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Between backyards and nakamals: Shifting Australia–Vanuatu relations
Policy Brief
Between backyards and nakamals: Shifting Australia–Vanuatu relations
How acknowledging shared history and deepening Pacific literacy can build a more resilient partnership.
After the compromise: Australia’s COP31 blueprint for the Pacific
Policy Brief
After the compromise: Australia’s COP31 blueprint for the Pacific
Australia’s bid to co-host the UN climate summit with Pacific Island countries was built around a clear objective to deliver for one of the world’s most climate-exposed regions…
Shared History, Shared Future: the next 50 years of Australia–Papua New Guinea relations
Report
Shared History, Shared Future: the next 50 years of Australia–Papua New Guinea relations
Outcomes from the 2025 Australia–Papua New Guinea Network Emerging Leaders Dialogue, 26–30 May 2025, Port Moresby
Pacific Aid Map 2025 - Key Findings Report
Report
Pacific Aid Map 2025 - 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…
Pacific Aid Map 2025
Interactive
Pacific Aid Map 2025
A comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region, the eighth edition of the Pacific Aid Map encompasses the period from…
A Pacific Eyes intelligence-sharing agreement
Policy Brief
A Pacific Eyes intelligence-sharing agreement
Converging transnational and geopolitical threats call for a dedicated framework to transform regional security cooperation.
Bougainville’s future: A roadmap for development
Policy Brief
Bougainville’s future: A roadmap for development
The singular focus of Bougainville’s elected leaders on the goal of independence has overshadowed the practical challenges of running a new country and how political independence…