Surviving Cyclone Pam
23 March, 2015

Surviving Cyclone Pam

Everyone is asking how so many people in Vanuatu have survived the devastation wrought by supercyclone Pam. The answer is, they haven’t. Yet.
Aiming for goals
10 March, 2015

Aiming for goals

The proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out a bold vision for sustainable development, and without doubt the world has the resources and the know-how to make it a reality, but the question remains whether global institutions and sovereign states can rise to the challenge.
The intelligence game
9 March, 2015

The intelligence game

It’s become fashionable these days to treat wholesale electronic surveillance as an inevitable and really-not-so-horrible thing. That’s exactly the wrong conclusion to draw. Pacific island governments could be doing more to protect themselves.
Shell shocked
5 March, 2015

Shell shocked

Australia’s proposed ban on the importation of kava is insensitive and will damage business. Kava is not just a product, it is part of our culture; a beverage that acts as social glue, a way to commune with ancestral spirits and one that binds communities together.
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