Articles | Lowy Institute

Published daily by the Lowy Institute

1 day ago
Japan

Australia and the Pacific

Pacific Islands

China and the Pacific

Fiji

Nauru

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Vanuatu
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge

Derek Grossman

A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater.
22 Sep 2023
United Nations

Pacific Islands

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Vanuatu

United States
The US–Pacific Islands Partnership, one year on

Meg Keen , Daniel Mandell

Recognising that it cannot go it alone, Washington needs to coordinate its development efforts with like-minded partners.
18 Nov 2022
Climate change

Environment

Migration

Pacific Islands

Tonga

Vanuatu
Strengthening disaster resilience in the Pacific

Sam Quinn

The aftermath of Tonga’s massive volcanic eruption holds valuable lessons as climate change risks also grow.
8 Feb 2022
Tonga
The fallout from Tonga’s volcano goes deeper than the ashes

Jessica Collins

Local women are especially vulnerable following a disaster that compounds the challenges of the pandemic.
5 Apr 2018
Pacific Islands

Tonga
Girls shouldn’t play rugby because of “some female body parts”

‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki

What the?