Report
Mapping security cooperation in the Pacific Islands
The purpose of this report is to identify and map the various cooperative security agreements, arrangements and institutions between and among states and territories in the Pacific Islands region, and their partners.
Briefing paper
The voter as commodity: the phenomenon of cross-border voter registration in Solomon Islands
In the lead-up to the 2019 election, cross-border registration — that is, voters shifting their registration to a new constituency — emerged as a significant political phenomenon and a major topic of public commentary. What was going on?
Working paper
How does the ‘Pacific’ fit into the ‘Indo-Pacific’?
On 6 and 7 June 2019, speakers from Australia, New Zealand and across the Pacific Islands convened a workshop to analyse the changing geopolitics of the Pacific Islands and their implications for both the region and Australia. The discussions revealed that Australians, New Zealanders and Pacific Islanders are concerned about the implications of the changing...
Working paper
How does the ‘Pacific’ fit into the ‘Indo-Pacific’? The changing geopolitics of the Pacific Islands: workshop report
How does the Pacific fit into the Indo-Pacific? This paper presents a summary of the thoughts of Pacific, New Zealand and Australian speakers on the changing geopolitics of the region during a recent workshop at the ANU.
Report
The RAMSI legacy for policing in the Pacific region
For the past fourteen years, approximately one-fifth of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) Participating Police Force has comprised police from thirteen Pacific Island countries. As RAMSI was drawing to a close, it was timely to assess the impact of their involvement on police and policing in the region.