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Riley Duke is a Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute and lead author of the Institute's Pacific Aid Map.
His research areas include aid and development policy in the Pacific, development finance, sovereign debt, China’s foreign aid, and Chinese state-backed lending. His commentary and research have featured in Australian and international news outlets, including The Economist, The New York Times, Reuters, The Guardian, Australian Financial Review, Al Jazeera, and Nikkei. Riley also holds a Special Advisory position with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
Prior to joining the Institute in 2022, Riley worked as an intern at the Institute for Economics and Peace. He holds a Master of International Relations from the University of Sydney.
Pacific Islands aid and development; development finance; sovereign debt; China’s foreign assistance and overseas lending