Fiji PM promotes constitution
Daniel Drageset talks about PM Frank Bainimarama's public consultation on the constitution
Ending the ‘resource curse’
A PNG Government announcement last week signals the beginning of a new path towards the states ownership of a national oil company. PiPP’s Dulciana Somare-Brash writes that the PNG’s National Petroleum Company will drive domestic development
Micronesian elections
The Federated States of Micronesia conducted an election on March 5, 2013 to choose members of the 18th Congress. A closer look at FSM's election results raises concerns that overseas voters who do not know local conditions are determining the outcome of elections.
The politics of the internet
The dynamics of Pacific politics and the internet are in some respects reflections of Pacific politics writ large, but in others they closely mirror strategic trends whose impacts are beginning to be felt globally. Dan McGarry takes a look at the inextricable link between government policy and the health of the internet in the Pacific
Vanuatu – the timeline
A timeline of events leading to the toppling of Sato Kilman's government in Vanuatu
Constitutional Questions
Commodore Bainimarama addressed Fiji March 21st, informing the nation that the draft constitution had been released, reiterating his commitment of holding elections in September 2014 and stating that the constitution would be completed by April 12th of this year. Toby Ley teases out some of the implications in Voreqe Bainimarama’s address to the nation.