China’s proliferating Pacific police footprint
China's police cooperation is proving beneficial to the Pacific — but Pacific states should be cautious about the type of…
Can Marape fashion stability in PNG?
PNG's riots and looting in January 2024 were symptomatic of deep-seated problems — rampant unemployment, law enforcement breakdown and citizens'…
Crime in Japan is back to normal
Author: Martina Baradel, Oxford University In July 2022, the violent killing of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, shot at…
Courtesy resignations won’t solve the Philippine National Police’s problems
Author: Gemmo Fernandez, ANU and Ruby Rosselle Tugade, University of the Philippines On 4 January 2023, Secretary of the Interior…
Injustice persists amid security shake-up in the Philippines
Author: Kevin Nielsen M Agojo, City University of Hong Kong Barely a year into his administration, Philippine President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’…
Digitisation no magic pill for China’s public health ailments
Author: Fan Yang, Deakin University China has prioritised the implementation of digital technology in the health sector in recent years.…
Beijing’s BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council
Author: Anna Hayes, JCU As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote…
Climate of fear engulfs Vietnam’s mainstream media
Author: Dien Luong, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute A fear-cloaked dynamic has increasingly percolated Vietnam’s information environment, in both cyberspace and the…
Listening to Chinese whispers shielded Beijing from COVID-19 blame
Author: Ryan Manuel, Bilby China was wracked with unprecedented anti-zero-COVID protests in late November 2022. They started with a fire…