Tag: geopolitics
Pacific unity crucial in ‘crowded geopolitical landscape’, says Fiame
RNZ Pacific
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa has urged her fellow Pacific leaders to stop paying lip service to regionalism and walk the talk...
Duncan Graham: Compromise worked in Aceh – why not West Papua?
There are parallels between Indonesia’s Aceh where an Australian surfer faced a flogging, and West Papua where a New Zealand pilot may be facing...
Background to SCORI – is this a sell-out of Pacific’s ‘Sea of Islands’?
By concerned citizens of the Pacific
The signing of the memorandum of understanding between the University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor and president, Professor Pal...
India launches ‘celebration of future’ climate research centre at USP
By Joeli Bili in Suva
A partnership forged between the Indian government and the University of the South Pacific will see the establishment of a...
Blinken, Daki sign controversial US-PNG defence pact after day of protests
The National, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea yesterday intialled a defence cooperation agreement with the United States amid day-long protests against the signing by...
‘Two-way highway’ – PNG-US defence pact signed in spite of protests
By Lydia Lewis and Scott Waide in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says the increased United States security involvement in Papua...