Influence pushes will destabilise Pacific Islands

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Security Level ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

Subject Foreign interventions and influence in the Asia-Pacific. Significance Acting US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South-east Asia Patrick Murphy warned last month that “heavy-handed” tactics by China to prise Pacific island nations from Taiwan’s diplomatic embrace may destabilise the region. Impacts Increasing economic and security pressures will put severe strains on social and political systems. Unregulated migration will cause economic dislocation and sow discord in tribal communities. Australia and New Zealand will increase their engagement with the region, particularly at a security level.

New Zealand’s ties reset with Pacific will take time

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
World Population ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

Subject New Zealand's foreign policy towards the Pacific region. Significance New Zealand is 'resetting' its relationship and engagement with South Pacific island nations, which includes increasing its financial contribution to the islands’ development and widening interaction, potentially to a genuinely two-way engagement in place of past ‘paternalistic benevolence’. This is important for Pacific security and prosperity. Impacts China is expanding its influence in the Pacific Islands; frictions may rise between Beijing and Wellington. Beijing and Wellington will compete for influence via infrastructure, trade and aid projects, and naval presence. EU, US and Japanese interest in the Pacific will grow; the United Kingdom is already expanding its diplomatic presence. Rich Pacific marine resources including fish will be increasingly important as world population and food demand grow.

Pacific islands present Paris diplomatic challenge

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Refugee Status ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

Subject The approach of Pacific island nations to the Paris climate talks. Significance The Pacific island countries face rising sea levels and increasingly destructive extreme weather events due to climate change. As such, they have played a key role in driving international negotiations ahead of the UN climate change conference (COP 21), which begins on November 30 in Paris, and have sought to mobilise networks of sympathetic groups and countries elsewhere in the world. Impacts Conservative contributions from Australia and New Zealand will strain relations with other Pacific nations well after Paris talks end. The Pacific islands are likely to push for an international legal convention on 'climate refugee' status. Developing country claims will limit international financial and technical aid available for the Pacific, even with increased donor pledges. Destination countries for climate-induced migration will face legal and financial challenges.

“We Are Our History”: Reviewing the History of Education in Hawaiʻi and Oceania

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-643
Author(s):  
Derek Taira
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
History Of Education ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

There is a “world of difference,” anthropologist Epeli Hauʻofa argued, “between viewing the Pacific as ‘islands in a far sea’ and as ‘a sea of islands.’” The distinction between both perspectives, he explained, is exemplified in the two names used for the region: Pacific Islands and Oceania. The former represents a colonial vision produced by white “continental men” emphasizing the smallness and remoteness of “dry surfaces in a vast ocean far from centers of power.” This understanding has produced and sustained an “economistic and geographic deterministic view” emphasizing Pacific Island nations as “too small, too poor, and too isolated” to take care of themselves. The latter, in contrast, denotes a grand space inhabited by brave and resourceful people whose myths, legends, oral traditions, and cosmologies reveal how they did not conceive of themselves in such “microscopic proportions.” Rather, Oceanic peoples have for over two millennia viewed the sea as a “large world” where peoples, goods, and cultures moved and mingled unhindered by fixed national boundaries.

Energy Situation and Energy-Related Environment Issues of Pacific Island Countries

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-347
Author(s):  
Suliana Siwatibau
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Energy Environment ◽  
Over Exploitation ◽  
Pacific Island Nations ◽  
Very High

Pacific Islands have experienced low economic growth during the 1980s, and face significant energy problems. Petroleum products are imported at very high prices and biofuel use often leads to resource over-exploitation. However, perhaps the most basic energy-environment concern is the potential for sea level rise. Some Pacific Island nations would vanish altogether, while others would lose their most productive areas.

South Pacific transnational money laundering typologies

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Chelliah ◽  
Anita Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Money Laundering ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

Purpose The paper aims to present typologies of transnational money laundering in South Pacific island countries, thereby filling a gap in the extant literature. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on seven significant transnational money laundering cases involving South Pacific island nations. It provides analyses of the modus operandi of criminals and classifies those according to typologies from anti-money laundering authorities and bodies. Findings Typologies of money laundering have arrived through a content analysis of seven cases involving transnational money laundering destined for South Pacific island nations. The typologies which have emerged show the predominant forms of transnational money laundering in this region. This knowledge could be useful to government policy-makers and financial institutions pursuing anti-money laundering initiatives. Originality/value There is a dearth of academic research into typologies of transnational money laundering involving the South Pacific. This paper makes a useful contribution to the extant literature by providing the most recent typologies in this respect.

