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Category: Oceanic Currents

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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

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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