Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 3 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Cook Islands elections There are 69 candidates contesting for seats in the 24-member Cook Islands parliament in this week’s general… Read More
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 27 July
TESS NEWTON CAIN | New President for Vanuatu The Republic of Vanuatu has a new President. Voting for the President takes place every five years… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 20 July
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific Island Leaders Meeting Suva was buzzing last week as the 51st meeting of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders took… Read More
Smiles in Suva: The 51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting
TESS NEWTON CAIN AND STEFAN ARMBRUSTER | Last week’s meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was keenly anticipated and came… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 13 July
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Kiribati breaks away from Forum Just as the 51st meeting of Pacific Islands Forum leaders was about to get underway Kiribati… Read More
Keeping everyone in the tent: The Pacific Islands Forum remains whole
TESS NEWTON CAIN | A last-minute agreement has avoided rupture in the Pacific Islands Forum. As the agreement was negotiated, regional strengths… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 6 July
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Foreign Ministers to meet ahead of PIF This week sees a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum’s Foreign Ministers. This comes… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 22 June
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Compact talks restart in Marshall Islands After a prolonged hiatus, negotiations between the United States and Marshall Islands on the future… Read More
Pacific proposals – Five ideas for an incoming government
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Pacific dominated political discourse in the recent federal election. As a new Labor government enters power, a… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 1 June
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Chinese Foreign Minister visits region State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, is on a tour of the… Read More
