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Pacific Wayfinder is your guide to navigating the crosscurrents of security across the Blue Pacific Continent. The vodcast features world-leading experts and top-level decision makers discussing security developments and issues confronting Pacific Island countries.
Pacific Wayfinder RAMSI: 20 years, 20 voices The Pacific Security College celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) with our biggest vodcast series yet! ​RAMSI, also known as Operation Helpem Fren, stands as a testament to Pacific collaboration. Read moreabout RAMSI: 20 years, 20 voices
Pacific Wayfinder Making Pacific Climate Policy 44 minute listen What should Pacific countries consider when making policies on climate change? Salā Dr George Carter and Mahealani Delaney join Akka Rimon to discuss the importance of embedding traditional knowledge and the IPCC’s latest recommendations in Pacific climate policies. Read moreabout Making Pacific Climate Policy
Pacific Wayfinder Migrating with Dignity: A conversation with Anote Tong 42 minute listen A final warning – the IPCC has released its landmark Synthesis Report for the AR6 reporting cycle, outlining the drastic action needed to be taken by the world to prevent the worse impacts of climate change. But what does it mean for the Pacific? Read moreabout Migrating with Dignity: A conversation with Anote Tong
Pacific Wayfinder Final Warning: What the last IPCC Report means for the Pacific 44 minute listen A final warning – the IPCC has released its landmark Synthesis Report for the AR6 reporting cycle, outlining the drastic action needed to be taken by the world to prevent the worse impacts of climate change. But what does it mean for the Pacific? Read moreabout Final Warning: What the last IPCC Report means for the Pacific
Pacific Wayfinder Writing our own stories: Pacific Women in security 31 minute listen Hear from Dr Gemma Malungahu & Dr Theresa Meki about the important role Pacific women have always played in security, including the deep cultural and traditional knowledge they bring to decision-making. Read moreabout Writing our own stories: Pacific Women in security
Pacific Wayfinder Unpacking the Pacific Security Outlook Report 44 minute listen From climate to cyber to fisheries, the recently released Security Outlook Report from the Pacific Islands Forum paints an insightful and stark picture of current and future threats to our Blue Pacific Continent. Read moreabout Unpacking the Pacific Security Outlook Report
Pacific Wayfinder What does the future of climate negotiations look like? 45 minute listen What is it really like at a UN climate COP? What could an Australia Pacific COP31 look like? Join a conversation between Salā Dr George Carter, Mahealani Delaney and Brianna Gordon, three members of ANU’s Pacific and First Nations contingent to COP27 in Egypt, as they discuss the importance of Pacific diplomacy, Indigenous knowledge and the future of the Loss and Damage. Read moreabout What does the future of climate negotiations look like?
Pacific Wayfinder Loss, damages & hope before COP27 36 minute listen Climate finance, ocean security, Indigenous voices and gender will be at the forefront of climate negotiations taking place in Egypt next week at COP27. Dr Henry Ivarature discusses these issues with Dr Siobhan McDonnell, Pacific climate negotiator and ANU Lecturer, Akka Rimon, PSC PhD candidate, and Brianna Gordon, ANU Climate Alumni COP27 scholarship recipient. Read moreabout Loss, damages & hope before COP27
Pacific Wayfinder The Pacific’s climate ahead of COP27 36 minute listen COP27 is soon to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with leaders deliberating on the crucial action needed to curb the worst impacts of climate change. We talk with Prof Mark Howden, Vice-Chair of the IPCC, and Mr Choi Yeeting, Kiribati Presidential Advisor for Climate, to discuss the updated climate science impacting Pacific countries. Read moreabout The Pacific’s climate ahead of COP27
Pacific Wayfinder What happened in the PNG Election? 36 minute listen The 2022 PNG National Election was marred by violence and allegations of voter fraud. However, despite these widespread issues, thousands of people lined up to vote, determined for their voices to be heard. ANU’s Dr Colin Wiltshire sits down with Arianne Kassman, CEO of Transparency International PNG and Geejay Milli, PhD Candidate at the ANU. Read moreabout What happened in the PNG Election?
