Category: Oceanic Currents
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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
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Being a Better Partner in the Pacific
Partnerships in the Pacific count. The US, working with its capable ally, Australia, can promote security among the Pacific. …
February 7, 2022
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Australia and Papua New Guinea: Shared History, Complex Relationship
The neighbours, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia share an intertwined and complex. …
September 11, 2021
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Is the US strategy to counter China in the Pacific a $1bn misstep?
Jerry Finin, CANZPS affiliate and Professor Terence Wesley-Smith, University of Hawaii at Manoa argue against seeing the Pacific Islands through a China.…
September 11, 2021
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2021 Pacific Islands Essay Contest
The Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies announces the 2021 Pacific Islands Essay Contest for high school students living in the Pacific Islands. Students will…
April 27, 2021
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Kava and the Congressman
James “Smilin’ Jim” McClintic, member of the US House of Representatives from Oklahoma, didn’t care for kava. Kava, a mild sedative and a muscle relaxant, is a ritual and…
April 16, 2021
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Negotiating a Solution to the PIF Membership Dispute
Pacific regionalism suffered a sharp blow in February 2021 when Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders voted 9 – 8 to put Henry Puna, the former PM of the Cook Islands, into the…
March 10, 2021