27 Jul 2022 What happened at the Pacific Islands Forum Jessica Collins A historic hugs and dialling-down regional rivalries. How a week of Pacific diplomacy unfolded.
27 Jul 2022 Economic diplomacy: The Pacific beats ASEAN for nervous investors Greg Earl Abe Shinzo’s passing and the Timor oil spy case dismissal reveal new thinking about what national security means.
26 Jul 2022 Support Pacific neighbours by strengthening indigenous food systems Essam Yassin Mohammed Unique knowledge was usurped by colonialism and imported production. Time to build resilience, from the shore up.
26 Jul 2022 Pacific Islands Forum meeting: the black cloud returns Jessica Collins A continued dispute over the Secretary General position has challenged unity of the Pacific family.
25 Jul 2022 Engaging with the Pacific: the legal angle Sarah McCosker , Joanne Wallis , Melissa Conley Tyler The often complex and transnational legal challenges facing the region are an opportunity to foster cooperation.
30 Jun 2022 Economic diplomacy: Names trump numbers in the new BRI debt battle Greg Earl As G7 leaders talk up infrastructure spending, Australia’s Pacific family members contemplate how much they can take.
10 Jun 2022 Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific ‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki Nurturing relationships is paramount to break down unequal power dynamics – especially in working for women rights.
3 Jun 2022 Labor should create a “Regional Carbon Bank” for ASEAN and the Pacific Peter McCawley An urgent demand for clean electricity infrastructure requires needs a dedicated, multilateral agency in support.
1 Jun 2022 Competing with China in the Pacific will backfire Miranda Booth Co-operation, not competition, provides the best chance for Australia to enhance ties with Pacific Island countries.
1 Jun 2022 Water torture: Asia‑Pacific’s “WASH” crisis in need of solutions JJ Rose Access to clean water is not only a development challenge but one for geopolitics, too.
1 Jun 2022 Don’t saddle Pacific Islands with disaster debt Luke Fletcher It would be immoral for high-emitting countries to put an extra burden on nations suffering more extreme weather events.
30 May 2022 Would China? Australia’s chance to back women police in the Pacific Melissa Jardine Promoting gender equality and enhancing maritime law enforcement will ensure Australia stands apart.
30 May 2022 Australia can’t stay silent on decolonisation in the Pacific Nic Maclellan As Canberra and Paris repair ties, presenting France as a “Pacific country” would undermine regional independence.
27 May 2022 Labor’s Pacific plan: ticking the economic box Jessica Collins Tightening up on fees charged for remittances will ensure millions of dollars get to households across the region.
25 May 2022 Pacific youth: challenges today need the leaders of tomorrow Aidan Craney On climate, geopolitics, recovering from pandemic, and more – it’s vital to engage youth populations across the region.
11 May 2022 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.
10 May 2022 Chinese bases in the Pacific: A reality check Sam Roggeveen Frustrating Beijing’s ambitions to create a sphere of influence is overwhelmingly a diplomatic task, not a military one.
7 Apr 2022 Economic diplomacy: Priorities shift amid a budget aid boost Greg Earl The IMF has given Chinese spending a tick as Australia tries to muscle up in the Pacific.
29 Mar 2022 Changing our view of Pacific visas Jessica Collins Australia’s claims to be part of the “Pacific family” would be helped by more migration options – especially for women.
23 Mar 2022 Pacific nations send a message on Ukraine – and great power rivalries Patrick Kaiku Pacific states are watching Ukraine because their sovereignty and territorial integrity can also easily be violated.
24 Feb 2022 Micronesia stays in the Pacific Islands Forum fold – for now Gil Rickey But Australia faces its own test amid tensions over leadership of the regional grouping.
18 Feb 2022 A few remarkable wins for Pacific women in local politics Jessica Collins But what is far too often the exception should become the norm.
11 Feb 2022 Kick-starting America’s Pacific diplomacy Jonathan Pryke , Mihai Sora Trying to force a “choice” with China would be a mistake. But US can win plenty of good will living up to its promises.
18 Jan 2022 Bang for buck: Getting the most out of Pacific Islander remittances Jessica Collins Cash sent by family abroad is essential for local economies but doesn’t come cheap.
16 Dec 2021 Team Pacific serves up a revolution: Interpreter 2021 favourites Mihai Sora A reality TV cooking show that is about so much more than simply food.
22 Nov 2021 Forecasting vaccination in the Pacific Alexandre Dayant In the race to protect populations, big parts of the region have fallen well behind.
