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Exclusive Geopolitics and Its Costs In Terms of Peace Policy
By Tobias Debiel | 22 September, 2025
It's no secret: the era of multilateralism is over, and the age of a liberal world order has come to an end. The reasons for this have been apparent since the 2010s, with the rise of China and the confident formation of the BRICS-plus group while the liberal world order is being undermined even more significantly from within: by the former hegemon.
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Fossil Fuel Expansion or Pacific Security? Albanese Is Learning Australia Can’t Have Both
By Wesley Morgan | 19 September, 2025
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sought to strengthen security ties with Pacific island nations and counter China’s growing influence during a trip to the region this week. If he walks away with one lesson, it’s that Australia’s climate policy remains a significant sticking point.
A Vicious Spiral: Political Violence in Fragile Democracies
By Jordan Ryan | 13 September, 2025
The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the United States on 10 September 2025 signals a renewed threat to democratic stability in the United States and beyond.
There Is No Security Without Development, Anything Else Is a Distraction
By Anna Naupa | 11 September, 2025
The region’s evolving discussions about a proposed ‘Ocean of Peace’ should not dilute or distract from existing commitments under the Pacific Islands Forum’s 2018 "Boe Declaration on Regional Security".
Department of War: George Orwell Would Feel Validated
By Herbert Wulf | 10 September, 2025
The ‘President of Peace’, as the White House has called him, has once again signed one of his many executive orders. With this latest document, he has officially established the Department of War.
The Pacific’s United Front on Climate Action is Splintering Over Deep-Sea Mining
By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney | 09 September, 2025
The Pacific island nations united front is now under strain as some Pacific nations pursue a controversial new industry – deep-sea mining.
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