There has been a聽flurry of visits by United States' officials to the Pacific over the past year in a bid to shore up imperial hegemony in the region. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Manasseh Sogavare
Foreign Minister Penny Wong聽has聽offered to fund the Solomon Islands elections, writes聽Binoy Kampmark. It was an offer that would irk any sovereign state.
Canberra's bullying of聽the Manasseh Sogavare government for its deal with China follows from its longstanding paternalistic聽approach on the existential matter of rising seas. William Briggs reports.
A tidal wave of outrage followed the Solomon Islands and China signing a security deal. Missing in the fury is a recognition that the Solomon Islands is聽a sovereign state, argues聽William Briggs.
The history of 鈥渉umanitarian鈥 or policing missions is one of taking sides,聽argues聽Binoy Kampmark.