The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia’s struggle to retain influence among its Pacific island neighbours as foreign powers play a greater role and as small nations brace for the impacts of climate change. 

Our Sphere of Influence explores the security challenges facing nations in the southern Pacific and whether Australia will need new approaches to secure its relations and interests.

• Hugh White explores whether Australia can become a dominant force in the Pacific region.
• Katerina Teaiwa examines the impact of climate change on vulnerable Pacific island nations.
• Jenny Hayward-Jones asks how Australia can secure its Pacific interests.
• Sean Dorney reports from inside the forgotten colony of Papua New Guinea. 
• Euan Graham proposes a solution to address Australia’s knowledge gaps about China.
• Elizabeth Becker analyses Lindsey Hilsum’s In Extremis and the challenges for female foreign correspondents.
• Alison Broinowski examines Paul Scharre’s Army of None, autonomous weapons and the future of warfare.
• Bill Farmer looks at Michael McKenzie’s Common Enemies and Australia and Indonesia’s relationship on law, terrorism and justice.
• Robert Kelly considers the rise of North Korea’s tyrant Kim Jong Un and Anna Fifield’s The Great Successor.
• Kayleigh Long reports on Anthony Ware and Costas Laoutides’ Myanmar’s “Rohingya” Conflict and the plight of the world’s most persecuted minority.

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