How dangerous is the South China Sea?
Tuesday
10th December
2019
While territorial disputes in the South China Sea are hotly debated in international relations, they hold relatively little weight in…
Posts by Griffith Asia Institute
Environmentally sustainable water management in the Asia Pacific
Tuesday
10th December
2019
Balancing water needs for human use and for the protection of freshwater ecosystems is one of society’s great challenges. Freshwater…
COP25 delay tactics hamper setting ambitious targets
Monday
9th December
2019
ROB HALES | The 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) is currently taking place in Madrid, Spain. Officially opened…
The state in the neighbourhood: A snapshot of Queensland’s engagement in the Asia Pacific
Friday
6th December
2019
CAITLIN BYRNE | Significant transformation in Australia’s neighbourhood—the rise of Asian economies, cities and middle classes, unprecedented digital disruption,…
Regional wrap
Thursday
5th December
2019
Concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s nefariously growing interference into the region (and Australia’s) domestic politics, society and…
More questions after the Pacific Q&A
Thursday
5th December
2019
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Perhaps the most telling exchange on this week’s Q&A broadcast from Suva came…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Wednesday
4th December
2019
TESS NEWTON CAIN | PNG budget handed down The budget for 2020 (the Marape government’s first) has been…
The G20: Outcomes, issues and prospects
Tuesday
3rd December
2019
On the 29 November 2019, the Griffith Asia Institute hosted the 9th annual Australia-Japan Dialogue with the generous support of Japan’s…
Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them
Tuesday
3rd December
2019
ROB HALES | Almost 200 world leaders gather in Madrid this week for climate talks which will largely…
The state of the step-up: Australia’s engagement with the Pacific
Friday
29th November
2019
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Since winning the election in May 2019, Scott Morrison has maintained his categorical statement…