Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, under mounting pressure from Beijing, recently reaffirmed Taiwan’s exclusion from the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting. The decision marks ...

A meeting of foreign ministers of the 18-member inter-governmental Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Suva on August 14 affirmed a proposal to block the participation of 21 so-called “development partners ...

With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around. But, for all its space in the ...

Bula Vinaka! [Hello!] Warm greetings to everyone here today. It’s a privilege to join you on behalf of the World Bank Group. I want to thank the Pacific Islands Forum Chair, Prime Minister Dr. ‘Aisake ...

As geopolitical pressure mounts and climate change accelerates, the Pacific enters 2026 determined to set the rules of ...

A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed into Honiara this week, bringing a call for climate justice, peace and ocean protection as leaders gathered for the Pacific Islands Forum.

The 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) met over five days from September 8 in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. It was attended by representatives from 18 member states: the regional ...

Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders convened their first in-person meeting of 2026 in Brisbane, Australia, reaffirming their shared commitment to Forum unity, regional solidarity, and collective ...

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...

As post‑war norms collapse, the Pacific islands confront an unpredictable world that threatens their sovereignty and ...

The Pacific Islands are rapidly becoming a key arena of competition between India and China.