Category: Oceanic Currents
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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
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A Constructive Response to Multilateral Engagement with Pacific Island Countries
The Freely Associated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau joined by Kiribati and Nauru have announced their intention to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum. …
March 2, 2021
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Palau President Remengesau to give the Peter Tali Coleman Lecture
Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau, will give the Peter Tali Coleman Lecture on Pacific Public Policy, reflecting on his time in.…
January 5, 2021
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Remembering Peter Tali Coleman
“Come let us build for the future in partnership,” wrote Peter Tali Coleman in.…
December 1, 2020