Pacific Wayfinder Community Responses to Transnational Crime 36 minute listen We sat down with Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva and Mr Setareki Macanawai, CEO of the Pacific Disability Forum at the Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference in Nadi, Fiji, to discuss how we can use inclusive community approaches to combat transnational crime. Hosted by Liam Taylor. Read moreabout Community Responses to Transnational Crime
Pacific Wayfinder Social Media Security (Part Two) 36 minute listen In part two of our Pacific Wayfinder series on Social Media Security in the Pacific, Eliorah Malifa speaks further with Nick McDonnell (Head of Public Policy for NZ and the Pacific, Meta), Dr Amanda H A Watson (Research Fellow, ANU); and Jope Tarai, (PhD candidate in Digital politics, ANU) about the increased use of mobile technology and social media in the Pacific and what this means for governments, everyday people and the social media platforms themselves. Read moreabout Social Media Security (Part Two)
Pacific Wayfinder Social Media Security (Part One) 36 minute listen Social media has created seismic shifts in the way people connect and relate. As mobile phone usage and internet connectivity expands across the Pacific, the use of platforms such as Facebook has provided new economic and social opportunities for the region. Nick McDonnell (Head of Public Policy for NZ and the Pacific, Meta), Dr Amanda H A Watson (Research Fellow, ANU); and Jope Tarai, PhD candidate in Digital politics, ANU) recently joined the podcast to discuss the opportunities and challenges of social media for the Pacific. Read moreabout Social Media Security (Part One)
Pacific Wayfinder Tonga’s Transnational Response 36 minute listen On January 15, Tonga and its vast transnational community were shaken by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcano. PSC’s Eliorah Malifa sat down with Tongan Deputy High Commissioner to Australia, Curtis Tuihalangingie and Secretary-General of the Tonga Red Cross, Sione Taumoefolau to discuss the impact of this disaster on Tongan communities and the ongoing recovery effort. Read moreabout Tonga’s Transnational Response
Pacific Wayfinder Merging Science with Traditional Knowledge 36 minute listen Ben Bohane sits down with Prof Mark Howden, Vice-Chair of the IPCC and Ofa Ma’asi-Kaisamy, Manager of the Pacific Climate Change Centre to discuss the latest IPCC report on the impacts of a changing climate policy and adaptation in the Pacific. Read moreabout Merging Science with Traditional Knowledge
Pacific Wayfinder Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part Two) 36 minute listen In part two of our special on crypto in the Pacific, Ben Bohane sits down with Tongan Politician, Lord Fusituʻa and Josh Hallwright, Oxfam Australia’s specialist in blockchain technology to discuss the use of cryptocurrency in the Pacific. Read moreabout Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part Two)
Pacific Wayfinder Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part One) 36 minute listen As the use of blockchain technology grows throughout the region, Ben Bohane sits down with Tongan Politician, Lord Fusituʻa and Josh Hallwright, Oxfam Australia’s Humanitarian Lead and specialist in blockchain technology to discuss what decentralised finance means for the region. Read moreabout Crypto & Blockchain in the Pacific (Part One)
Pacific Wayfinder Navigating Global Food Systems from the Pacific 36 minute listen Eliorah Malifa speaks with Karen Mapusua (Director, Land Resources Division SPC) and Dr Viliamu Iese (Senior Lecturer Disaster Risk Management, USP), in the wake of the UN Food Systems Summit to discuss how the Pacific should interact with global food systems. Read moreabout Navigating Global Food Systems from the Pacific
Pacific Wayfinder High ambitions for COP26 36 minute listen As leaders get ready for the COP26 summit in the coming weeks, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary-General Henry Puna and Britain’s High Commissioner to Australia talk to Ben Bohane about getting Pacific voices heard – especially on climate financing. Read moreabout High ambitions for COP26
Pacific Wayfinder Hidden Commerce (Part Two) 35 minute listen In part two of our special on transnational crime in the Pacific, Ben Bohane sits down with Jose Sousa-Santos and Tevita Tupou to discuss human trafficking in the region and the critical need for agencies to work together. Read moreabout Hidden Commerce (Part Two)
Pacific Wayfinder Hidden Commerce (Part One) 35 minute listen In this Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Ben Bohane sits down with Jose Sousa-Santos and Tevita Tupou to discuss transnational crime in the Pacific and how it became a ‘drugs highway’. Read moreabout Hidden Commerce (Part One)
Pacific Wayfinder Finding Local Solutions to PNG’s Security Challenges 35 minute listen In the latest Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Eliorah Malifa talks to PhD scholarship recipients Miss Geejay Milli and Mr Michael Kabuni about their research in gender and money laundering in Papua New Guinea. Read moreabout Finding Local Solutions to PNG’s Security Challenges
Pacific Wayfinder “A Risk to Habitability” 33 minute listen In the latest Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Ben Bohane talks to Professor Mark Howden and Dr Morgan Wairiu about what the latest IPCC report means for the Pacific. Read moreabout “A Risk to Habitability”
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