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Next steps in advocating for the Pacific Islands Forum

Pacific Islands countries face the classic challenge as strategic competition unfolds across the Indo-Pacific, finding themselves wedged, like the proverbial meat in the, …

November 6, 2020

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Blue Pacific Futures with Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General of the Pacific Island Forum, November 2

At 5PM (EST), November 2, Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary-General of the Pacific Island Forum will talk about Blue Pacific Futures. Home to more than 12 million people the Blue…

October 26, 2020

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A Chance Encounter with Jacinda Ardern

Eliza Inder and Jacinda…

October 16, 2020

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A Preview of the 2020 New Zealand Election

On Saturday, October 17, 2020 New Zealand will hold their general election. Labour should win, but will they form government on their own, or will they require support from one…

September 16, 2020

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Now is the Time to Implement a Multilateral Strategy for the Pacific

Washington should build upon new Congressional initiatives to strengthen its alliances and partnerships with Pacific Islands Countries (PICs). It can best do so by looking beyond…

August 12, 2020

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The Ironies in Australia’s 2020 Defence Update

Alan Tidwell examines how the tyranny of distance has long shaped Australian strategic thinking. The defence of Australia has been challenged by and benefitted from that.…

July 16, 2020

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Compacts of Free Association Countries: Diaspora in the US

For 3 decades, citizens of Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau have been able to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely without a visa…

July 9, 2020

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The Legacy of Nuclear Testing in the Pacific

Starting in 1946 the United States, followed by the United Kingdom and France, began long period of nuclear testing the Pacific. One hundred and five atmospheric and underwater…

July 9, 2020

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Where is Chuuk Heading?

Previously known as Truk, Chuuk is a geographical expanse of islands in the Western Pacific barely 1,000 kilometers from the U.S. unincorporated territory of Guam. Chuuk is one…

June 3, 2020

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Australia and New Zealand in the Era of US-China Rivalry

May 13, 2020