John is an Analyst with an interest in Indo-Pacific geopolitics. Master of International Relations (Australian National University) graduate with study focus on the Indo-Pacific. Qualified lawyer (University of Auckland, NZ) with experience in post-colonial Pacific & NZ legal systems.
US Vice President Kamala Harris will begin a Southeast Asian diplomatic tour in Singapore today. Harris will reiterate President Joe
READ MORESouth Korea will mark National Liberation Day across the country today, commemorating independence from Japanese colonial rule. Commemoration events ahead
READ MOREThe Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist group is set to begin weekly one-day “lockdowns” in Nigeria’s south-eastern region tomorrow
READ MOREPhoto: AFP/Mohd Rasfan Despite the Malaysian King’s objection over the constitutionality of the move, Malaysia’s COVID-19 state of emergency will
READ MOREThe Russian navy will mark its 352nd anniversary in St Petersburg and other ports around the country today. A major
READ MORESao Tome and Principe (STP) will hold presidential elections today. The election features an open field of 19 candidates and
READ MOREAustralia’s annual NAIDOC Week, celebrating indigenous Australian peoples and cultures concludes today. The conclusion comes as indigenous Torres Strait Islanders—spurred
READ MORELibya’s interim-Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is scheduled to meet with the Presidential Council today to discuss an ongoing dispute
READ MOREA controversial constitutional referendum on Haiti’s political system scheduled for today has been postponed indefinitely. President Jovenel Moise has ruled
READ MOREThe UN will commemorate “World Refugee Day” today. In light of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the UN calls on
READ MOREPeace talks between Sudan and a faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) are due to end today in
READ MORENew justices will be appointed to the five-member bench of Nepal’s Supreme Court today to hear a case challenging
READ MORENew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will host her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in Queenstown today for their annual two-day
READ MOREThe US and ASEAN will hold virtual talks today between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and ASEAN’s foreign ministers.
READ MOREBangladesh’s latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are due to lapse today. The lockdown orders suspended inter-city travel, confined residents to their
READ MORERemnants of China’s Long March 5B Space Rocket are expected to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere today. The 57-meter rocket carried
READ MORELocal government elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP)—India’s most populous state—will conclude today. The elections’ four rounds of voting commenced on
READ MORESamoa’s Supreme Court will today deliberate a constitutional case which could break an electoral stalemate in place since Samoa’s April
READ MOREA trans-Tasman two-way travel bubble allowing quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand will begin today. New Zealanders have been able
READ MOREThe west African nation of Benin will host its presidential election today. Incumbent Patrice Talon is favoured to win since
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