Pacific diplomacy hinges on in-person discussion but web-only meetings have fed a growing dispute over the forum’s leadership and purpose In the Pacific, it is all about the talanoa: the conversation and the consensus. For the 50 years of the Pacific Islands…
They’re the custodians of what some Australian politicians rather patronisingly call “our backyard” — a vast swathe of the Pacific Ocean. Key points: Pacific Island leaders will want climate change to be front and centre They are likely to seek…
The average Australian’s conception of Pacific island nations is so limited it makes some of us wonder if they even want to understand. Our voices—and our reality—have been pointedly and repeatedly ignored in the media, and in the corridors of power.…