Pacific Institute of Public Policy

WTO: Where are we heading?

Kaliopate Tavola discusses the issues central to the future of the WTO. As a former WTO permanent representative, he says despite all overtures at reforming it, this global international organization is fracturing and may be beyond repair.
Fisheries as foreign policy

The United States Multilateral Fisheries Treaty benefitted the United States and not Pacific island governments because the conditions for equity based on resource ownership and appropriate sharing were not considered in the treaty, writes Walter Diamana.
Island geostrategy

Kaliopate Tavola asks if a 'stable regional order’ as envisioned by Australia and New Zealand is being achieved at a time when their inclusion in Pacific regional architecture is being questioned.

14 May, 2013

MSG: A Uniting Force

It can be stated that the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has in fact created a positive image among citizens of member states. This article outlines Lawson Jack Samuel’s perception on the achievements made by the MSG and how Pacific regionalism has benefited from the sub-regional body.

2 May, 2013

Tung-Lam Dang

FSM Tax Reform

17th Congress of the FSM just concluded Fifth Special Session focused mainly on an important subject: tax reform, which is now at a crossroad. Tax reform anywhere is an arduous task. In the FSM this has been exacerbated by the federal nature of the country.

1 May, 2013

PiPP Staff

BLUE MARBLE

DP24 - The Pacific has a significant stake in redefining the global approach to development.

30 April, 2013

Toby Ley

Political forum wrap-up

Toby Ley provides a wrap-up of Pacific Media Centre’s extensive and excellent coverage of last week’s Pacific Parliamentary and Political Leaders Forum in Wellington

24 April, 2013

Erika Morishita

PiPPtalks – Peter Forau

Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat, Peter Forau discusses West Papua, the MSG's relevance and identity.

24 April, 2013

Dan McGarry

The long walk to freedom

The history of the West Papuan liberation movement is inextricably tied to that of Melanesia. Dan McGarry tells its story

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MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP

DP02- The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is the strongest sub-regional political and economic alliance in the Pacific. How is it impacting Pacific regionalism?
THE ART OF NEGOTIATION

DP08 – Negotiating a Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) between the Pacific island countries, Australia and New Zealand. Who benefits?
BLUE MARBLE

DP24 – The Pacific has a significant stake in redefining the global approach to development.

THE WAIT

Recent events have highlighted the weakness of Vanuatu’s health services. We need to start fixing them now.
ROCKET CITY

Ben Bohane moves with Guam Battalion down to Kandahar, whose large airfield is the jump-off point to various bases in the south and, it seems, often comes under attack.
Vanuatu’s 2015 Spending Priorities

At this time of year the government begins thinking about where to allocate additional money for next year. Here are some of the top spending priorities.