Tag: Peacekeeping
Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’
RNZ Pacific
Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the country's intervention at the International Court of Justice over Israel's occupation of Palestine betrays Fiji's...
As Fiji prepares to vote, democracy could already be the loser
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
When Fijians elect a new parliament on December 14, it is likely their votes will be counted fairly...
More NZ peacekeepers arrive to help defuse tensions in Solomon Islands
RNZ Pacific
The latest members of New Zealand's Defence Force and police contingent have arrived in Honiara after days of unrest in the Solomon Islands...
PNG’s police deployment in Honiara ‘vital’ for regional security
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's deployment of 37 police and Correctional Services staff to Solomon Islands on Friday was done on...
Michael Field: On Sāmoa’s change of government
COMMENT: By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom
It has been more than three months since elections in Sāmoa produced an election result that would...
We know how to cut off the financial valve to Myanmar’s...
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Liljeblad, Australian National University
Since the coup in Myanmar on February 1, the international community has struggled to agree on coherent action...
Tough dilemmas face soldiers on peacekeeping duties, says ex-colonel
By Rahul Bhattarai
Military forces on peacekeeping duties often face dilemmas that are difficult to resolve, says a retired colonel who is now an education...
Indonesia plans to ramp up lobbying for UN Security Council seat
By Dian Septiari in Jakarta
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is set to lobby more countries to vote for her country in its campaign for...
