Prof Meg Keen
@megkeen12
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Senior Fellow, Pacific Island Program, @LowyInstitute
Sydney, Australia
Joined July 2022
RT @mfullilove: Thanks to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific @PatConroy1 for writing in The Interpreter today on th….
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A world-first treaty with Australia ensures Tuvalu’s statehood will continue, even in the face of a climate catastrophe.
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RT @LowyInstitute: NEW RESEARCH: Australia leads the pack of international partners funding women’s development in the Pacific, but financi….
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RT @georgejkcarter: What to expect on the week long agenda and series of meetings at PIF Leaders. Some commentary on ABC Pacific Beat and S….
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RT @kerryn_baker: Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats via @AJEnglish.
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Climate change will top the agenda as leaders of 18 nations meet in Tonga from August 26.
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RT @MihaiSora: Pacific leaders will be focused on those issues where they feel they can make progress. Eyes are on European and Gulf cou….
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A tiny capital will be host to a huge regional agenda.
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Chinese slogan at the building site of the Pohnpei (FSM) new and very grand convention centre. Next Pohnpei will need more accommodation for future conference participants - current est are less than 250 beds available in Pohnpei. Wonder who will invest in that?
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Nice to sit down with the President of Palau, @Surangeljr, and discuss the complexities of the new compact, economic recovery and his commitment to social development while protecting Palau's unique environment. And I walked away with a souvenir of this beautiful country! Thx
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Wonderful to engage with the Palau Community College on geopolitics in Pacific and the unique experience of the North Pacific. The enthusiasm to engage with development and security issues was impressive.
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RT @BenarNews: Vanuatu has taken a leading role in a bloc of nations fighting to keep marine environment protection on the main agenda of t….
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Battle for top job at International Seabed Authority could determine future of environmental regulations.
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Some valuable insights by @ahawatson on the new undersea cable initiative. More coordination and resilience in the system would be welcome.
I enjoyed talking to @WasukaEvan @abcnews yesterday about a new centre focused on #UnderseaCables that is being set up by the Australian government. #tech #technology @anudpa @CynthiaMehboob @taiyosfc @uhindopacific @dinonaing @masalaifrog @newsroom_the.
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An insightful and culturally sensitive piece on gender equality in the Pacific by @MercyMasta and Elisabeth Jackson - great to have a PNG perspective!
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“Using culture to change culture” is how to make real progress in addressing a longstanding regional challenge.
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RT @LowyInstitute: Today at the @LowyInstitute: @becstrating and @JoanneEWallis join @HerveLemahieu to discuss their new book, 'Girt by Sea….
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RT @LowyInstitute: Join us in Canberra on Monday 29 July where our expert panel featuring @RyanNeelam, @chellelyons and @SamRoggeveen will….
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RT @DrJessCollins: The Lowy Institute's Aus-PNG Network is hiring! If you're interested in the Australia-PNG relationship and are looking f….
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The latest career opportunities at the Lowy Institute, Australia’s leading international policy think tank.
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RT @DrJessCollins: Nominations are open! If you are under 40, interested in the Aus-PNG relationship, and from one of those two countries,….
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RT @NBRnews: "At the heart of what the Pacific Islands Forum and Pacific countries and scholars are saying is that geopolitics in general i….
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Dr Iati Iati said one example is the lack of substance behind the notion that China is militarising the Pacific region.
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RT @carolfarbotko: Tuvalu PM announced in Parliament that the government has commenced public consultations on Falepili Union and indicated….
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Some great research by my colleague, @rjduke , highlighting how geopolitical competition can lead to aid fragmentation and inefficiencies.
Small aid donors are flooding into the Pacific at an unprecedented rate. The congestion is overburdening governments and impacting development. My latest @LowyInstitute article in the Interpreter looks at the trend and its impacts:
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RT @LowyInstitute: Fragmented and burdensome: Small European donors are clogging Pacific aid channels | Riley Duke
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Competition, political self-interest, and poor coordination are overburdening the region’s administrations.
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