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Director, Pacific Islands Program @lowyinstitute
Joined February 2009
RT @stephendziedzic: Big. The AFP has charged a Chinese national for "covertly collecting information" about a Canberra Buddhist associatio….
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RT @postcourierlive: #TOP: Prime Minister James Marape has announced that New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit Port More….
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RT @stephendziedzic: Story: looks like Solomon Islands might try to kick the can down the road re Taiwan's participation at PIF leaders mee….
abc.net.au
Solomon Islands could try to defuse a potentially explosive stoush over Taiwan's participation in a key regional meeting next month by restricting the gathering to Pacific Islands Forum members —...
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RT @PasifikSecure: Drugs sub found PACIFIC police forces are on high alert after a suspected narcotics submarine wa….
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RT @PasifikSecure: US FBI opens office in New Zealand The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a standalone o….
straitstimes.com
It is to improve the US and New Zealand's ability to counter China's presence in the Pacific region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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RT @RNZPacific: New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party denounces 'Bougival' deal
rnz.co.nz
New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party has officially rejected a political agreement on the French territory's political future signed in Paris last month.
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RT @WilliamYang120: The U.S. military will next year upgrade Palau’s main harbor, usually frequented by dive boats full of tourists heading….
washingtonpost.com
New U.S. radar sites are designed to keep China in check. But Chinese developments, some with questionable connections, could create vulnerabilities.
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RT @RushDoshi: India overtook China as the leading supplier of smartphones to the US. Still much more to do, but there really is a path to….
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RT @heguisen: Scoop: Taiwan's presidential office confirmed to @thewirechina that Chinese civilian vessels that have participated in drills….
thewirechina.com
Chinese-operated vessels regularly ply Taiwan’s waters and visit its ports, while one of Beijing’s state-owned enterprises operates berths at the island’s biggest harbor through a Hong Kong subsidi...
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RT @PasifikSecure: Nauru seeks to transform its economy by becoming a cryptocurrency powerhouse Pacific Islands hav….
rnz.co.nz
The island launched a new scheme for digital asset transfers, including cryptocurrency lending and exchange, becoming the first nation in Oceania to regulate digital finance.
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RT @mhar4: There are those who, in normalising China's military threat, genuinely believe that excluding Taiwan from the international syst….
ft.com
Move comes as US and China hold trade talks and seek to stabilise relations
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RT @stephendziedzic: Tuvalu and Palau are now both using various channels to signal there will be serious problems if Taiwan isn't permitte….
devpolicy.org
Pacific regionalism is not compatible with efforts to remove Taiwan’s Forum development partner status, says Niuone Eliuta.
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RT @stephendziedzic: Some interesting snippets from my iv with Tuvalu's Climate Minister Maina Talia. He says the US has "turned its back"….
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RT @KaiSawaieke: Geopolitical tensions challenge Pacific regionalism @TuvaluGov.
devpolicy.org
Pacific regionalism is not compatible with efforts to remove Taiwan’s Forum development partner status, says Niuone Eliuta.
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RT @PasifikSecure: 'Growing issue': Concerns for Samoa as meth spreads across Pacific There are grave concerns for….
1news.co.nz
Samoa's caretaker Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says she is worried about the expansion of meth.
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RT @PasifikSecure: US Navy brings military support to Igam Barracks under Pacific Partnership 2025 Pacific Partners….
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RT @PasifikSecure: New Zealand challenges Cook Islands PM to independence vote after his comments on China NZ has c….
rnz.co.nz
A MFAT spokesperson says if Mark Brown wishes to run a foreign and defence policy without the need to consult, then he should "call a referendum on independence from NZ".
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RT @PasifikSecure: New Caledonia’s Bougival Accord offers path beyond independence deadlock Voters in the French te….
lowyinstitute.org
Voters in the French territory must now decide at a 2026 referendum whether to accept dual citizenship and statehood within France.
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RT @ianellisjones: Today, Pacific Air Forces @PACAF launched Resolute Force Pacific 2025 (REFORPAC), the" largest contingency response exer….
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RT @RNZPacific: Vanuatu seeks visa-free access to Australia before renewing strategic pact
rnz.co.nz
Australia's visa policy has become a sticking point between the two nations ahead of strategic pact expected to be re-signed in September.
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