In 2021, I wrote a book called Price of the Modi Years. Freedom House’s “Freedom in the World” index looks at the rule of law, political pluralism and elections, functioning of government, civil liberties, freedom of expression, association and organisation and individual rights. The World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index rates nations on criminal and civil justice system, fundamental …
Police in Tonga say an alleged Comancheros gang member deported from Australia was behind moves to establish the outlaw motorcycle group in the Pacific Island — an attempt they say was disrupted in a drug bust this month. Tonga Police Commissioner Shane McLennan said police began an operation targeting the Comancheros when a "patched" member was deported from Australia to …
In short: The results from the latest Lowy Institute survey of Australian attitudes toward foreign policy and global affairs have been released. Fifty-three per cent of the Australians surveyed in this year's poll said they saw China as more of a security threat than an economic partner — an almost identical result to last year. Seventy-one per cent of those …
New research suggests that some Melanesian nations may take years to achieve even basic COVID-19 vaccination coverage, hampering their economic recovery and raising the risk of new variants emerging close to Australia's shores. Key points: The Lowy Institute predicts only a third of Papua New Guinea's adult population will be fully vaccinated by April 2026 Social media has driven vaccine …
