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Anna Naupa

Anna Naupa is a Pacific policy and development specialist. Anna holds MAs in Geography and Public Administration from the University of Hawai’i, Manoa, and Harvard University’s Kennedy School respectively. She has previously written on a range of topics including Pacific geopolitics and regionalism, sustainable development and human rights. She volunteers on a community ocean heritage initiative on her home island of Erromango in Vanuatu, which is generously supported by the One Ocean Hub’s DEEP Fund. The opinions expressed are her own.

Thinking about the future of Pacific security

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Anna Naupa - 15 Jul 2024

Thinking about the future of Pacific security

The recent launch of the Pacific Regional Security Outlook 2023-24 by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and the Pacific Fusion Centre forecasts an increasingly complex security environment dominated by…

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Can Oceanic diplomacy solve the Pacific’s maritime disputes?

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Anna Naupa - 11 Jul 2022

Can Oceanic diplomacy solve the Pacific’s maritime disputes?

The Mota Lava Treaty between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu shows how traditional Oceanic diplomacy can be incorporated into current practice, Anna Naupa writes. On 7 October 2016, neighbouring countries…

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