More of the same is not the answer to building influence in the Pacific
Written by Dame Meg Taylor and Soli Middleby
Following almost a decade of geopolitically driven “stepping up”, ‘uplifting’, ‘resetting’, and “stepping up across the board”,...
“See it through my lens”: the optics of fashion diplomacy
By Kate Clayton Henrietta McNeill
Last week, immediately following the conclusion of the U.S-Pacific Summit, Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General Henry Puna tweeted...
The U.S pivot towards Pacific regionalism
By Michael Walsh
President Joe Biden has released the United States’ Pacific partnership strategy. Although it bears some resemblance to the Pacific engagement strategy that...
Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership
We—the governments of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands,...
SPREP congratulates winners of 2022 Vision Pasifika Media Award
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) congratulates the winners of the 2022 Vision Pasifika Media Award.
Launched with financial support from Aotearoa...
President Biden unveils first-ever Pacific Partnership strategy
“The United States is a proud Pacific power. We will continue to be an active, engaged partner in the region.” President Joseph R. Biden,...
Centering Pacific Grassroot Voices: Climate Justice stakeholders will gather for Regional Climate Summit Ahead...
Registrations are now open for the ‘Pacific Climate Justice Summit,’ which will be held from the 4th - 5th October 2022.
With the theme ‘Securing...
Forum SG Henry Puna Virtual Keynote address to Pacific Media Summit 2022
High Level Panel “The Media and Political Leadership in a Digital Age”
To the PINA President Kora Nou of Papua New Guinea and your Secretariat,...
Biden’s summit with Pacific leaders is a direct response to China, but the U.S...
Opinion by Gerard Finin and Terence Wesley-Smith
This week, the White House will host its first-ever summit with Pacific Islands leaders. The Pacific spans nearly...
What to expect from Biden’s summit with Pacific island leaders
By Richard Herr
When the White House announced that President Joe Biden will host U.S – Pacific Island Country Summit on 28–29 September, it noted...
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Sea level rise could redefine sovereignty, but Pacific leaders are pushing back
Sea level rise is no longer just an environmental crisis for the Pacific; it is a legal challenge striking at the heart of sovereignty,...
Tonga launches e-passport project to boost security
The Kingdom of Tonga has officially begun its e-passport journey.
Tonga convened the inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Tonga e-passport Project, a...
Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific Climate action
Climate mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability concern.
Participants at a regional workshop in Fiji heard...