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UXO, NRH and the PBP: Crafting Meaningful Development Partnerships in Solomon Islands
Thousands of UXO litter the Pacific Islands where WWII battles took place. Solomon Islands is no exception having seen some of the fiercest engagements from 1942-45. 80 years on…
August 25, 2022
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Next steps for American Engagement with the Pacific Islands
Washington has made monumental steps in improving its engagement with the Pacific Islands countries. Several new initiatives have been announced. US President Joe Biden will meet…
August 22, 2022
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Georgetown on the Great Barrier Reef
Georgetown’s newest summer study abroad program sent students to the Great Barrier Reef. The program — titled “Politics of Marine Conservation” — brought a cohort of…
August 15, 2022
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CANZPS Director Testifies at the Hearing on “Challenges from Chinese Policy in 2022: Zero-COVID, Ukraine, and Pacific Diplomacy”
Alan Tidwell, director of the Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, testified before the the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission on…
August 8, 2022
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Felled by its own Failures
Lawyers William Kadi and Dirk Heinz examine Solomon Islands heavy reliance on extractive industries making it susceptible to the resource curse and social.…
July 4, 2022
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U.S. Should FACE Facts in the Pacific
The United States needs an engagement policy with the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) that is Flexible, Appropriate, Coordinated and Effective ).…
June 5, 2022
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We Can Work It Out: Improving U.S. Pacific Engagement
Congress should pass, and the President should sign, legislation creating the permanent interagency working group on the Pacific. It would deliver immediate and effective…
May 26, 2022
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Basic Instincts – Thoughts on PRC Bases in the Pacific
Most people think of a base as having military personnel, a fence, a gate and a sign. Is this really a base? What is a?…
May 22, 2022
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China-Solomon Islands Security Agreement and Blue Pacific (In)Securities
This panel, Wednesday, April 20 at 2PM, of prominent Solomon Islanders will share their perspectives on the China–Solomon Islands security agreement and other.…
April 15, 2022
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Peacemaking: A Guide for Smaller States
Students from Smaller States and Peacemaking (INAF 360) collaborated to create a peacemaking guide for smaller.…
April 10, 2022