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2023 Asia Power Index
Interactives
2023 Asia Power Index
A comprehensive assessment of the changing distribution of power in Asia, ranking 26 countries and territories through 133 indicators.
Attack shows US can’t take its eyes off Iran
Commentary
Attack shows US can’t take its eyes off Iran
Originally published in The Australian.
New tax increase on PNG banks raises concerns
Commentary
New tax increase on PNG banks raises concerns
This article originally appeared in the Economist Intelligence Unit, 23 December 2022.
Pacific Change Makers: Pacific Fusion Centre - Breaking new ground in a contested Pacific?
Podcasts
Pacific Change Makers: Pacific Fusion Centre - Breaking new ground in a contested Pacific?
  The Pacific Fusion Centre is a new Pacific regional body aiming to critically analyse the pressing security issues facing the Pacific Islands and better inform decision…
PNG’s sovereign wealth fund struggles to get off the ground
Commentary
PNG’s sovereign wealth fund struggles to get off the ground
This article originally appeared in the Economist Intelligence Unit, 23 November 2022.
Park the hyperbole about Wong’s historic visit
Commentary
Park the hyperbole about Wong’s historic visit
The two countries may be renegotiating a fresh framework for diplomatic ties, but they are doing it with palpable wariness on both sides. Originally published in the Australian…
Conversations: Nuclear threats, non-proliferation and Australia
Podcasts
Conversations: Nuclear threats, non-proliferation and Australia
Hervé Lemahieu discusses the continuing threat of nuclear weapons, global efforts at arms control and Australia's interactions with the global non-proliferation regime around its…
Mixed report card: China’s influence at the United Nations
Analyses
Mixed report card: China’s influence at the United Nations
China is of growing importance to the UN system, and Beijing is aiming to capitalise on this influence at the world body.