The ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism
Last year, when I interviewed Sean Dorney for the Pacific Conversations series, I asked him what the elements were that contributed to whether or not Pacific issues got adequate coverage in the...
View ArticleTrying times in Tuvalu
“Save Tuvalu, save the world” sang school children as they greeted the Pacific’s leaders on arrival to what became a showdown pitting the region against Australia. This was no ambush, but had been...
View ArticlePacific predictions: 2020
As we enter not only a new year but a new decade, there is much to anticipate in the Pacific islands region. Elections and domestic politics A number of countries in the region will have elections...
View ArticlePacific predictions: 2021
COVID continues As is the case the world over, the early part of 2021 will see no let up in the impacts of COVID-19 in the region. That is not to say that it will simply be ‘more of the same’ as we saw...
View ArticleRegionalism in retreat
Prophesies of the end of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as we know it are close to being fulfilled after a virtual and very tense leaders’ meeting last week. The difficulties of this awkward format,...
View ArticlePacific predictions: 2022
The new year brings opportunities and challenges for the Pacific. There are big questions being asked across the region – questions that go to the heart of how countries, peoples and regional...
View ArticleSmiles in Suva: the 51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting
Last week’s meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was keenly anticipated and came at a critical juncture for the region. It was the first in-person meeting since Tuvalu in 2019....
View ArticlePacific predictions: a look ahead to 2023
As the new year gets underway, there is much to anticipate in the Pacific islands region. Whether it is politics, economics, Pacific regionalism or the impacts of geostrategic competition, there is no...
View ArticlePacific Islands Forum meeting: some highlights and reflections
It was a busy week in Rarotonga, from 6 to 10 November, as the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting rolled into town. Although a few of the key leaders were absent, most notably from...
View ArticlePacific Predictions: A look ahead at 2024
As the new year gets underway, now is the time to look ahead to what will be significant in the Pacific islands region. Chances are this part of the world will continue to be a focus for the media and...
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