The Force under strain
THIS is the final instalment in a series that commenced in our June edition with “When the badge becomes heavy” and continued in July with “Policy of silence”, following up on the “Impacts of Everyday Policing
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Looking back, moving forward
AS Pacific leaders prepare to gather in Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM55), it pays to look at the past and forward to the future in order to better decide what course of action to take
From win to change
ONE year ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled, unanimously, that states have binding legal obligations to protect global climate
Partners’ priorities
AS Pacific leaders shape the region’s future, partners share their views on building a thriving Blue Pacific grounded in inclusivity, resilience and
Pacific at a crossroads
PACIFIC Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says “a long list of items” is being prepared ahead of the Leaders Meeting in Palau, with climate change central to discussions alongside social and development
Taiwan – Friend to all
THE Pacific has recently found itself on the front line of several global battles including climate change and the geopolitical struggle for
Whispers
Red money WHAT’S the real reason behind the decision to challenge the appointment of a woman to head a sub-regional body for the first time?
A region of mental slaves
ROBERT Nesta Marley sang the famous words, which are reproduced across the Pacific today: “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, ‘cause
Future Energy helps Fiji resorts break with diesel
THREE remote Fijian resorts have moved from full diesel dependence to a solar-and-battery system that now covers about 70 per cent of their demand, with New Zealand solar company Future Energy saying the sites are on
Energy shift needs more than solar
THE Pacific’s energy dilemma is neither an abstraction nor a distant policy debate.
Green tone for Pacific summit
PALAU will use next month’s 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting to put sustainable development and investment in electric vehicles at the centre of its regional pitch, as it prepares to host up to 2000 visitors
Dead men fishing
SOMEWHERE between the ocean and our plates, the men who make the global seafood industry possible work the vessels
Pacific ports: Linchpin in a changing world
WHETHER you're talking about ports in massive metropolitan centres—like Shanghai and Los Angeles, or the small wharves serving remote island communities—Pacific ports form the backbone of global trade and local
The region’s compass
AS Pacific leaders prepare to gather for this year's Pacific Islands Forum, they will once again address the defining challenges facing the region – from climate change and economic resilience to ocean governance and
Greener course for trade
IN the Pacific, ports are no longer just places where ships berth and cargoes are moved. They are economic lifelines, climate-risk frontlines and, increasingly, proving grounds for the region’s renewable energy
Stop the killing! Deaths at sea taint tuna industry
HOW many people died to put a can of tuna into your kitchen cupboard? That’s not a question people are likely to ask as they walk the supermarket aisles or lean across the counter of the neighbourhood
Building bridges to the future
FOR a nation of over 980 islands, the sky is not the limit – it can, at times, be the only lifeline.
The Tongan way
KING Tupou VI’s increased involvement in governance, framed as a political regression, rests on a narrow interpretation of democracy and a misreading of Tonga’s cultural and political landscape.
