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From Nemat Bizhan on Is PNG a fragile state?
Dear Paul: Thank you for your insightful remarks and further clarification about the then Shadow Treasurer's statement in 2018. We truly appreciate such a level of engagement with our analysis and hope to learn more in the future. We'll build on our study and look forward to further interactions.
To add some clarification about our approach, while the World Bank and other Fragile States rankings are useful, in our paper, we assessed state fragility across five dimensions: state legitimacy, capacity, security and conflict, economy and resilience. We didn't use the term Failed State in our analysis because it was abandoned as it was largely seen to be politically offensive. The Failed State Index, for instance, was changed to Fragile State Index in 2019. Other sources also use the term fragile state.
Also, PNG's achievements have been remarkable in some areas, such as sustaining democratic institutions and community resilience, which we argue in our paper. We, too, hope that a positive scenario prevails in PNG.
From Patrick Kilby on Regionalism in retreat
A recent statement from the president of Palau about the PIG process and Australia’s and New Zealand’s abject failure in statecraft seems to give an own goal to China which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but given the Australian governments focus on Pacific step up seems not the wisest move, unless it has decided Micronesia doesn’t matter, which if the case is also seems ill thought through.
From Keith Birchley on Lofty ambitions meet hard reality: reflections on PNG’s economic data
Good to read of your work, Kingtau. Well done!
From Loretta Dilu on Patriarchy and corrupt political practices are hindering female participation in PNG politics
Thank you!
From Loretta Dilu on Patriarchy and corrupt political practices are hindering female participation in PNG politics
Thank you.
From Loretta Dilu on Patriarchy and corrupt political practices are hindering female participation in PNG politics
Thank you Jacob.
I hope we will see some positive change in the PNG's upcoming general elections
From Albert Schram on Corruption in the Pacific: no change in perceptions in 2020
Without any high profile, or even low profile conviction, and the slow start of ICAC, how could there be a change in perception of corruption in PNG?
From Albert Schram on The 2021 census risks failing again
I am happy Mr. Laveil is drawing attention to the often ignored issue of inadequate census and household survey data in PNG. He fails to point out, however, that for some reason the DHS is not included in the Pacific Datahub, see my"Three Myths about Papua New Guinea’s Development" http://bit.ly/3mythsdralbert
From Albert Schram on Is PNG a fragile state?
I would love the term "fragile state" never to be applied to PNG again. The real fragile states are in East and Central Africa, where war and other emergencies are an order of magnitude more serious.
From Albert Schram on The future of the University of the South Pacific
Great to read a clear and direct overview of the situation at the University of the South Pacific. I have been saying for a while that stronger language by Australia and New Zealand, major contributors to USP, two years ago would have made all the difference. Today, there is still no clear end to this saga.
I also pointed out some parallelisms between political interventions at the PNG University of Technology and UNRE in 2018 by Peter O'Neill's aspiring autocratic government, see https://bit.ly/usp3dralbert.
Recent coverage in The Guardian of the conviction of Rex Paki, the former Chairman of the PNG University of Technology' s commercial arms by a Singaporean court, reminds us that we are playing with the big boys in international organized crime, not just a few dishonest university council members or staff, see: http://bit.ly/rexpaki.
Possibly, this also explains the extraordinary extent the government of PM Bainimarama in Fiji is going to avoid any real investigation in mismanagement, misappropriating of assets, bribes and kick-backs. His bait and switch tactic now to make it about the promotion of a wife of an opposition politician, lacks any credibility. If it were a simple row about a few promotions and travel reimbursements, the Vice-Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia's whistleblowing would not have turned into a saga lasting over 2,5 years. It would grace Australia if it would clearly take the side of VC Pal, who after all is a citizen.
From experience of being deported 4 times from PNG for exposing corruption at the PNG University of Technology, I know how stressful it is to be kept bungling, in particular since the process can drive you to personal bankrupcy.
From Nigel joash on PNG’s Higher Education Loan Program: in need of help
I'm a student at sonoma Adventist college and my parents are subsistence farmers and cannot afford for the income. They have paid already the 50%of the total fee .and I was advised that there is HELP so I kindly ask for your help
From Maholopa Laveil on The 2021 census risks failing again