TARAWA, 27 AUGUST 2026 (ABC) — Kiribati could be on the brink of amending its constitution to stop future governments from switching diplomatic recognition back to Taiwan, with its parliament set to vote on a bill declaring that maintaining ties with countries not recognised by the United Nations is “embarrassing” and like a poor marriage. […]
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Framing the islands: strategic denial and integration
SYDNEY,24 DECEMBER 2019 — Australia’s deepest, oldest instinct in the South Pacific is strategic denial, striving to exclude other major powers from the region. As Australia can never achieve complete dominance in the South Pacific, the instinct is beset by a faint, constant ache. Throughout the 20th century, that ache was directed variously at France, […]