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”,...
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Cook Islands says new U.S partnership will complement regional diplomacy including relations with China
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U.S hosts first-ever Clean Energy workshop and Women in Clean Energy conference for the Pacific Islands
In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States is hosting the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific Women in...
Cook Islands name ‘experienced’ Rugby League World Cup squad
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Fiji Bati squad named for RLWC
Fiji Bati coach Joe Rabele has named his squad for the Rugby League World Cup later this month.
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