Our Sphere of Influence: Rivalry in the Pacific

Australian Foreign Affairs #6

by Jonathan Pearlman (Editor), Elizabeth Becker (Contributor), Alison Broinowski (Contributor)

The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines Australia’s struggle to retain influence among its Pacific island neighbours as foreign powers play a greater role and as small nations brace for the impacts of climate change.

Australia’s Sphere of Influence explores the security challenges facing nations in the southern Pacific and whether Australia will need new approaches to secure its relations and interests.

Hugh White: “In denial: Can Australia win the Pacific’s great game?”
Katerina Teaiwa: “First victims: Climate change as an existential threat”
Jenny Hayward-Jones: “Island diplomacy: How Canberra can secure its Pacific interests”
Sean Dorney: “Papua New Guinea divides: Inside the forgotten colony”
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126 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2019