Coronavirus
Going local: Lessons from Covid response in Indonesia
Covid-19 and the significant changes it presents are forcing new ways of working, including for humanitarian responders. In Indonesia, the government response to the crisis has…
Are African nations putting policing over public health?
In the health and epidemiological challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, countries have had little choice but to introduce strict measures to contain its spread, banning…
COVIDcast: Dame Meg Taylor on keeping Pacific Islands safe
In the latest episode of COVIDcast, Jonathan Pryke, Director of the Lowy Institute’s Pacific islands Program, sat down with Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General of the Pacific…
Podcasts
COVIDcast: Secretary General Meg Taylor on COVID in the Pacific Islands
In this episode Jonathan Pryke, Director of the Lowy Institute’s Pacific Islands Program, sits down with Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum…
The middle power alignment in public attitudes about Covid-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia, Canada and European countries have been cooperating together more in initiatives and groupings without the United States or China…
Emergency aid amid Covid-19: Falling trust and rising obstacles
In March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a global ceasefire, urging solidarity against the common threat posed by Covid-19 and stating that the “only war we…
Designing a “built environment” for the pandemic age
We don’t give much thought to a flushing toilet, until the damn thing is broken. The same goes for the footpath that runs out the front of the house. A ribbon of smooth concrete…
Can Pacific airlines pull out of the dive?
“People who invest in aviation are the biggest suckers in the world.”– David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways
“If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion…
A cry for help as Covid‑19 sweeps Latin America and hunger bites
It was a cry for help, the word “hambre” (hunger) projected against the Torre Telefónica building in downtown Santiago, Chile’s capital. It abruptly woke up a city that has been…
Commentary
China and Australia's relationship is souring but not weakening
COVID-19 and politics are driving them apart but trade keeps them together. Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review.