A cultural basis for development in Solomon Islands

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Gordon Leua Nanau - 13 May 2021

A cultural basis for development in Solomon Islands

Development projects throughout the Pacific must incorporate local norms and customs to be successful, Gordon Leua Nanau and Lincy Pendeverana write. Early interactions between Solomon Islanders and the global economic system, such as through early explorers, labour recruiters, traders, planters, missionaries, and colonial administrators left a negative impression on many locals. As a result, Solomon…

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Strategies for a safer Pacific: can national security strategies make the region more secure?

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Tim George - 10 May 2021

Strategies for a safer Pacific: can national security strategies make the region more secure?

National security strategies will make the Pacific safer, provided they are realistic, the product of widespread consultation, embedded in the local culture, and effectively implemented, Tim George writes. The development of national security strategies is now firmly on the Pacific regional agenda. Four countries have completed such strategies – Papua New Guinea (2013), Samoa (2018),…

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Pacific pivot or pirouette? What Biden’s first 100 days mean for the region

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Meg Keen - 29 Apr 2021

Pacific pivot or pirouette? What Biden’s first 100 days mean for the region

Whilst the Biden administration has signalled its intent to more actively engage the Pacific Islands region, it is yet to be seen if this is just a flash in the pan, Meg Keen writes. When United States President Joe Biden was elected, Pacific Island expectations were high — and so were the stakes. Yet the Pacific Islands…

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