COVID-19 – the Pacific response: June 2022
More than two years into the pandemic, COVID-19 has now been officially recorded in every Pacific Island country, and more countries are looking to re-open their international borders as vaccination rates edge higher.

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Apisalome Movono - 31 May 2022
The Pacific’s pandemic entrepreneurialism
Pacific communities have been adaptable and innovative in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but with some support they could do even more, Regina Scheyvens and Apisalome Movono write. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the economies of tourism-reliant Pacific Island states hard. But the pandemic has also helped to create – or bring to the fore…

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Michael Kabuni - 24 May 2022
Women’s inclusion in the Bougainville negotiations
Women’s voices are needed in post-referendum Bougainville negotiations to ensure lasting peace, Michael Kabuni and Ancuţa Hansen write. In a non-binding referendum in late 2019, 97.7 per cent of Bougainvilleans voted for independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Yet despite independence being an issue of concern for the whole community in both PNG and Bougainville, women have largely…

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Australia Pacific Security College - 18 May 2022
Pacific Security Snapshot: 18 May 2022
Fiji has found itself caught in the middle of a dispute between the United States and a Russian oligarch, whilst a major new Australia and New Zealand-backed tuna processing plant has been announced for the Solomon Islands. The Russian superyacht Amadea has been embroiled in a series of court cases and appeals, as American and Fijian authorities…

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Australia Pacific Security College - 5 May 2022
COVID-19 – the Pacific response: May 2022
Many Pacific countries are beginning to open their international borders, but the persistent presence of COVID-19 is complicating plans.

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Australia Pacific Security College - 2 May 2022
Pacific Security Snapshot: 2 May 2022
Accurate as of 12pm AEST Wednesday 27th of April Welcome to the second edition of Security Snapshots; our summary of key security issues and events shaping the Pacific – and what lies ahead. This will be a short and snappy take on security across the Pacific region so you can stay informed of what’s happening in…