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: Repairing the WTO, global trends 2020, BRAC founder dies

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: A regional step-up for Australia’s bushfire recovery

Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: the cost of eating well for the world’s poor, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sectors.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: Traffic jams, conflict minerals, humanitarian tech, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific islands avoid China's 'debt-trap' diplomacy for now

Beijing's interest in the region sparks fears it is making unsustainable loans. Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: Bougainville votes, royal region, let them eat cake

How much for a baguette in French Polynesia? Plus more stories from the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: Timor-Leste luxury, RCT ethics, unsung Ebola doctor, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: Peter O’Neill speaks, a new volcanic island, media bans

Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: the financial boon of open borders, Timor tourism, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Chart of the week: Australian versus Chinese aid in the Pacific

By the numbers, while China promises a lot to the region, it actually delivers far less.

By Alexandre Dayant, Jonathan Pryke

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Pacific links: donors jostle for influence, maddening Maseratis, more

Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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China, the Pacific, and the “debt trap” question

Charges of saddling Pacific countries in debt may be overstated, but China’s lending practices still pose risks.

By Roland Rajah, Jonathan Pryke, Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: development how-to guides, Nobel winners, more

A selection of links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Ocean of debt? Belt and Road and debt diplomacy in the Pacific

China has not been engaged in debt trap diplomacy — at least not yet

By Roland Rajah, Alexandre Dayant, Jonathan Pryke

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Pacific links: dividends of a diplomatic switch, O’Neill warrant, more

Taiwan looks to shore up support in the region, plus other stories from across the Pacific Islands.

By Alexandre Dayant

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The underappreciated value of Japanese aid in the Pacific

Japan has made a significant contribution to regional development, especially in managing lucrative fish stocks.

By Michael Nguyen , Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: Rohingya crisis continues, China’s Africa education, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Pacific links: the big switch, sun-warmed mobile phones, more

The diplomatic recognition issue between China and Taiwan rolls on, plus other stories from the Pacific Islands region.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Jacques Chirac and the Pacific

The French president’s engagement with the country’s overseas territories leaves a legacy of promise and betrayal.

By Alexandre Dayant

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Aid links: Plastics in paradise, five lessons for education, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector

By Alexandre Dayant

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Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map

The Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map is an analytical tool designed to enhance aid effectiveness in the Pacific by improving coordination, alignment, and accountability of foreign aid. The interactive collects data on almost 13,000 projects in 14 countries from 62 donors from 2011 onwards. This data

By Alexandre Dayant, Jonathan Pryke