Oceanic Currents

The Honorable David Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia gives the Peter Tali Coleman Lecture in Pacific Public Policy.

President Joe Biden released the United States’ Pacific partnership strategy. Although it bears some resemblance to the Pacific engagement strategy that was drafted by the Asia–Pacific Security Affairs Subcommittee of…

Michael Walsh discusses democracy and governance with Ilana Seid, Palau's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

The Wall Street Journal recently published an editorial The Unwisdom of the Solomon Islands. Written by the Editorial Board, this opinion piece focused on the Honiara’s decision to pause international…

Cary Yan and Gina Zhou, two Marshallese citizens of Chinese descent, were charged on September 2, 2022 for money laundering and violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The two defendants…

Over the last few months, a great deal of ink has been spilt over the strengthening of relations between the Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China.

Thousands of UXO litter the Pacific Islands where WWII battles took place. Solomon Islands is no exception having seen some of the fiercest engagements from 1942-45. 80 years on UXO…

Washington has made monumental steps in improving its engagement with the Pacific Islands countries. Several new initiatives have been announced. US President Joe Biden will meet with Pacific Islands leaders,…

Alan Tidwell, director of the Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, testified before the the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission on August 3, 2022.

CANZPs affiliate, Gordon Peake, and Miranda Forsyth consider the underlying causes of electoral violence in PNG.