Category: Oceanic Currents
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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
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Pacific leaders may be sceptical of US engagement
In an article originally appearing in the the East Asia Forum, CANZPS affiliate Jerry Finin and Emeritus Professor Terence Wesley-Smith voice concerns over the approach taken by…
April 21, 2022
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The Solomon Islands, China and the West: Contested Colonial Legacies
CANZPS affiliate Professor Saleem Ali argues for donor countries to help Solomon Islands strengthen its domestic.…
April 21, 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 United States Must Operationalize Resources to Secure the Pacific
The Indo-Pacific region has become the epicenter of the US-China competition for global influence. Vulnerable regional stakeholders are susceptible to China’s malign influence,…
February 7, 2022