18 Nov 2021 Economic diplomacy: Remaking the Pacific house Greg Earl Two new studies provide the building plans for Australia’s regional infrastructure boom.
4 Nov 2021 Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, sanctions, and Telstra Pacific Greg Earl From ports to productivity, the pandemic has only exposed longstanding economic resilience issues in Australia.
25 Oct 2021 Australia and Digicel: Hands-off no more? Shahar Hameiri Financing the takeover of a Pacific telco firm amounts to a marked shift in the government’s industrial philosophy.
12 Oct 2021 Line in the sand: How sea-level rise is challenging international law Donald R Rothwell For island nations climate change poses not only a physical threat but a legal dilemma, too.
30 Sep 2021 China’s declining Pacific aid presence Jonathan Pryke , Alexandre Dayant Beijing is becoming less generous. New data suggests 2018 was a high water mark for China’s aid to the region.
17 Sep 2021 Safeguarding Pacific Island seas starts with indigenous knowledge Anna Naupa A new declaration by Pacific leaders on maritime zone preservation helps, but must also allow for cultural dialogue.
26 Aug 2021 Economic diplomacy: After Kabul, Australia looks to India Greg Earl Australia has a lower war-to-aid ratio, but the US is more transparent about its failure against the Taliban.
11 Aug 2021 Pacific needs partnership, not just leadership James Batley Richard Marles on a multidimensional regional challenge, from aid and migration to climate change and strategic denial.
6 Aug 2021 Refreshing American soft power in the Pacific Islands Moses Sakai , Patrick Kaiku Tales of past wars no longer resonate. The US has better stories to tell, not least of its own stumbles with democracy.
23 Jul 2021 Shouldering their fair share? The ANZUS allies in the Pacific Islands Anna Powles , Joanne Wallis A reported pivot by special forces to the region raises questions about the role expected of Australia and New Zealand.
5 Jul 2021 Aiding the Pacific during Covid: An update Roland Rajah , Alexandre Dayant While the money is flowing, the outlook for the region has also darkened considerably.
21 Jun 2021 The risks of escalating strategic competition in the Pacific Islands Joanne Wallis Becoming tangled in power politics can create divisions between – as well as within – nations across the region.
8 Jun 2021 Samoa’s constitutional crisis and the dangers that have gone before Anthony Regan Leadership turmoil in Samoa bears striking similarities to a stand-off in Papua New Guinea barely a decade earlier.
13 Apr 2021 A fast end to an era of political dominance in Samoa Kerryn Baker , Asenati Chan Tung The Human Rights Protection Party has been in power almost continuously for nearly 40 years. Perhaps no longer.
26 Mar 2021 Facebook’s monopoly danger in the Pacific Amanda Watson , Jemima Garrett The social media giant’s move to “unfriend” Australia highlighted complex threats to information security in the region.
8 Mar 2021 Private sector progress in women’s leadership in the Pacific Sarah Boxall Women’s representation in politics across the region still lags. But a positive change is occurring in business.
10 Feb 2021 What next for Pacific regionalism? Jonathan Pryke The achievements of the Pacific Islands Forum should not be missed amid the rancour. There is still a chance for repair.
9 Feb 2021 Does it really matter if the Pacific Islands Forum falls apart? Daniel Flitton Last week’s fiasco over electing a new leader revealed an organisation too fragile to confront big challenges.
8 Feb 2021 Pacific development outlook for 2021 Alexandre Dayant The economic toll of the pandemic will take years to recover from, but signs of progress are starting to appear.
4 Feb 2021 A bruising 24 hours in the Pacific Jonathan Pryke An eruption over the the next PIF Secretary General and a university bust-up reveal a region divided.
29 Jan 2021 Islands apart: Competing campaigns risk Pacific consensus for top job Jonathan Pryke The race for the next Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General spurs unprecedented competition and regional friction.
19 Jan 2021 Australia’s Pacific Step-up and the Quad Eerishika Pankaj The four nations should take the chance to draw together a group of common initiatives in the Pacific islands region.
22 Dec 2020 The modern sharing of Pacific “public goods” Stuart Minchin A repository for regional data not only preserves the lessons of the past, but will shape a better future, too.
16 Dec 2020 Avoiding a “lost decade” in the Pacific Roland Rajah , Alexandre Dayant Remoteness has helped the Pacific mitigate the worst health risks in the pandemic – but not the severe economic costs.