Oceania

The China Coast Guard is expanding its reach in the Pacific, part of a broader campaign to increase Beijing’s security role in the region.

The island nation is far from alone in adopting a “look north” policy. It's time for Canberra to take a long, hard look at why.

In terms of France’s broader Indo-Pacific engagement, the strategic implications of the New Caledonia uprising are profound both for Paris and its Western-aligned allies.

An estimated 670 people died in the first landslide in Yambali village. Now there is a “serious risk” of a second that could impact up to 8,000 people.

Rescue efforts are underway after a landslide hit a village in Enga province in the middle of the night.

After meetings with both Indigenous Kanaks and the pro-Paris camp, Macron laid out a roadmap that he said could lead to another referendum for the territory.

Supporting separatism in France’s overseas territories has become a top priority as Baku seeks to punish France for its longtime sympathy for Armenia.

Melbourne’s infrastructure needs and the state’s budget problems are clearly in grave tension. The abandonment of critical and necessary rail projects cannot be the solution.

The violent unrest in New Caledonia is alarming. Sadly, the island territory is no stranger to violence.

France imposed a state of emergency for the first time since 1985 as protests against voting reforms morphed into violence.

The unrest started as French lawmakers debated voting reforms opposed by the indigenous Kanak people, who have long sought independence.

Australia’s military strategy recognizes the nation’s distinctive vulnerabilities as an island nation in the Pacific, but its national strategy is more in the vein of a continental nation in Europe or North America.