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🇦🇺🤝🇵🇬 Australia & PNG sign historic Pukpuk Defence Treaty, first in 70+ years. Mutual aid, joint training, 10,000 PNG in ADF, cybersecurity collab. Boosts Pacific peace & stability.
#Australia #PapuaNewGuinea #PukpukTreaty #PacificSecurity #Defence #Partnership
October 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Supply Chain Singularity — The Island Security Vulnerability No Continental Framework Addresses — ISPI ispiglobal.com/blog/supply-... #PacificIslands #IslandGovernance #DemocraticResilience #PacificSecurity #AIGovernance #CorporateESG #IslandSecurity #ISPI
May 19, 2026 at 7:14 PM
July 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
🇺🇸 🌏 USINDOPACOM 2025: Navigating an Era of Strategic Competition

Admiral Samuel Paparo’s testimony before Congress offers a comprehensive assessment of the Indo-Pacific security environment —
#IndoPacific #USINDOPACOM #PacificSecurity #Geopolitics #IntegratedDeterrence #DefenseStrategy
April 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“Taiwan plans to import more liquefied natural gas from Alaska to help narrow the trade surplus with the US” 🇹🇼🇺🇸 #EnergySecurity #PacificSecurity #LNG #akleg www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6031198
Taiwan state oil group turns to Alaska for natural gas supplies | Taiwan News | Feb. 6, 2025 15:16
Increased imports will cut trade surplus with US | Feb. 6, 2025 15:16
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February 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
2022 — Solomon Islands signed a China security deal

A senior official told researchers:
The government couldn't fully evaluate what it signed

Not a political failure
A capacity failure

#SolomonIslands #PacificIslands #China #PacificSecurity #ISPI
June 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
China has now signed security agreements with multiple Pacific Island nations. Australia's strategic influence in its own neighbourhood is shrinking.

Aid pledges help — but trust is built over decades, not announcements. #PacificSecurity #AusForeignPolicy #China
June 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
⚠️ What’s Next?
With this move, China is not just expanding its economic ties—it’s shaping the strategic balance of the Pacific. As tensions rise, will New Zealand and Australia push back? Stay tuned.

#China #CookIslands #Geopolitics #BlueEconomy #PacificSecurity
February 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
China Reacts After Biden Signs Record US National Defense Bill

The bill authorizes $15.5 billion for the U.S. Pacific Deterrence Initiative to counter China and...

#usdefense #chinapolicy #taiwanaid #pacificsecurity #geopolitics
China Reacts After Biden Signs Record US National Defense Bill
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December 24, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Operation Irensia 2026 done June 7. Crews return to 5M+ sq km maritime territories with same limited enforcement. NZ Customs: organized crime targets trusted insiders, not patrol boats. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp02-insider-threat-framework.html #PacificSecurity #InsiderThreat
July 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
PIF leaders meet Palau Aug 30. Solomon Islands proposed a Pacific-wide security treaty. Does it close the governance gap or replicate bilateral problems at scale? ISPI analysis: ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pacific-regional-security-treaty-pif-palau-summit-2026.html #PacificSecurity #PIFPalau
August 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
YCAPS fellow Dr. Scott Edwards examines the UK’s Pacific “Uplift” strategy and growing emphasis on climate-ocean resilience

Read more via @eastwestcenter.bsky.social 👇
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#MaritimeSecurity #PacificSecurity #UKPacific #MaritimeGovernance
The United Kingdom’s Contributions to Pacific Maritime Governance
APB 728 | examines the United Kingdom’s maritime governance efforts in the Pacific, highlighting its renewed diplomatic engagement, security cooperation, and climate-focused initiatives while...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A Chinese spy ship off Hawaii isn’t just sightseeing-it’s Beijing flexing in America’s backyard. With U.S. frigates keeping watch, it’s clear the Pacific’s turning into the next front in a global power contest.
#PacificSecurity #SpyGames #Military #Hawaii www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Military Watching Chinese Naval Ship near Hawaii
Beijing has made a show of bolstering aid and diplomatic engagement in the Pacific islands as President Donald Trump returned to office.
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July 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Australia and Fiji have signed a landmark mutual defense treaty and economic partnership as Canberra expands security cooperation across the Pacific amid growing regional strategic competition.

#Australia #Fiji #PacificSecurity #China #WorldNews
Australia and Fiji Sign Landmark Defense Pact as Pacific Security Competition Intensifies
MELBOURNE, Australia - Australia and Fiji signed a landmark mutual defense treaty on Monday, marking a significant expansion of security
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July 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
17t drugs seized Pacific 2026 vs 4.6t all of 2025. Driven by trusted insiders, not maritime evasion. HR 9508 doesn't address the insider pathway. ISPI WP-02 does: ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp02-insider-threat-framework.html #InsiderThreat #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
September 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
DHS tightening Chinese tourist vetting for CNMI. Small island territory at a geopolitical fault line — more strategic significance, fewer border resources. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/blog/cnmi-chinese-tourist-vetting-dhs-island-border-security-2026.html #PacificSecurity #BorderSecurity #IslandSecurity
August 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Fiji port faces an inside threat. Drug networks exploit trusted insiders — not patrol boats. Island ports structurally vulnerable. ISPI: ispiglobal.com/blog/fiji-port-security-inside-threat-pacific-drug-trafficking-august-2026.html #InsiderThreat #PacificSecurity #IslandSecurity
August 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
ISPI is now a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit and officially open for commissioned research. SAM.gov registered — government agencies can procure directly. Five research domains. $5K–$25K. 60-day delivery. All published free. ispiglobal.com/commission #IslandSecurity #PacificSecurity #ISPIResearch
August 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
PIF leaders meet Palau Aug 30. Three ISPI questions: Does the treaty bind? Does the Forum unify on missile testing? Does the Resilience Facility get funded? ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pacific-regional-security-treaty-pif-palau-summit-2026.html #PacificSecurity #PIFPalau #IslandGovernance
August 27, 2026 at 6:31 PM
NZSIS: foreign espionage rising across Pacific islands. Social density makes island communities specifically vulnerable — same condition ISPI documents in WP-02. ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp02-insider-threat-framework.html #PacificSecurity #InsiderThreat #IslandSecurity
August 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
ISPI officially incorporated — Hawaii nonprofit 501(c)(3), May 17 2026. The world's only research institution dedicated to island community public safety, now permanent. ispiglobal.com/press-release-ispi-incorporation.html #IslandSecurity #HawaiiNonprofit #PacificSecurity
August 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
ISPI officially incorporated — Hawaii nonprofit 501(c)(3), May 17 2026. SAM.gov registered. Foundations can grant directly. 600 million people on islands deserve frameworks built for islands. ispiglobal.com/press-release-ispi-incorporation.html #IslandSecurity #HawaiiNonprofit #PacificSecurity
August 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM