August 31, 2017 King of Tonga Dismisses Prime Minister Pohiva's Government By Grant Wyeth Democratically elected Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva's government was dismissed, seemingly on the advice of the parliament's speaker.
August 11, 2017 Big Men, No Women: Politics in Papua New Guinea By Grant Wyeth PNG’s loose party politics leads to perpetual government by a series of unstable coalitions.
August 02, 2017 An Australian Republic, If You Can Referendum It By Grant Wyeth Will Canberra ditch the British monarchy? The Labor party wants to put it to a vote.
July 19, 2017 Two Dual Citizens Resign From the Australian Parliament By Grant Wyeth The resignations highlight a disconnect between the country’s constitution and its present reality.
July 07, 2017 What North Korea’s ICBM Means for Australia By Grant Wyeth Australia’s territory is within reach of Pyongyang’s latest weapon, as are the U.S. troops stationed at Darwin.
June 30, 2017 RAMSI Ends: What’s Next for the Solomon Islands? By Grant Wyeth The mission was devised not simply as a peacekeeping operation, but as a program to rebuild the state.
June 16, 2017 Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State By Grant Wyeth The constitutional change is aimed at avoiding religious unrest.
June 05, 2017 For Pacific Island States, Climate Change Is an Existential Threat By Grant Wyeth U.S. withdrawal from the Paris agreement is deeply concerning to leaders in the Pacific.
May 17, 2017 The Sovereign Recognition Game: Has Nauru Overplayed Its Hand? By Grant Wyeth In recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Nauru drew Russian funds. Can U.S. pressure flip Nauru's choice?
May 10, 2017 Recognizing Australia’s Nuclear Past By Grant Wyeth More than 60 years after hosting British nuclear tests, Canberra is extending benefits to veterans who were exposed.
May 03, 2017 The French Election in the Pacific By Grant Wyeth The outcome of the French presidential election has ramifications for Paris' Pacific territories.
April 27, 2017 What's Wrong With Australia's Emerging Immigration Stance? By Grant Wyeth With visa changes and new immigration rules, Canberra is missing an opportunity to attract skilled global workers.