Tag: Pacific militarisation
Pacific 2025: Vanuatu quake, Tongan and Kanaky shakeups, Trump questions set...
Navigating the shared challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and decolonisation plus a 50th birthday party, reports a BenarNews contributor's...
France to blame for ‘constructing’ Kanaky crisis, says Kia Mau
Pacific Media Watch
A Māori supporter of Pacific independence movements claims the French government has "constructed the crisis" in New Caledonia by pushing the indigenous...
Pacific states could help ‘help prevent’ nuclear war, says advocate
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Pacific nations and smaller states are being urged to unite to avoid being caught in the crossfire of...
Memories of war haunt ‘slippery slope’ to a militarised Pacific
ANALYSIS: By Barbara Dreaver in Port Moresby
When I was growing up in Kiribati, then known as the Gilbert Islands, New Zealand divers came to...
US planned security pact with PNG raises concerns for Pacific
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
The United States is poised to sign a security pact with Papua New Guinea which would give US armed...