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Mere Nailatikau

This year’s Pacific elections marginalise and isolate too many

Henry Storey

Why Australia shouldn’t put all its eggs in the Quad basket

Syed Fazl-e-Haider

India-Pakistan: regional rivalries still rule in Afghanistan

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Nina Markovic Khaze 21 Jun 2022 10:00

Full throttle: Australia’s advantages alongside Azerbaijan

Geopolitical change opens the chance to capitalise on goodwill for a potentially valuable partnership.
Peter Hooton 21 Jun 2022 05:00

Pacific labour mobility and the existential threat of climate change

Australia needs to walk the walk on emissions, migration targets and resettlements to make itself a good neighbour.
Jessica Collins 20 Jun 2022 05:00

Gender equality in the Pacific: less talk and more action

Pacific women leaders are driving for change, and economic empowerment is key.
Parker Novak 17 Jun 2022 09:00

Unpacking the China/Timor-Leste bilateral agreements …

… and the unfolding geopolitical rivalry around them.
Mere Nailatikau 17 Jun 2022 05:00

This year’s Pacific elections marginalise and isolate too many

As 2022 national polls unfold, it is evident that a global decline in democracy is disadvantaging the most vulnerable.
Greg Earl 16 Jun 2022 13:30

Economic diplomacy: New supply chains to Jakarta and beyond

Business diversification is looking more positive in Indonesia but more confusing in the broader Indo-Pacific.
Henry Storey 16 Jun 2022 03:00

Why Australia shouldn’t put all its eggs in the Quad basket

The regional security pact is yet to prove its worth. Options must be kept open, with minilaterals top of the list.
Jessica Collins 15 Jun 2022 12:30

An Australia-America-Pacific partnership – for and with the region

Support through consensus and the shared Pacific value system will ensure island nations get what they need most.
Syed Fazl-e-Haider 15 Jun 2022 05:00

India-Pakistan: regional rivalries still rule in Afghanistan

The visit of an Indian delegation for talks with the Taliban in Kabul has raised eyebrows in neighbouring Pakistan.

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Long Reads

Resetting Australia’s relationship with the Pacific – three ideas

Anna Gibert

Listen, for a start. Getting down to granular, person-to-person engagement is needed for effective regional diplomacy.
Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Tim Harcourt

It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious.
Economic diplomacy: Slow dividends for Australia from ASEAN spending

Greg Earl

Amid the Ukraine sanctions showdown, an Indian trade deal looms as a pre-election win for the Morrison government.

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