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A soldier from Papua New Guinea conducts a range practice during Exercise Olgetta Warrior 2024 with the Australian Defense Force’s Special Operations Command at Holsworthy Barracks, near Sydney, Australia. Pictured on Feb 27, 2024.

Counter Terrorism Act: Facebook shutdown exposes Trojan horse for authoritarianism in PNG

Legal immunity for security forces, vague use-of-force provisions, spying on citizens all add up to legal overreach.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrives at the government palace in Lima to meet with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Nov. 14, 2024.

Just 5 months in office, Prabowo’s problems pile up

The Australian flag flies on board HMAS Adelaide as the ship arrives in the Tongan capital Nuku’alofa, carrying disaster relief and humanitarian aid supplies following the eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga- Hunga Ha’apai. Pictured on Jan. 26, 2022.

Poll position: What Australia’s election holds for the Pacific

People shop for clothes at Dhaka’s New Market area ahead of the Eid al-Fitr celebration, which will be the first one since the fall of Sheikh Hasina, the authoritarian former prime minister, March 2, 2025.

Taking stock of Bangladesh post-Hasina

2025-03-26

Then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, June 22, 2019.

The political fallout from a Philippine strongman’s fall

2025-03-19

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