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Australia Pacific Security College - 16 Mar 2023
Pacific Security Snapshot | 16 March 2023
The security stories shaping the region ➣ Vanuatu recovers after Cyclones Judy and Kevin ➣ AUKUS partners announce pathway for nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific ➣ Outgoing Federated States of Micronesia President Panuelo makes allegations of Chinese interference ➣ Special Envoy from China to the Pacific makes debut visit to the region ➣ High Seas…
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Sinclair Dinnen - 8 Mar 2023
Plural Policing in the Pacific Islands
Can the plural qualities of Pacific Islands policing be harnessed to produce better security outcomes for all? While we commonly think of it as the domain of professional police officers, a broader conception of policing reveals a more complex and plural reality. If we take policing to include order maintenance, peacekeeping, rule & law enforcement,…
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Australia Pacific Security College - 2 Mar 2023
Pacific Security Snapshot | 2 March 2023
The security stories shaping the region ➣ Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders Retreat operationalises the Suva Agreement ➣ Vanuatu finalises draft resolution on states’ obligation to prevent climate change ➣ Pacific delegates advocate for legally binding marine treaty in New York ➣ Australia and Kiribati strengthen cooperation in Tarawa ➣ Federated States of Micronesia signs…
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Australia Pacific Security College - 16 Feb 2023
Pacific Security Snapshot | 16 February 2023
The security stories shaping the region ➣ Pacific Islands Forum Security Report released ➣ Japan delays nuclear waste discharge into Pacific Ocean ➣ Cyclone Gabrielle hits the South Pacific ➣ Suva Agreement endorsed at the 21st Micronesian Presidents’ Summit ➣ US embassy reopens in Solomon Islands ➣ Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea sign policing agreement…
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Australia Pacific Security College - 1 Feb 2023
Pacific Security Snapshot: 1 February 2023
The security stories shaping the region ➣ Kiribati announces return to Pacific Islands Forum ➣ Fiji terminates policing agreement with China ➣ PNG and Australia to finalise negotiations for security pact ➣ Kiribati re-opens tuna fishing area ➣ Samoa raises concerns over Australia’s announcement of a new visa for Samoan workers Regionalism The Pacific Islands…
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Vehia Wheeler - 31 Jan 2023
Reflections on COP27: Why Indigenous peoples’ representation matters
A Tahitian PhD student shares her experience of seeing some Pacific territories represented by colonial countries at COP27. The Pacific region or Oceania, which starts from Asia in the east and expands all the way to the Americas in the West, covers one-third of the world. A third of the world is mostly a great,…
