Fiji
Pacific links: Solomon Islands PM, PNG’s cabinet, Guam and more
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop addressed an audience in Suva over the weekend to provide more clarity on Australia's new approach to the Pacific, foreshadowed last year…
Pacific links: Teresia Teawia, PNG’s budget, Fiji Times sedition charges and more
Following on from Tropical Cyclone Debbie, the Pacific region is slated to experience storm activity for the next few weeks. The Pacific has said a sad farewell to…
Through social media, Fiji's youth challenge the political elite
Earlier this month, six Fijians were questioned and later detained by the Fiji Police at Suva’s Central Police Station. Three were leaders of prominent political parties and the…
Fiji’s democracy cracks again
Last weekend Fiji's police force arrested six prominent opponents of the ruling party. Their alleged crime was breaching the Public Order Act by making remarks about the…
Analyses
Principled engagement: Rebuilding defence ties with Fiji
In this Lowy Institute Analysis, Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos argue that Russia’s sale of arms to Fiji underlines how the security orthodoxy in the Pacific Islands region is…
Cyclone Winston recovery: Fiji reminded that proximity matters
Tropical Cyclone Winston made landfall on the two main islands of Fiji, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, as well as a host of smaller nearby islands on February 20. A category five storm…
Fiji regroups: Coordination key to effective Cyclone Winston response
This first-hand account from strategic communications adviser Vani Vulaca tells what it was like when Cyclone Winston tore through Fiji, looks at which areas are in most need of…
Fiji's democracy takes a hit
By Jenny Hayward-Jones, Director of the Lowy Institute's Melanesia Program, and Alastair Davis, an intern in the Melanesia Program.
The process of rebuilding democracy in Fiji…
Fiji gets closer to its new friends: Russian arms received by increasingly authoritarian regime
The recent delivery of Russian weapons to Fiji raises many questions, including what they will be used for, how will Fiji's neighbours react, and whether it is a forerunner to an…
Russia ships arms to Fiji: What will be the quid pro quo?
By Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos
When the MV Saint Confidence and MV Solidat arrived in Suva Harbour last week to deliver a consignment of donated Russian weapons and…