Category: Oceanic Currents
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We Should Demand More from Those Who Cover the Solomon Islands
Over the last few months, a great deal of ink has been spilt over the strengthening of relations between the Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of. …
August 30, 2022
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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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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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Papua New Guinea: Election Violence Shows Lack of Trust in the State
CANZPs affiliate, Gordon Peake, and Miranda Forsyth consider the underlying causes of electoral violence in.…
August 2, 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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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in Perspective
Introduction During the lead up to the 21 May 2022 Australian Federal election, the Solomon Islands signed a security pact in late April with the People’s Republic of…
June 24, 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