Tag: military
‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers own military
By Koroi Hawkins
The Solomon Islands government is looking into establishing a defence force which would make it the fourth Pacific nation to have a...
Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way
ANALYSIS: By Anna-Karina Hermkens
Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country.
To support this process,...
Why is Israel bombing Syria? – ‘because it can get away with it’, says Bishara
Asia Pacific Report
Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, has condemned Israel’s extensive airstrikes on Syrian installations — reportedly almost 500 times in 72...
Indonesian military impunity, poor training condemned over torture of Papuans
Jubi/West Papua Daily
Repeated cases of Indonesian military (TNI) soldiers torturing civilians in Papua have been evident, as seen in the viral video depicting the...
Te Kuaka calls for urgent law change on spy agency, warns over Pacific
Asia Pacific Report
Te Kuaka, an independent foreign policy advocacy group with a strong focus on the Pacific, has called for urgent changes to the...
Question for PNG foreign minister Tkatchenko – what does the defence pact mean for West Papua?
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have formally ratified a defence agreement a decade after its initial signing.
PNG’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko...