Anything less than defeat is a victory
Indonesia’s West Papua strategy demonstrates how you can win every battle and still lose the war, writes Dan McGarry.
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A hard choice, but a simple one
There’s nothing complicated about the MSG’s decision on whether to include West Papua as a member, but that doesn’t make it easy, writes Dan McGarry.
Three plays in two days
Vanuatu has seen a lot of high—and low—drama last week. That’s more than a lot of people wanted, writes Dan McGarry.
On be(com)ing happy
'A few days after cyclone Pam destroyed his home, a twelve-year-old boy taught me a paradoxical lesson about happiness,' writes Dan McGarry
An urban custom story
Wan Smolbag’s new play, Kaekae Rat is a broadly acted but subtly layered allegory of life in modern Melanesia. The play has a bit of a Cinderella quality to it, but here, it’s the rats that are riding in coaches. It is the most ambitious of Wan Smolbag’s plays in terms of its storytelling, writes Dan McGarry.