Influence pushes will destabilise Pacific Islands

China, Taiwan and others seek to increase their Pacific-area influence

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Papua New Guinea politics will enter brittle stability

Papua New Guinea's politics have stabilised for now but its economy is vulnerable

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Uncertainties in Argentina and Brazil are undermining an already weak panorama in the pre-election period

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Laos’s declining forest cover is heavily degraded and losing biodiversity

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The government’s controversial revival of the prospect of a jungle road project is a gift for the opposition

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The economy is performing better than expected despite recession in Argentina and Brazil, but growth will stay weak

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Other South-east Asian nations may need to give further policy attention to timber exports

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The government is convening a long-awaited peace conference, building on the legacy of 1947

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Environmental crime is worse than previously thought, and its effects are felt beyond the obvious impacts on the planet

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Climate-vulnerable Pacific island states now seek to encourage developed economies to follow through on COP21 pledges

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