South Pacific

Dec. 21, 2017 It’s time to look back on how we fared this year.

Dec. 15, 2017 The dysfunction that will characterize the year has a decade’s worth of momentum behind it.

Nov. 2, 2017 A defense cooperation initiative between Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. is being resurrected, this time on firmer grounds.

June 7, 2017 Japan’s defeat at Midway was a freak, and that freak created the world we live in.

Feb 13, 2017 A look at US military and investment positions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Feb. 3, 2017 Personalities aside, both countries need each other.

Nov. 7, 2016 People who have emigrated from Europe share a common experience.

Oct. 20, 2016 The country’s relatively strong export numbers won’t last.

Jan. 22, 2016 Australia has the 12th largest economy in the world and it is the sixth largest country by land mass. It is without question the most powerful nation in the South Pacific, yet has struggled to achieve one of its most important strategic goals.

Dec. 2, 2015 We look ahead at the major geopolitical developments the world can expect to see in 2016. These include fragmentation in the European Union, as a result of the continuing refugee and financial crises, and a reluctant confrontation between Turkey and the Islamic State.

Dec. 2, 2015 We look ahead at the major geopolitical developments the world can expect to see in 2016. These include fragmentation in the European Union, as a result of the continuing refugee and financial crises, and a reluctant confrontation between Turkey and the Islamic State.

Here is a summary of some of our key predictions for the year ahead.