Manele: Cabinet Nears Decision on Taiwan’s Attendance at Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting
by Georgina Maka’a Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says a decision on whether Taiwan will participate in this year’s Pacific Islands…
Category: Geopolitics
SCALE-NRM: A Multi-Million Dollar Project That Gave ‘False Hope’ to the People of Malaita
by Georgina Maka’a Five Years of Hope, Now Disappointment Five years ago, a wave of optimism swept through Malaita Province…
Australia’s Pacific Minister, Pat Conroy in Honiara to Strengthen Ties
Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Pat Conroy, is in Solomon Islands to strengthen the enduring partnership between Australia and…
Australia Plays Down US Review of AUKUS Submarine Deal
Canberra, Australia (AAP) –Â Australia has played down a US Pentagon review of the AUKUS security pact, despite concerns about the…
Lifeblood For Pacific Islands Threatened As Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East
Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, healthcare,…
Taiwan Warns of Growing Chinese Influence in Pacific, Urges Transparent Ties
by Pita Ligaiula of PACNEWS in Taipei Taiwan’s deputy Foreign Minister François Chih-chung Wu has warned that China’s growing influence in…
US Retreat Leaves Australia to Weigh Pacific Aid Gaps
by Ben McKay of AAP Australia and other development partners are moving to cover gaps across the Pacific as the…
O.U.R. Party Figures Set Up China-Linked Overseas Company Months Before Election
KEY POINTS: by Gina Maka’a, Ofani Eremae, Charley Piringi, and Lamantha Lano Just two months before Solomon Islands went to…
China, Australia on charm offensive with new Solomon Islands PM
by Charley Piringi A flurry of diplomatic visits from China, Australia and other countries to Solomon Islands has followed the…
Geopolitics is real in the region, says Solomons PMÂ
by Ronald F. Toito’ona Solomons Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says the geopolitical competition for influence in the region is real. …