On hard challenges like ocean governance, regional security and human rights, Pacific nations are divided, hesitant or silent ...

Political economy analysis should encompass the aid allocation and distribution process, not just partner-country dynamics, ...

Rick Brennan is an emergency medicine and public health physician specializing in humanitarian assistance, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, and emergency management. He was Regional Emergency ...

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Shanice Espiritu-Amador is Policy and Engagment Officer at the Australian National University's Philippines Institute. She is also a Sessional Academic for the Crawford School of Public Policy and a ...

For decades, the Pacific Islands region has been reliant on donor funding to support development, governance and capacity-building initiatives. While donor support has played a role in strengthening ...

Resurgent geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific has revived longstanding concerns about Australia and other Western donors instrumentalising aid programs to advance national interests rather ...

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.

As Fiji inches toward the 2026 general elections, our nation stands at a pivotal juncture. The question looming over our political future is not merely about policies or party platforms but about ...

Over 305 million people need humanitarian assistance globally today — a staggering number that has almost quadrupled over the past decade. Tragically, as these needs increase across fragile states ...

Birte Leonhardt is a PhD candidate at the Journalism Studies Center at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research focuses on journalistic cultures, values and practices, as well as ...

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.