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Australia in the Pacific

Australia Needs to Step up Its Climate Advocacy at the UN Summit of the Future

Australia Needs to Step up Its Climate Advocacy at the UN Summit of the Future

By Will Devine
The Pacific needs Australia to do more on climate change, and the upcoming summit in New York might be Canberra’s next best opportunity.

Solomon Islands’ New Government: A Chance to Reset Australia’s Pacific Diplomacy

Solomon Islands’ New Government: A Chance to Reset Australia’s Pacific Diplomacy

By Corey Lee Bell
The island nation is far from alone in adopting a “look north” policy. It's time for Canberra to take a long, hard look at why.
Pacific Responses to AUKUS a Mix of Unease and Understanding

Pacific Responses to AUKUS a Mix of Unease and Understanding

By Dechlan Brennan
The region's worries range from fears of nuclear proliferation to the opportunity cost in terms of climate change, but there is also an understanding of the pact's security rationale.

The Politics of Apology in the Pacific

The Politics of Apology in the Pacific

By Patricia O’Brien
Besides being the right thing to do, apologies bring diplomatic and political gains in a region haunted by colonial and imperial atrocities.

Australia Is Finalizing a New Security Pact With Papua New Guinea

Australia Is Finalizing a New Security Pact With Papua New Guinea

By Nick Perry
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he expected negotiations to conclude in April and the treaty to be signed in June.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Australia Inks New Security Deal With Vanuatu

Australia Inks New Security Deal With Vanuatu

By Associated Press
The new pact comes amid a ramped up competition with China in the Pacific, following Beijing's own security deal with Solomon Islands.

What Do the Pacific Island Countries Think About China?

What Do the Pacific Island Countries Think About China?

Henry Ivarature, Lice Movono, and Patricia O’Brien discuss the hopes and concerns Pacific Island governments – and people – have about China.
China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region

China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region

By Patricia O’Brien
After a whirlwind of visits and agreements, where does the Pacific region stand?

Australia, the Lucky Country, Could Be More Generous

Australia, the Lucky Country, Could Be More Generous

By Joshua Mcdonald
The recent Australian budget leaves little breathing room for Pacific Island nations.

How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart

How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart

By Cleo Paskal
The decision by Micronesian countries to leave the PIF will have major strategic implications.

COVID-19 Escalates the China-Australia Contest in the Pacific

COVID-19 Escalates the China-Australia Contest in the Pacific

By Philip Citowicki
China’s COVID-19 public relations push presents a major challenge for Australia, and the West broadly, in countering Chinese influence in the Pacific
Australia’s Southeast Asian Step Down

Australia’s Southeast Asian Step Down

By Grant Wyeth
Diminishing Canberra's presence in Southeast Asia to reinforce its goals in the South Pacific is a trade-off with a significant cost. 

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