Alexandre Dayant
The Lowy Institute
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Past articles by Alexandre:
Mapping Southeast Asian development assistance
A new measure of foreign aid impact in countries hit by Covid and infrastructure failure is set to fill the gap. → Read More
Solomons: How Australia stacks up in a China aid bidding war
Lowy Institute’s Pacific Aid Map reveals the true scope of Australia’s development assistance to the region. → Read More
Forecasting vaccination in the Pacific
In the race to protect populations, big parts of the region have fallen well behind. → Read More
France-Australia: Welcome back, Your Excellency, urgent matters await
AUKUS was a blow to Australia’s French romance but the Pacific region needs the two regional powers to kiss and make up. → Read More
China’s declining Pacific aid presence
Beijing is becoming less generous. New data suggests 2018 was a high water mark for China’s aid to the region. → Read More
Aiding the Pacific during Covid: An update
While the money is flowing, the outlook for the region has also darkened considerably. → Read More
New Caledonia’s third independence referendum, and the day after
With the next – and final – ballot set for December, consequences of a Yes or No choice are becoming clear. → Read More
Pacific development outlook for 2021
The economic toll of the pandemic will take years to recover from, but signs of progress are starting to appear. → Read More
Avoiding a “lost decade” in the Pacific
Remoteness has helped the Pacific mitigate the worst health risks in the pandemic – but not the severe economic costs. → Read More
The Pacific has pulled off a coronavirus miracle. But it comes at a price
Originally published in ABC News. → Read More
Health spending and foreign aid in the Pacific
The newest Pacific Aid Map, with nearly a decade of project-level data for the region, helps shine a light on health. → Read More
New Caledonia: A vote lost, yet independence advocates claim a win
A closer result in the second of three possible referendums shows the territory’s future is not yet settled. → Read More
The demographic influence in New Caledonia’s next referendum
Ahead of the second independence ballot, shifting demographics and past voting patterns offer insight into the result. → Read More
Europe, united in recovery – for now
A “historic” agreement has buoyed markets and marks a further, albeit temporary, step towards European federalism. → Read More
Chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific: Not just the big fish
Small donors seeking UN Security Council seats are providing more aid to Pacific nations. → Read More
Aiding the Pacific during Covid – a stock-take and further steps
Money is flowing, but the proportion of support is well below amounts advanced economies are deploying for themselves. → Read More
Covid-19 exposes the need for a European constitution
The pandemic has ruptured the fragile solidarity at the heart of the European project. There is a chance to fix it. → Read More
How much is too much? Covid loans for the Pacific
Not all regional nations are overloaded by debt. There is some scope to lend sustainably. → Read More
Pacific links: Social media as a tool to protect health and economies
The Lowy Institute is using analytical tool CrowdTangle to monitor and track online messages across the region. → Read More
Aid links: Coronavirus and the developing world
The spread of Covid-19 to countries with already struggling health systems is raising alarms. → Read More