9 May 2018
Pacific links: Talanoa Dialogue, Press freedom, and more
Links and updates from across the Pacific
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7 May 2018
Working with China in the Pacific
Development partners, and Pacific nations themselves, need to be better coordinated. -
2 May 2018
Pacific links: natural resources in PNG, Macron in the Pacific, and Samoan debt
Links and updates from across the Pacific islands. -
27 Apr 2018
Temper expectations for Britain’s “Pacific pivot”
Australia and New Zealand have far more at stake in the region than dollars and cents. -
25 Apr 2018
Pacific links: UK diplomacy, China–Vanuatu relations, and more
Links and updates from across the Pacific islands. -
24 Apr 2018
Britain’s new Pacific presence
The UK announced three new diplomatic posts in the Pacific, bringing a new voice to regional strategic discussions. -
18 Apr 2018
Caught in a pincer
The biggest destabilising player in Melanesia over the past five years has not been China, but Indonesia. -
18 Apr 2018
Pacific islands links: Vanuatu’s China wharf, leaders in London, elections, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
16 Apr 2018
Commonwealth Games: medals, babies, and nation-building
Pacific island countries, especially, win big in a breakthrough event. -
11 Apr 2018
Pacific Islands links: Vanuatu base talk, PNG unplugged, medals, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
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3 Apr 2018
Small dots, large strategic areas: US interests in the South Pacific
The US would be wise to further invest in ensuring that the Pacific nations retain their independence, freedom, and sovereignty. -
28 Mar 2018
Pacific Islands links: PNG earthquake recovery, rubbish and recycling, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
21 Mar 2018
Pacific Islands links: New Caledonia referendum, Vanuatu Deputy PM sentenced, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
21 Mar 2018
The RAMSI legacy for Pacific policing
The benefits for Pacific Islands police in professionalism and training was a largely unplanned by-product of the 14-year mission to Solomon Islands. -
14 Mar 2018
Pacific Islands links: PNG aftershocks, French Polynesia protests, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
7 Mar 2018
Pacific Islands links: film in PNG, Vanuatu genealogy, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
28 Feb 2018
Pacific Islands links: PNG earthquake, Vanuatu deputy PM charged, and media freedom
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
21 Feb 2018
Unblocking money flows in the Pacific
A crackdown on terrorist financing has had unintended negative consequences in developing countries. -
21 Feb 2018
Pacific Islands links: Cyclone Gita clean-up, tuberculosis in PNG, and New Caledonian referendum
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
20 Feb 2018
Rules of thumb for women leaders in the Pacific, and beyond
A new study reveals the unique pressures faced by women in Pacific politics, with lessons for female politicians everywhere. -
14 Feb 2018
Pacific Islands links: Cyclone Gita, mines and independence, an African judge in PNG
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
12 Feb 2018
What to expect at the Melanesian Spearhead Group summit
A Gordian knot of challenges awaits the first MSG leaders meeting in two years. -
7 Feb 2018
Pacific Islands links: Papua tweets, logging in PNG, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
1 Feb 2018
Vanuatu: flailing, not drowning
Development finance is fraught with issues, but won’t be solved with geopolitical bun fights. -
31 Jan 2018
Pacific Islands links: French Polynesia elections, the Melanesian Spearhead Group, sorcery in PNG, and more
Links on developments across the Pacific region. -
24 Jan 2018
Pacific Islands links: climate change and threats to language, mobile blackouts, and more
Links from across the Pacific Islands by The Interpreter team. -
23 Jan 2018
US National Defense Strategy may force Australia to get off the fence
Sometimes your closest friends, rather than your rivals, cause the biggest headaches. -
17 Jan 2018
Pacific Islands links: eruptions and sorcery in PNG, Chinese aid, and more
Links from across the Pacific Islands from The Interpreter team. -
16 Jan 2018
Worry ahead of New Caledonia’s independence vote
An economy in bad shape compounds painful memories as the French territory struggles with questions of independence. -
14 Dec 2017
Defence needs to develop international engagement specialists
Not every soldier has the skills to mentor and advise foreign forces. -
13 Dec 2017
Pacific island links: deep-sea mines and searching for life on Mars
Links on Pacific island matters from The Interpreter team. -
11 Dec 2017
Taiwan and its South Pacific allies
President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the Pacific took an intriguing detour, perhaps a signal of trouble to come. -
8 Dec 2017
New Caledonia: the future takes shape
Momentous discussions are underway to determine the future of Australia's closest eastern neighbour. -
6 Dec 2017
Pacific island links: PNG snapshots, the French PM in New Caledonia, Mini Games and more
Updates on developments across the Pacific. -
5 Dec 2017
Dodging the hard questions in the Pacific
Where Australia leads, Pacific island nations may not want to follow. -
4 Dec 2017
Australia’s coal-fired diplomacy burns Pacific friends
Climate change negotiations might be moving slowly, yet Australia is excluding itself from the conversation. -
30 Nov 2017
No course correction in PNG budget
It is no secret that the PNG economy is facing some very tough times. -
29 Nov 2017
Pacific island links: Manus standoff ends, radioactive waste and tourist traps
Pacific island links from The Interpreter team. -
27 Nov 2017
Keep Calm and Step Up: The White Paper's message on the Pacific
Coy about China, the government studiously avoids any sense of alarm about the region. -
24 Nov 2017
Time for Australia to forge free compact agreements in the Pacific
Tiny island nations and Australia alike will benefit from intimate ties. -
23 Nov 2017
To lead in the Pacific, Australia must lead on climate change
Australia’s position as the world’s largest coal exporter does not sit easy with many Pacific Islanders. -
22 Nov 2017
Pacific island links: COP23, PNG corruption, Tonga’s election and more
Euan Moyle,an intern with the Pacific Islands Program, with links on developments across the Pacific. -
22 Nov 2017
A manifesto to build Australia’s Pacific connection
Labor's Richard Marles has clear passion for the Pacific. Here's how to make it practical. -
20 Nov 2017
New Solomon Islands PM will need all the support he can muster
As PM, Rick Houenipwela can set the agenda but he can't personally implement every single policy. -
16 Nov 2017
Australia makes a welcome Pacific connection
It's rare win-win for anyone not working in Huawei’s Pacific branch. -
15 Nov 2017
Pacific island links: A new PM for Solomon Islands, PNG’s cable, COP23 and more
Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Island Program, with links on developments across the Pacific. -
15 Nov 2017
Pacific needs a voice in international arbitration
Business is shy of investing in the Pacific without a framework to resolve cross-border commercial disputes. -
14 Nov 2017
Pacific air patrols will do more than combat illegal fishing
A few extra dollars from Australia could encourage greater habits of cooperation in the Pacific. -
8 Nov 2017
Pacific island links: Sogavare out, COP23, Manus and more
Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program, with links on developments across the region.