Riley Duke

Research Associate, Pacific Aid Map
Riley Duke
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Riley Duke is a Research Associate working on the Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map. Prior to joining the Institute in 2022, Riley worked as an intern at the Institute for Economics and Peace and was a recipient of a scholarship position for the Think Pacific internship program. He holds a Master of International Relations from the University of Sydney, with a specialisation in Country Risk Assessment. He was a participant in the University of Sydney Policy Reform Project, co-authoring a research paper commissioned by the Australian Human Rights Council. His research interests include aid and development policy in the Pacific, development finance, aid efficiency and sovereign risk.

Fragmented and burdensome: Small European donors are clogging Pacific aid channels
Fragmented and burdensome: Small European donors are clogging Pacific aid channels
Competition, political self-interest, and poor coordination are overburdening the region’s administrations.
The Translator: The nomenclature of foreign aid
The Translator: The nomenclature of foreign aid
A series in which experts explain the sometimes baffling jargon of international affairs.
A new China loan threatens Vanuatu’s debt outlook
A new China loan threatens Vanuatu’s debt outlook
A new major infrastructure project could leave the country on the road to debt distress.
Tonga walks a tightrope on its Chinese debts
Tonga walks a tightrope on its Chinese debts
After a decade of delays, appeals and failed negotiations, Tonga has begun the process of repaying its sizable debt to China.
Australia sets the rhythm in a complex Pacific dance
Commentary
Australia sets the rhythm in a complex Pacific dance
Original posted in The Canberra Times
De-risking developing country debt
De-risking developing country debt
Debt suspension clauses should be rolled out by Western lenders, including Australia.
Measuring the climate cost to Pacific development
Commentary
Measuring the climate cost to Pacific development
Originally published in Samoa Observer, 4 November 2023.
Measuring the climate cost to Pacific development
Measuring the climate cost to Pacific development
International assistance is not keeping up with intensifying rate and scale of disasters in the region.
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