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Haiti’s fifth leader in three years sworn in amid spiralling violence
Prof Nicolas Lemay-Hebert speaks with SBS World News

Haiti conflict
Prof Nicolas Lemay-Hebert speaks with ABC The World

Climate Financing expected to be main agenda of Pacific Islands at COP29
Salā Dr George Carter speaks to ABC Pacific Beat

Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Salā Dr George Carter speaks to Benar News

AUKUS proves Australia and U.S. to be an Odd Couple: Book Review
Benedict Moleta gives a book review in Independent Australia

Fake kidnaps and real dangers of disinformation in Pacific Islands
Dr Anouk Ride writes in Lowy Institute - The Interpreter

Harris and Trump’s closing message to voters couldn’t be further apart
Wes Widmaier speaks to The New Daily

Why is the Commonwealth so popular, despite its colonial legacy?
Dr George Carter speaks on the ABC Pacific Beat

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Tue, 8 Nov 2022

Governing garbage: the interplay between formality and informality in solid waste management in the Indonesian urban context

This research focuses on the interplay between formality and informality in waste management and its impact on urban governance.
Tue, 1 Nov 2022

Clientelism and Public Health: Explaining Variation in Healthcare Services in Three Indonesian Cities

What explains the disparity of healthcare services in Indonesia, with inadequate and uneven distribution of healthcare resources and technical capacities across regions?
Thu, 20 Oct 2022

Special address by H.E Fernando Arias

Over the past 25 years, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been a remarkable success for multilateral disarmament.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022

Renegotiating Japan’s Post-War Bargains: The Transformation of Japan's Foreign Policy and the Pluralisation of U.S. Hegemonic Order in the 1970s

In this research seminar, Yusuke Ishihara shows that Japan made major and important decisions on geopolitical, economic, and regional-political processes in the post-war era. 
Tue, 18 Oct 2022

Protests in the city of fear: Hong Kong’s anti-government movement under the Covid-19 pandemic and the National Security Law

Hong Kong’s large-scale pro-democratic and anti-government street protests made media headlines around the world in 2019.
Tue, 18 Oct 2022

The blue edge: Science and diplomacy in Antarctica

Antarctica is home to one of the world’s most enduring joint problem solving partnerships.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022

What about Whataboutism?
Speakers address the issue of "whataboutism" in political discourse, particularly in relation to criticisms of China. They examine the ethical and political aspects of using comparisons to deflect from China's actions, while also considering the desire to avoid double standards.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022

Chasing freedom: The Philippines’ long journey to democratic ambivalence

How did Rodrigo Duterte, and more recently Ferdinand Marcos Jr, earn the support of large segments of the Philippine middle class, despite elevating arbitrary rule and offering little tolerance for
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