Region
Oceania
Strong Pacific Voices: Elevating Traditional Knowledge in Climate Adaptation
By Jack Britton
While indigenous communities are on the frontline of climate change, “these very same Pacific communities are also often fighting to be heard on the issue.”
French Polynesia’s New Pro-Independence Leadership
By Paco Milhiet
The coming political transition in the island territory will have national and international consequences.
Australia Forecasts First Annual Budget Surplus in 15 years
By Rod McGuirk
Treasurer Jim Chalmers detailed a government economic blueprint for next year, which aims to ease financial hardships of the most needy without stoking stubbornly high inflation.
More Than Embarrassing: Australians Behaving Badly in Indonesia
By Grant Wyeth
An Australia that can engage culturally with Indonesia can also counter the perception that poorly behaved individuals are reflective of wider Australian culture.
New Zealand Leader Says He Favors Nation Becoming a Republic
By Nick Perry
Chris Hipkins stated his support of republicanism, but also said he wasn't interested in pushing the republic debate onto New Zealanders.
Australia and New Zealand in the West Papua Conflict
By Xiang Gao and Guy C. Charlton
A New Zealand pilot’s abduction focuses attention on Wellington and Canberra’s hands-off approach to the long-running conflict in Indonesia.
‘Skill up or Sink’: A New Approach to Migration in Australia
By Grant Wyeth
Migration is a nation-building project, and Canberra’s review of its migration system reveals the need for new approaches.
Australia Has a New Defense Strategic Review
By Melissa Conley Tyler
The Defense Strategic Review achieves its ambitious objective of providing a holistic consideration of Australia’s defense force structure and posture.
Will Australia Enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Its Constitution?
By Dechlan Brennan
Altering the Australian Constitution is difficult, but present polling suggests support for an Indigenous Voice, despite some boisterous opposition.
Prospects for an Australian Defense Industry Fund
By Corey Lee Bell
Can Canberra learn from Taipei’s use of “special budgets” for defense procurements?
Why New Zealand’s Prime Minister Is Heading to Brisbane – Not Beijing
By Geoffrey Miller
Chris Hipkins' upcoming visit to Australia will cement a closer military partnership.
Where Are Australia-China Relations Headed?
Michael Clarke, Jennifer Hsu, and Zhongzhou Peng discuss the tentative thaw in Australia-China relations.
The Importance of Augmenting AUKUS
By Melissa Conley Tyler and Grant Wyeth
Australia needs all the tools of statecraft it can muster, especially diplomacy.
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 Real Shift in Australian Politics
By Grant Wyeth
If Australia’s Liberal Party is in decline, does this mean that the Labor Party is in ascendency?
Australia and the Geopolitics of Birthrates
By Grant Wyeth
The social policies of its partners are not something Canberra would ever directly comment on, but they matter for Australian foreign policy anyway.
Australia Suspends WTO Case Against China on Barley Tariffs
By Rod McGuirk
Australia suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in the Albanese government’s latest step toward repairing relations with Beijing.
New Zealand Is Getting Closer to NATO
By Geoffrey Miller
The Hipkins government is continuing to deepen Wellington’s ties with NATO. What will that mean for relations with China?
The Strategic Case for New Zealand to Join AUKUS
By Reuben Steff
Pillar II of AUKUS relates to the sharing of advanced technologies and there are good reasons for Wellington to seek access to that part of the pact.
Former Malaita Premier (and Noted China Critic) Gets Bipartisan Support for US Visa
By Cleo Paskal
Daniel Suidani became a symbol of resistance to China’s influence in Solomon Islands – until he was ousted from his post.
Pacific Migrants Are Caught in the Tangled Web of US Healthcare Politics
By Sandeep Kandikuppa, Paulina Perman, and Mary Therese Perez Hattori
COFA migrants’ struggle to access Medicaid is a microcosm of the inequities that still plague the U.S. approach to Pacific Island communities.
Is Australia’s Liberal Party in Terminal Decline?
By Grant Wyeth
What saves political parties is their ability to adapt, but the aggressive populism that has saved conservative parties elsewhere has limited appeal in Australia.
Ahead of UN Vote, Vanuatu Says: We Must Fight for Climate Justice
By Jotham Napat and Patricia Scotland
If we value human rights and the rule of law, then we must fight for climate justice, argue Vanuatu's foreign minister and the Commonwealth's secretary-general.
The AUKUS Partners Explain Their Phased Approach. What Are the Risks?
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
The three partners have explained how the submarine cooperation initiative will move ahead. What are the risks?