COFA talks and peace in the Pacific
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan
China’s persistent threats to take over Taiwan underscore the risk of escalating geopolitical conflicts besetting the Pacific island region. While Guam...
Looking at Palau’s approach to the compact negotiation
By Ongerung Kambes Kesolei
In September 2021, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr told world leaders at the 76th Session of the United Nations General...
Regional dialogue focuses on Human rights, gender and social inclusion in Pacific Tuna fisheries
A regional dialogue begins today in Nadi led by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), under the European Union (EU) and the Government...
In the midst of neocolonialism – What are the threats to Pacific solidarity?
By Robert Underwood
The state of Pacific island solidarity in the midst of a serious crisis pertaining to climate change and the strategic competition...
France, Australia and the First Nations foreign policy
By Nic Maclellan
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles have just met their French counterparts Catherine Colonna and Sébastien Lecornu...
The U.S. is blocked from ports in PRC-Influenced Solomons, Vanuatu
By Cleo Paskal
The United States just reopened its embassy in Solomon Islands, the country that last year signed a security deal with China. Problem...
Are Marine Protected Areas effective for tuna conservation?
The first-ever quantitative evaluation of the contribution of no-take Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to the conservation of tropical tunas in the western and central...
Fiji’s media veterans recount intimidation under former government, hope new leaders will restore press...
By Lice Movono
Veteran Fijian journalist Netani Rika and his wife were resting in their living room when he was suddenly woken, startled by...
Discharge of Treated Water into Ocean Drawing Attention
By Futoshi Mori, Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Writer
The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will soon mark the 12th anniversary of the unprecedented meltdown...
A New Era of Island Leadership: Samoa is AOSIS Chair
The influential negotiating bloc of small island developing States will now be headed by a Pacific country, commemorated during the official handover from the...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
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