Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific climate action
CLIMATE mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability
Security
Climate mobility is not an abstract
THE Pacific region has taken a leading role in shaping global climate mobility and human security
Vanuatu closes Dubai mission amid Iran tensions
UNITED States military bases in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have raised their threat levels as tensions escalate in the Middle East following American strikes on
Middle East conflict will hit Pacific – Solomons academic
THE escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran will have direct consequences for the Pacific, warns Solomon Islands academic Dr. Transform
NZ prepares to help its people as US and Israel attacks Iran
NEW Zealand diplomatic missions in the Middle East are closely monitoring the conflict between the United States, Israel, and
US funds Fiji’s fight against maritime crime
FIJI will intensify its crackdown on maritime crime with a $USD 500,000 boost from the United States, targeting illegal
French navy supports Pacific fisheries surveillance initiatives
FRANCE plays a key role in managing a vast Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Pacific, supporting
Pacific crossroads: Gaza vs the crisis at our door
AN invitation from a distant warzone landed in Suva earlier this month. The United States, with Israel's endorsement, has asked Fiji to send troops to join a proposed International Stabilization Force in Gaza.
Armed robbers grab cash in Vanuatu airport heist
VANUATU police are hunting armed robbers who seized $AUD600,000 cash in a daring daylight heist at the country’s international
PIFS mobilises action on transnational crime and regional security
THE Pacific Islands Forum (PIFs) is prioritising a unified regional response to rising transnational crime driven by external
Briefs
THE federal government is facing opposition over a proposal to designate a certain species of American Samoa’s giant clam as endangered. Members of the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council (WPRFMC)
Disguising the battle: Confusion – the last line of defence
A SERIES of borderline hysterical editorials and op-eds in The Australian have claimed a dramatic failure of Australian policy in the Solomon
The French Connection: Why France will not let go
WITH 8000 troops permanently stationed across the Indo-Pacific, France is the only European power with a military presence of any significance in the
We are watching: Australia eyes strategic threats
AUSTRALIA faces a threat from China on three fronts – commercial, political, and
Pacific delegates safe as COP30 indigenous protest flares
PACIFIC delegates and participants are reportedly unharmed by the unrest which erupted at COP30
Bank notes to help visually impaired
FEATURES in Fiji’s new bank notes will help the visually impaired and improve
We are watching you, and we will get you – Rabuka
THE inauguration of the Vuvale Maritime Essential Services Centre (VMESC) in Lami, Fiji, marks a significant advancement in regional collaboration for maritime security in the
An Ocean of Peace – and justice?
AT September’s Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara, leaders launched the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration. Forum leaders agreed to “embed the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace as a cornerstone of future national and
Naivalurua calls on MSG to drive Pacific peace and stability
FIJI's Minister for Policing, Ioane Naivalurua, has reaffirmed the Melanesian Spearhead Group’s (MSG) commitment to regional security
Blaze destroys election office
SOLOMON Islands voter and polling records are secure despite a fire which razed the country’s electoral commission office on
Pacific leaders call for unity and bold action
“The Pacific is not always calm,” warned Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as he opened the second Pacific Regional and National Security Conference in
Taiwan, RMI ink security deal
Taiwan and its Pacific ally, the Marshall Islands, inked a pact in Taipei on Wednesday that will pave the way for both sides to deepen their security partnership amid growing hybrid threats in the region.
Hegseth: U.S committed to defence of Pacific territories against China
U.S Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the United States is committed to defending the Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and said any attack on them would be an attack on the
Convicted fraudsters stranded abroad after Marshall Islands revokes their passports
A pair of China-born scammers convicted of bribing officials via a fake United Nations agency have had their Marshall Islands passports revoked while outside the country, potentially leaving them stranded in permanent