Australia in the Pacific

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

China’s COVID-19 public relations push presents a major challenge for Australia, and the West broadly, in countering Chinese influence in the Pacific

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

Samoa will host a rugby tournament, thanks to Chinese funding. But Australia sees the sport as its own soft power advantage.

As Australia struggles with climate changes impacts, so too will its neighbors.

The global community has offered great assistance to Australia, but it’s extended hands from the Pacific which Canberra should cherish most.

The Pacific Islands Forum ended with island leaders frustrated – and furious – over Australia's intransigence on coal.

The recent environmental approval does little to settle the controversies over the mine's impact.

In the Pacific, climate change is an existential threat. Australia’s domestic unease on the issue hinders its foreign policy.

Overreacting to China’s presence in the Pacific Islands is actually undermining Australia's image in the region.

Importantly, the paper dedicated a chapter to Australia’s role within the Pacific.