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CEO - @mckellinstitute | Author - 'Divided Isles: Solomon Islands & the China Switch’ | Writer, 'Iron Winter', a documentary. (www.ironwinterfilm.com).

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Researcher, writer, commentator from Sydney, Australia. Focus on Australian politics, foreign affairs, Central Asia, public policy analysis.

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How Sanctions are Hurting Russia's Central Asian Ambitions

How Sanctions are Hurting Russia's Central Asian Ambitions

RIA Novosti Few contest the fact that Putin's Russia has demonstrated overtly expansionist ambitions in recen…

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Tajikistan: An Opportunity for Great Power Cooperation

Tajikistan: An Opportunity for Great Power Cooperation

One of the least known nations on the planet, Tajikistan demands little attention from the outside world - ev…

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Australia's Unique Position in a Negotiated Political Resolution in Syria

Australia's Unique Position in a Negotiated Political Resolution in Syria

Commentators can sometimes be dismissive of Australia's place in major international disputes. But Canberra's…

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Australia and the Brussels Attack

Australia and the Brussels Attack

The attacks in Brussels on Tuesday that have left 34 dead and hundreds wounded have rightly shocked Australia…

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Australia's Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG 'Solution'

Australia's Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG 'Solution'

Malcolm Turnbull announced the largest ever defense project to be built on Australian soil on Tuesday. This s…

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A New Year Brings New Turmoil for Australia's Turnbull Government

A New Year Brings New Turmoil for Australia's Turnbull Government

With January less than half over, two scandals have rocked his administration, and only inflamed the sense th…

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Visa free Pacific-Australia travel is the next logical step in the relationship

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By Edward Cavanough
| The Lowy Institute
On my first visit to Vanuatu, I spent a week on the island of Pentecost. Among its many colourful inhabitants was a 30-something teacher from the United Kingdom, who’d made his way there on holiday and never left. He’d married, settled into island life, and even found a local job.
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A Pacific power play could prove the Quad’s relevance

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By Edward Cavanough
| The Lowy Institute
Last December, I trekked around some of the most remote corners of the Solomon Islands province of Malaita. The communities that hosted me – small villages littered with colourful churches, countless children, thatched-roof huts and white sand beaches – were all focused on the latest controversy befalling their island home: the arrival of a Chinese mining company. Back in 2020, the island of Malaita was thrust to fame after making a bold pledge to resist all Chinese investment.
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In Mongolia, climate crisis threatens herding traditions

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By Edward Cavanough
| Al Jazeera English Verified
Tsaikhir Valley, Mongolia – Myagmar-Ochir may be just three years old, but he already has big plans for his future. “I want to be a horseman”, he says. “I want to catch horses with a rope”. Myagmar-Ochir outlines his career aspirations while playing near a rocky stream 50 metres (164 feet) from a small ger, the traditional Mongolian tent he calls home. Among the rocks and snow melt, the toddler spends his days straddled atop a wrought-iron bar — his pretend horse.
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