On 26 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of states in relation to climate change. The judgment reaffirmed that ...

PNG’s lowest tier of government, local level governments, or LLGs, face a variety of problems. Key among them is that LLG numbers (and the ward electorates they comprise) have grown uncontrollably ...

The late Agnes Titus’s friends and colleagues celebrate her 50-year contribution to peace and women’s rights in Bougainville.

New data reveals remarkable progress on poverty reduction in Kiribati, says Ruth Cross Kwansing.

There is a long way to go in restoring the traditional role of ni-Vanuatu women in leadership and reducing violence against women, says Anna Naupa.

Duncan Green shares lesson learned from the Australian government-supported Building Community Engagement in PNG program.

The latest Fiji political crisis arises at a critical juncture, before a ruling on Fiji's 2013 Constitution and the next election, says Jon Fraenkel.

This is an edited version of an address delivered by Professor Sathirathai at the Australian National University (ANU) on 30 April 2025. The event was sponsored by the Australian Department of Foreign ...

The Pacific hasn't been a focus of these elections, but on Pacific migration the two parties have very different policies, says Stephen Howes.

Grant Walton and Henrietta McNeill say the media portrayal of Vanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program fails to acknowledge its economic benefits.

Joel Nilon Joel Nilon is currently Senior Pacific Fellow at the Pacific Security College at the Australian National University. He previously served at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat for nine ...