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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
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Next steps in advocating for the Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands countries face the classic challenge as strategic competition unfolds across the Indo-Pacific, finding themselves wedged, like the proverbial meat in the, …
November 6, 2020
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How the US can build cooperation in the Pacific
The United States is in the midst of a major shift in focus to the Indo-Pacific as it competes with China for global influence. This contest will affect key US priorities and…
October 27, 2020
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New Zealand and US elections mean Australia is looking after ANZUS Pacific interests
Elections in New Zealand and the United States will challenge progress that has been made in the Pacific by ANZUS countries.…
October 26, 2020
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Now is the Time to Implement a Multilateral Strategy for the Pacific
Washington should build upon new Congressional initiatives to strengthen its alliances and partnerships with Pacific Islands Countries (PICs). It can best do so by looking beyond…
August 12, 2020
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The Ironies in Australia’s 2020 Defence Update
Alan Tidwell examines how the tyranny of distance has long shaped Australian strategic thinking. The defence of Australia has been challenged by and benefitted from that.…
July 16, 2020
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Compacts of Free Association Countries: Diaspora in the US
For 3 decades, citizens of Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau have been able to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely without a visa…
July 9, 2020
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The Legacy of Nuclear Testing in the Pacific
Starting in 1946 the United States, followed by the United Kingdom and France, began long period of nuclear testing the Pacific. One hundred and five atmospheric and underwater…
July 9, 2020