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Friday, April 27, 2012

Coming In From The Cold?

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I n recent months Fiji has welcomed to its shores, the Foreign Minister of Russia and more recently the senior diplomat of Qatar . Other bi...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Beazely Bi-lateral Gatekeeping & US Engagement In The Pacific

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Fiji One TV segment covers the recent remarks of Australian Ambassador to the U.S, Kim Beazely (K.B) in an interview with "The Diplom...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Islands In The Cyber Stream.

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Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) a think-tank (some have equated think tanks to universities without students). PiPP unveiled a...
Saturday, April 07, 2012

X-Post- New York Times: China Buys Inroads in the Caribbean, Catching U.S. Notice

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China's developments in the Caribbean as outlined in a New York Times (NYT) article , brings to mind an earlier SiFM post titled "...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

MSG Talks In Fiji.

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Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Economic Ministers meeting begins in Suva, followed by the Leader's Summit later in the week. The MS...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

X-Post from Island Business: A New Era of Geopolitics In The Region

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Michael O’Keefe• L ast month, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Fiji. There has been much speculation about the purpose ...
Friday, March 09, 2012

X-Post- 36th Parallel Weekly Analysis: Commodities Boom widens PIF Rift.

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In order to understand political dynamics, underlying economic factors often need to be considered. The growing rift within the Pacific ...

Bob Carr and Australia's Foreign Policy 2.0

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News of the constitutional consultations have prompted many view points. One such perspective from Jenny Hayward Jones , speaks of the align...
Monday, March 05, 2012

X-Post-Foreign Policy In Focus: Vacuuming Up the Pacific's Resources

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By Arnie Saiki, March 5, 2012 T he 11 th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations is currently taking place in Melbourn...