US TPP implementation faces major hurdles in Congress

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Free Trade Agreements ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Content Type ◽  
White House ◽  
Us Government ◽  
Key Industry

Significance The Obama administration faces an uphill fight in Congress to secure enough votes for TPP ratification, given Democratic suspicions of free trade agreements, Republican animus for the White House and the frustrations of key industry groups in the United States. The United States can in effect veto the TPP's international implementation, while the White House's 'Asia pivot' policy relies partly on firmer trade ties with East and South-east Asia. Impacts The battle over TPP will likely divert political capital and US government resources from the TTIP negotiations. China may benefit diplomatically in the Asia-Pacific if the United States blocks TPP from coming into force. The trade debate may spill over to greater US legislative attention on currency manipulation issues ahead of 2017.

Climate and labour may hit new Australia-Pacific ties

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Labour Mobility ◽  
Federal Election ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current Opinion ◽  
Opinion Polling ◽  
Island States ◽  
Pacific Island States

Significance Australia holds its federal election this year, but Morrison’s visits are not an election push, they are part of Australia’s effort to increase influence among Pacific island states. Two issues, climate change and labour mobility, could complicate this. Impacts Pacific islands will hope for signs that their concerns about labour access to Australia are heeded in Canberra. The perception in Pacific island states that Canberra sees them as its ‘backyard’ could strain diplomacy. Some Pacific island states could sue Australia and Australia-based corporates over emissions and climate. With its government’s focus on green and labour issues, New Zealand may be nimbler in building ties with Pacific islands. Current opinion polling suggests that the opposition Labor party will win the Australian federal election.

Working capital management and firms’ profitability: evidence from emerging Asian countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Singhania ◽  
Piyush Mehta
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Excessive working capital or paucity of the same can impair the profits and health of an organization. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of working capital management (WCM) on the profitability of firms for a sample comprising of non-financial companies in countries of South East Asia, South Asia and East Asia. Design/methodology/approach Analytical modeling has been used to estimate the impact of WCM on profitability with the help of financial data of the companies listed in major indices of the target countries (India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan). The mathematical model presented in the paper has been tested using two-step-generalized method of moments. Findings The study reveals a non-linear relationship between profitability of a firm and WCM for 11 economies of the Asia Pacific region. Research limitations/implications The results are subject to the differences in the market dynamics of different economies (countries). Moreover, the limitations of the specific statistical method used to verify the model apply to the model too. Practical implications The research can be used as a tool by the firms (global as well as local) to ameliorate their performance by understanding the effects of WCM on profitability in different global markets and adjusting their working capital accordingly. Originality/value The research on the impact of WCM on profitability of the firms of South East Asia, South Asia and East Asia is a new effort and tries to make the importance of WCM more luciferous.

scholarly journals THE CURRENT STATUS OF MAPPING IN THE WORLD – SPOTLIGHT ON OCEANIA

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
John C. Trinder
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Airborne Lidar ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

A summary is presented of the results of questionnaires sent to mapping agencies in Oceania, covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island countries, to investigate the status of mapping in those countries. After World War II, the Australian Federal Government funded the initial small scale mapping of the whole country leading to increased percentages of map coverage of Australia. Mapping at larger scales is undertaken by the states and territories in Australia, including cadastral mapping. In New Zealand mapping is maintained by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) at 1:50,000 scale and smaller with regular updating. The results of the questionnaires also demonstrate the extent of map coverage in six Pacific Islands, but there is little information available on the actual percent coverage. Overall there are estimated to be an increases in the percentages of coverage of most map scales in Oceania. However, there appear to be insufficient professionals in most Pacific Island countries to maintain the mapping programs. Given that many Pacific Island countries will be impacted by rising sea level in the future, better mapping of these countries is essential. The availability of modern technology especially satellite images, digital aerial photography and airborne lidar data should enable the Pacific Island countries to provide better map products in future, but this would depend on foreign aid on many occasions.

scholarly journals China’s Growing Influence in the Pacific Islands and Its Implications on Climate Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Kankana Debnath ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
World War ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Paris Climate Agreement ◽  
Pacific Island Nations ◽  
First Time

The geostrategic value of the Pacific region has started to gain momentum for the first time since the end of World War II. The region is consisting of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia. The center of global geostrategic fulcrum has moved to the Asia-Pacific with China’s growing strategic and economic interest in the region. Pacific Island nations that consider themselves on the front lines of climate change had hoped the U.S. and other regional powers like Australia would stay committed to the global deal to cut emissions and help populations confront the rising seas around them. But they didn’t and as a result the island nations turned towards China, as Beijing has vowed to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement. The paper has dealt with the change in power play in the region on the perspective of climate change and has focused on the future of the regional equation with China.

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