Quiet diplomacy only engenders bullying. It’s time to speak up.

There is nothing resembling a welcome centre at the unkempt Amelia Earhart memorial in Lae, Papua New Guinea’s second city and capital of Morobe province. There isn’t even a walkway: visitors must ...

It’s Balikatan (“shoulder-to-shoulder”) season for Washington and Manila. Over the last two weeks, 14,000 troops from the United States, Philippines, Australia, and Japan have been taking part in the ...

After the serenity of Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam in Indian-held Kashmir was shattered last week by a brutal attack, the urgent need is not only collective mourning but honest reflection. But ...

Only a year after its re-election, the “OUR” government in Solomon Islands has collapsed. At least ten ministers and backbenchers, including Manasseh Sogavare as finance minister, have resigned from ...

Over the past year, China’s President Xi Jinping has undertaken two waves of purges of high-ranking military leaders from the People’s Liberation Army. The first wave targeted the PLA Rocket Force, ...

During this 2025 election season, Pacific issues have been well outside the spotlight in key debates. But Pacific Islands are still closely following the campaign, as they see a stake in Australian ...

Chinese ship visits to Australia don’t always generate alarm and controversy. Visits by Chinese scientific research vessels are also a reminder that the benefits of such visits might also prove ...

The Singaporean General Election has been called for 3 May, where the People’s Action Party (PAP), in power since 1959, seeks to inaugurate the new “Fourth Generation” (4G) leadership under newly ...

Ishaal Zehra is a Pakistani journalist specialising in South Asia’s evolving geopolitical and economic landscape. Her work focuses on the intersection of regional security and strategic realignments ...

If Donald Trump hopes that looming port penalties on Chinese-built and/or owned ships will have the desired effect of reviving America’s ailing shipyards, he is certain to be disappointed. “We’re way, ...

As Donald Trump set about to single-handedly reorganise global trade and supply chain flows, only one headline seems to have given him pause. In times of market stress US Treasuries are the safe haven ...