Speech by President Juncker at the European Parliament on President Trump's...
When I addressed the Paris Conference in November 2015 I saw the world united around a simple goal: to hand over to future generations a healthier planet, more stable, fairer societies and, more...
View ArticleSmithsonian Asian Pacific American Center To Host Ae Kai: A Culture Lab in...
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center will present ʻAe Kai: A Culture Lab on Convergence in Honolulu Friday through Sunday, July 7–9. The event will take place July 7 and 8 from 11 a.m. to 9...
View ArticleF.E. Warren AFB tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. read more
View Article'Voice of the Sea' will highlight Hokulea's historic voyage and homecoming
The television series Voice of the Sea will feature the inspirational Hōkūle‘a voyage and homecoming on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at 6 p.m. read more
View ArticleSmall Island nations at the frontline of climate action
New York, September 18 – Climate change affects development of all nations, regardless of location or size of economy. Yet, no other group of nations is more vulnerable to its devastating effects than...
View ArticleThe Cook Islands and the downside of developed country status
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has officially determined that the Cook Islands will graduate to developed country status in late 2018, removing it from the...
View ArticlePacific island links: PNG politics, Ambae, Tsais visit and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program. read more
View ArticlePacific island links: Solomon Islands leadership, NZ and Tokelau, Tsai...
By Euan Moyle, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program. read more
View ArticleCoalition Urges Congress to Ensure Health of Nations Youth
Today, the American Humanist Association join over 100 national and state organizations join in calling on Congress to uphold funding for Office of Adolescent Health’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program...
View ArticleDespite progress, 180 million children face bleaker prospects than their...
NEW YORK, 20 November 2017 – Despite global progress, 1 in 12 children worldwide live in countries where their prospects today are worse than those of their parents, according to a UNICEF analysis...
View ArticleUN womens rights experts issue findings on Burkina Faso, Singapore, Paraguay,...
GENEVA (20 November 2017) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published its findings on the following countries which it examined during its 23 October to 17...
View ArticleRichard Marles on Australia and the Pacific
On 21 November the Hon Richard Marles MP, Shadow Minister for Defence, delivered an address to the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Australia's approach to the Pacific. read more
View ArticleTime for Australia to forge free compact agreements in the Pacific
What a difference 14 years make. The launch of the Foreign Policy White Paper on Thursday, the first since 2003, marks the strongest commitment by Australia to the Pacific region in recent memory. The...
View ArticlePacific island links: Manus standoff ends, radioactive waste and tourist traps
By Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program. read more
View ArticleAustralias coal-fired diplomacy burns Pacific friends
Australia likes to pride itself as a Pacific power, one that shares common values with Pacific island neighbours to work towards what the new Foreign Policy White Paper calls 'a shared agenda for...
View ArticleDodging the hard questions in the Pacific
The Foreign Policy White Paper calls for enhanced engagement with the Pacific islands, a welcome priority that was echoed in Shadow Defence Minister Richard Marles' recent speech to the Lowy Institute....
View ArticleDiscussion: what next for UN climate talks?
Leading international climate negotiators and their advisors will analyse the outcomes of the Bonn climate talks and discuss key issues for future negotiations at an IIED event on 14 December. read more
View ArticleTaiwan and its South Pacific allies
With fleeting news coverage, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China last month concluded official visits to Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, three diplomatic allies of Taiwan in...
View ArticlePassports of convenience from the Pacific islands
Passport sales programs have an uneven history in the Pacific Islands. Although Tonga was among the first of the countries to sell its passports to thousands of purchasers (starting in the early...
View ArticleUN child rights experts issue findings on Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Panama,...
GENEVA (8 February 2018) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its findings on the following countries which it examined during its latest session from 15 January to 2 February in...
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