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.

20 June, 2009

The benefits, challenges and ways forward for PACER Plus

National Studies undertaken for the governments of Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa and Vanuatu considering participation in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus.

28 May, 2009

PiPP Staff

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?

12 March, 2009

PiPP Staff

ADB MEMBERSHIP FEES

DP07- Why increasing the cost of ADB membership matters for Pacific island countries.

10 December, 2008

PiPP Staff

GOING MOBILE

DP06 - A social and economic impact study, exploring how households in Vanuatu use telecommunications and how it impacts daily life.

4 November, 2008

PiPP Staff

BETTER TRADE FOR THE PACIFIC

DP05 - An update on emerging trade agreements being negotiated by Pacific Island countries and the pressures they face.

10 October, 2008

PiPP Staff

Vanuatu Political Parties 2008

A series of workshops for young leaders and party officials to present the findings of PiPP research into political parties and groupings in Vanuatu.

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ADB MEMBERSHIP FEES

DP07- Why increasing the cost of ADB membership matters for Pacific island countries.
DEFINING PACER ‘PLUS’

DP11 – PACER Plus promises to be more than just a free trade deal benefitting Australia. As negotiations continue, who will really benefit from this major regional initiative?
CLIMATE COUNTDOWN

DP12 – The sirens have sounded on climate change. Pacific islands are on the frontline and some are facing an existential threat to their very existence.

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.
URUZGAN WANTOKS

Leaving the Guam Battalion behind for a few days, Ben Bohane finds Melanesian soldiers operating with the Australians in Uruzgan province.
Snapshots from Dili

Ben Bohane shows us how things looked at the Dili Conference