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The world, explained by Serena Sasingian.

Serena Sasingian is the FDC Pacific Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute, with more than 15 years of experience in development and public policy across government, private, and non-profit sectors.

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Pacific Islands

Pacific Islands Forum 2026: What Lowy’s Pacific team will be watching

27 August 2026

Oliver Nobetau,

Australia

The PNG Chiefs: How rugby league can foster a genuine fair go

9 March 2026

Serena Sasingian

Schoolchildren from the Suango Mele primary and secondary school, located in the village of Mele, north of the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila, hold signs as they pose for a photograph on July 24, 2025. The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said Thursday he was "very impressed" by a global court's declaration that countries must tackle climate change. Pacific island nation Vanuatu has triggered a landmark court ruling that has set out the big polluters' responsibilities when it comes to climate c

Pacific Islands

Pacific Islands: Without literacy, climate resilience is nigh on impossible

10 November 2025

Children at the stilt house village of Hanuabada, Port Moresby, PNG (James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

Australia

The Pukpuk Treaty is a defence deal PNG’s youth can prosper from

20 October 2025

Serena Sasingian