John is a Senior 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.
Japan will extend COVID-19 measures for 18 of the country’s 31 prefectures today. Restrictions were due to expire today, but
READ MOREPakistan’s opposition Pakistan People’s Party will hold an anti-government protest march from Karachi to the nation’s capital, Islamabad, today. The
READ MOREThe closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics will conclude the Beijing-hosted event today. Mirroring the opening ceremony, today’s closing
READ MOREIndian Foreign Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will begin a three-day visit to the Philippines today. The visit comes after the
READ MORENorth Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament—the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA)—will meet today in a rare session to discuss the regime’s budgets and
READ MOREFrom today until March 29, the US will suspend 44 flights for four Chinese airlines. The action comes in response
READ MOREMass demonstrations against vaccines and lockdown measures will take place today across several European capitals. The protests come as Europe
READ MOREIraq’s new parliament—confirmed after the October 10 general elections—is expected to sit today. Its first priority will be electing government
READ MOREBangladesh will hold the fourth phase of nationwide local government elections today. This phase of voting will see citizens from
READ MOREChina’s Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong will hold Legislative Council (LegCo) elections today. Originally scheduled for September 2020, these
READ MOREFrance’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia will hold its third independence referendum today under the terms of the 1998 Noumea
READ MOREThousands of Bangladeshi student protesters have given an ultimatum to the government to halve bus fares nationwide by today. The
READ MOREBeginning today, fully vaccinated travellers from Singapore will be permitted to enter Australia without quarantining. The move comes as Australian
READ MORENew Zealand will today loosen quarantine restrictions for returning expats from two weeks to seven days. An ongoing Delta outbreak
READ MORECuba will begin lifting pandemic restrictions today as COVID-19 cases continue to fall from a high of over 17,000 new
READ MOREJapan will hold elections today for the 465 seats of the country’s House of Representatives. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling
READ MOREJapan will host special parliamentary elections for the upper house seats of Shizuoka and Yamaguchi today. New Japanese Prime Minister
READ MORECape Verde—a ten-island Central Atlantic archipelago off the North African coast—will hold presidential elections today.The strongest contenders in the seven-candidate
READ MOREWeek-long voting in the second round of Hungary’s primary runoff election for opposition prime ministerial and parliamentary constituency candidates will
READ MOREPakistan will host the eight-member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for four-day anti-terrorism drills beginning today. Established in
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