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
Tess Newton Cain
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
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 25 May
TESS NEWTON CAIN | ‘Out of season’ cyclone drenches Vanuatu Cyclone season officially ended on April 30th. However, that did not stop Tropical Cyclone Gina… Read More
Japan and the Pacific—introducing PALM
ISABELLA BROWN AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Pacific Leaders Meeting (PALM) is a summit-level meeting that began in 1997 and has… Read More
