Regional and National Security Architecture in the Blue Pacific

Through the Pacific Islands Forum and the network of regional agencies, the Blue Pacific has robust regional security architecture that can support Forum members to respond to many of the challenges and opportunities before them.  

This course outlines that architecture and how it can interact with national security architecture.  

It includes a consideration of the Boe Declaration and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. It examines the role of national security strategies in drawing the linkages between regional and national architecture. 

Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in the existing system. They will see how national architecture is expressed differently depending on the culture, values, risk profile and policy history of that country.   

They will also consider the current linkages and gaps between the national and regional architecture. The course will include briefings from subject experts, collaborative group work culminating in a scenario exercise, and reflections on how regional and national security architecture can be strengthened.