Pacific Wayfinder Blog

The Pacific Security College welcomes blog contributions from individuals with expertise and an interest in security within the Blue Pacific Continent. 

While aligning with themes relevant to the Boe Declaration or the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, articles can explore a range of topics, such as climate change, community policing, safety for market mamas, growing geopolitical pressure in our region, and food, energy, recourse and maritime security, among others.

Pitches can be sent to megan.dingwall@anu.edu.au

Blog submissions must be original, factual and written in clear English. The content must align with and be relevant to security issues outlined in the Boe Declaration on Regional Security and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. Submissions should include hyperlinks to credible news sources or academic references embedded within the text to support arguments. 

We value storytelling combined with academic rigor and trend analysis. Submissions may range from quick responses to current crises to in-depth explorations of long-term security challenges.  

• Submit a brief outline (50-200 words) of your proposed topic and its angle. Include any relevant timelines for publication if linked to current events. 
• Once the College approves the pitch, the author/s can proceed to develop the full blog post (500-800 words).  
• The blog will undergo a review and copy-editing process by the College’s research and editorial teams. Authors may be asked to make revisions to improve quality and analysis.

Unless otherwise noted, all blog posts published by the Pacific Security College are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This means the written content may be reposted under the following conditions:

1. The use must be for non-commercial purposes;
2. The original author is credited appropriately;
3. You do not remix, transform or build upon the material;
4. The Pacific Security College is credited as the original publisher, with a link back to the original post.

This licence only applies to original material published by the Pacific Security College and does not necessarily apply to material cross-posted or republished from another source with their permission. This articles will be identified at the bottom of the article. Please contact the original source to request permission to republish these posts.

Please note, not all images in our articles are available for reuse. Images credited to the Pacific Security College may be republished without seeking further permission.

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The Pacific Security College is not liable for any copyright infringement resulting from the unauthorised reuse of third-party images.

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