By North Asia correspondent Natalie Whiting and Akane Saiki in Tokyo In short: Japan’s plans for a new espionage agency, prompted by increasing concerns about countries such as China, are gathering momentum. Japan’s prime minister says strengthening intelligence capabilities is “a matter of the utmost urgency”. What’s next? (ABC-Australia) Japan “really wants” to join AUKUS, […]
Tag: disinformation
Posted inIn Focus
China’s Attempts To Create Distrust Within Palau Shows Where the CCP Vulnerable
By: Cleo Paskal “The crumbling of a regime always starts in the realm of ideas. Changing the way people think is a long-term process. Once the front lines of human thought have been broken through, other defensive lines also become harder to defend.” – Xi Jinping Last week, Palauan legislators and their family members suddenly […]
Posted inTop Stories
AI-Driven Disinformation Emerging as Growing Threat to Palau, Taiwan VP Warns
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (June 10, 2026) — The growing use of artificial intelligence to spread false information is becoming an increasingly serious threat to Palau, with recent attacks targeting local media, public figures and government leaders, prompting renewed calls for stronger cybersecurity and international cooperation. During an interview with Island Times, Taiwan Vice […]
Posted inOpinion
Public service media help anchor reliable information
By Prashanth Pillay, Jo Elsom SYDNEY, 16 FEBRUARY 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) —Across the Indo-Pacific, people are spending more time online but finding it harder to know what to trust. The 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 shows nearly six in ten respondents struggle to distinguish between real and false information. A UK government study in […]