Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 14 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Large earthquake hits Papua New Guinea An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has struck eastern Papua New Guinea,… Read More
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 7 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Further erosion of the Rule of Law in Kiribati The government of Kiribati has suspended the three judges of the… Read More
Solomon Islands’ election postponement plans ensure global scrutiny will continue
TESS NEWTON CAIN | There has been a flurry of international media and commentary attention on Solomon Islands in recent months. Since the news… Read More
Papua New Guinea’s elections: A review and some personal insights
TEDDY WINN | Papua New Guinea has just come out of its 11th national election which took much longer than expected. The date for… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 31 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Australian Foreign Minister visits PNG and Timor Leste The Foreign Minister of Australia is visiting Papua New Guinea and Timor… Read More
Climate conversations and disconnected discourses
MELODIE RUWET | Pacific island leaders have declared climate change to be their most pressing security threat. Meanwhile, the increased presence of China… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 24 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Vanuatu President dissolves Parliament In Vanuatu, the newly installed President, Nikenike Vuraboravu has dissolved Parliament on the advice of Prime… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 17 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Kiribati attempts to deport suspended High Court judge The Rule of Law was in sharp focus in Kiribati last week. At… Read More
US touch and go diplomacy with Solomon Islands
EILEEN NATUZZI | For the past two decades US foreign engagement with Solomon Islands has practised touch-and-go diplomacy: brief fleeting visits to Honiara. In August… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 10 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | High level US visit to the region US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, is concluding a multi-country visit to the… Read More
