World leaders should worry about the security risks and economic balance of power with China.
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While Australia worries about Chinese influence, Pacific nations are more worried about climate change. By boosting climate ambition, Australia could be the region’s security partner of choice.
Australians should accept that Pacific island countries will engage with other countries, and instead recognise the gaps in our defence, development and diplomatic relationships with the region.
The foreign minister’s trip to Solomon Islands was a difficult one, but while there was no big “win”, it also did not make things worse.
A battle for influence between the US and China in the region, is giving Pacific island states more influence.
Pacific island nations are working to secure their people and infrastructure from cyber attacks.
China seeks two main things from the region – one diplomatic and one strategic.
Before we work ourselves into a frenzy over Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Solomon Islands, it is worth pausing for breath.
This election was a perfect storm for the Coalition, with fires, floods and international criticism dialing up the pressure for climate action. In the end, Australia made the decision for them.
To repair our relationship with the Pacific, the new government must make swift decisions addressing the climate emergency. But that’s just the starting point.
We talk about the Pacific ‘neighbourhood’, but too often Australia’s approach to the region has been of saying what we’re going to do, rather than how – and listening to the people it most affects.
A leaked draft security agreement seemingly proves Chinese spending ‘bought’ enough influence to get the Solomon Islands government. But such an interpretation misses two key issues.
Kava is not commonly used in Australia. But that will change and we need to keep an eye on what happens next.
Severe coastal flooding inundated islands in the Pacific last week, including the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. It’s a taste of things to come.
If Australia plans to sell as much of its fossil fuels as possible, the least it can do is help us in Kiribati survive the rising seas.
Tying migrant workers to one employer as a visa condition stymies their capacity to act in the face of poor conditions.
Idyllic destinations have been seen a calamitous drop in income since the pandemic.
Pacific island nations have shaped the international response to climate change. At the United Nations summit in Glasgow, they’ll draw a line in the sand.
COVID-19 might have hit Pacific nations harder had it not been for Cuba’s long-standing policy of international medical diplomacy and cooperation.
There are 191 different species of bat across the Pacific Island. They are vital parts of the region’s biodiversity, and many species have cultural significance.
Top contributors
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Development Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Lecturer in International Politics and Policy, James Cook University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of International Security, Adelaide University
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Professor of Comparative and Plural law, Newcastle University
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Associate professor, Griffith University
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research and Teaching Fellow, School of Health, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Ornithology, Charles Sturt University