As a companion to today’s article on armed conflict in the PNG Highlands, and with the...
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Stop the see-saw: how to address conflict in the PNG Highlands
A question commonly asked about the inter-group conflict currently occurring in the PNG Highlands...
The paradox of empowerment: gender norms and intimate partner...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global scourge, with nearly one in three women experiencing...
A new Porgera? Part II
“It’s the same old blues again,” sang Eric Clapton, and there might be a few Ipili and Engan people...
Polygamy is spreading in PNG
In Papua New Guinea, the proliferation of social problems related to polygamous marriages has led...
Is the kina depreciating?
There is lots of talk these days about currency depreciation in Papua New Guinea. And the kina did...
A new Porgera?
Sometimes writing headlines is just too easy: “The new Porgera: old wine, new bottles” would have...
From chaos to reform in PNG: lessons from Morauta’s leadership
In the wake of the recent declaration of a state of emergency in Papua New Guinea, a sense of anger...
January riots in PNG: underlying causes, implications and the...
2024 started terribly for Papua New Guinea as civil riots rocked the nation. What started as a...
A PNG-Australia security framework: not a treaty but solid...
On 7 December 2023, the prime ministers of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed an historic...