Pacific climate diplomacy – strength in solidarity
Thursday
29th July
2021
MAHENDRA KUMAR | Over the last 10 years or so, the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), have…
Category Archive: Commentary
Matching strategic and defence policy to the climate challenge
Thursday
9th September
2021
BRENDAN SARGEANT | Australia is experiencing a series of cascading crises. While the most immediate is the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Road to COP26: Innovative sources of funding for climate action in the Pacific
Friday
1st October
2021
NIC MACLELLAN | Global climate negotiations through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have focussed on targets…
When it comes to the Pacific the feeling is mutual: How do Australian diplomats and their academic counterparts see each other?
Friday
6th March
2020
There are some moments which focus into sharp relief only months later. I experienced one of them after…
Fighting the giant
Tuesday
17th March
2020
The threat of COVID-19 in the Pacific islands requires a disaster response mobilisation. A chief from the remote Banks islands…
PNG’s peril is Beijing’s chance
Friday
17th July
2020
Papua New Guinea was the only Pacific country to back China’s harsh security legislation for Hong Kong. Rowan Callick suggests…
China’s footprint in the Pacific
Thursday
27th August
2020
Sheldon Chanel shares commentary on the recent "China In the Pacific" webinar as China’s footprint in the Pacific is expected…
The Torres Strait Treaty, a journey of Islander autonomy
Thursday
11th February
2021
“We are happy to share what we have in the Torres Strait, but we will not give – not a…
The urgency of action: Lessons for COP26 from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Pacific
Thursday
1st July
2021
The upcoming Glasgow COP26 is pivotal. Countries are expected to significantly enhance their commitments on reducing greenhouse emissions—“ratcheting up ambition”,…
US touch and go diplomacy with Solomon Islands
Monday
15th August
2022
EILEEN NATUZZI | For the past two decades US foreign engagement with Solomon Islands has practised touch-and-go diplomacy: brief fleeting…