Tag: Pacific Policy
Pacific security should be a matter for ‘Pacific family’, says Wong
RNZ Pacific
Australia should be more engaged in the Pacific, something the previous government failed to do sufficiently, says Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
Wong was...
Long term vision clinches Pacific Islands Forum rift deal in Suva
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
In a watershed moment, Pacific Islands Forum leaders have agreed on...
‘We’re listening and we’ll do better’, new minister Wong tells Pacific
RNZ Pacific
Australia's newly sworn-in Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, says the new Labor government "will be a generous, respectful and reliable member of the Pacific...
Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic
RNZ Pacific
The invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a signficant impact on the Pacific, warns a senior USP academic.
On Thursday, Russia launched a...
US announces deeper engagement strategy to match China in the Pacific
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva
The United States insists it is a Pacific nation and has unveiled a raft of new strategies...
Pacific coronavirus: Covid-19 exposes cracks in facade of regionalism
ANALYSIS: By Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos of Massey University
At the time of writing, there are 63 reported cases of COVID-19 in the Pacific.
This...
Pacific ‘smart’ thinking grows creative tension between policy and research
ANALYSIS: By Professor Derrick Armstrong
A traditional view of the tension between research and policy suggests that researchers are poor at communicating their research findings...
Michael Powles: ‘Recolonising’ the Pacific would stir security backlash
ANALYSIS: By Michael Powles with Anna Powles
Australia's recent Foreign Policy White Paper says that Australia's approach in the region will focus on "helping to...
