Taiwan’s control of COVID-19 and robust investment policies have helped its economy grow, but many potential challenges remain for its government, Huynh Tam Sang writes.

Rather than creating chaos in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the COVID-19 pandemic has been turned into an opportunity for the Kim dynasty to further tighten its grip on power, Leonid Petrov writes.

Anyone hoping for a post-pandemic boom of international cooperation might want to manage their expectations, Gorana Grgić writes.

The pandemic has shone a spotlight on existing systemic issues in Australia’s disability support and aged care sectors – particularly on the need for a robust workforce investment strategy, Laura Davy writes.

Before low-risk Australians get the jab, Australia must provide Papua New Guinea and its Pacific neighbours vaccines so that their front-line health workers can safely do their jobs, Jennifer Tierney writes.

Despite 12 months of trying, many Australians are struggling to get back home, and the effects of COVID-19 also continue to impact those who choose to migrate to Australia, Marianne Dickie writes.