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Australia-Solomon Islands relations

December 22, 2022
Australia-China Relations: The Outlook for 2023
By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson
Despite the current détente, five major issues may place further strain on the Australia-China relationship next year.

September 01, 2022
In Solomon Islands, Sogavare Plays China off the West
By Grant Wyeth
In playing China off against Australia and other allies Sogavare is engaged in a fairly rational game of maximizing the number of resources Solomon Islands can secure.

August 01, 2022
Chinese Company Eyes Solomon Islands Deep-water Port
By Rod McGuirk
A Chinese delegation visited the plantation that covers most of Kolombangar Island in 2019, asking questions about the length of the wharf and depth of the water.

November 29, 2021
Foreign Intervention Complicates Solomon Islands Unrest
By Cleo Paskal
The problem was sparked by perceived CCP interference. It can’t be solved by Australia taking a similarly heavy hand.

November 26, 2021
Is China to Blame for Solomon Islands Unrest?
By Rod McGuirk
Resentment against Chinese business people is longstanding and has fueled violence in Honiara’s Chinatown.

November 25, 2021
Australia Sending Troops to Solomon Islands as Unrest Grows
By David Rising and Rod McGuirk
Sogavare’s decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China is among the reasons for the current unrest in Solomon Islands.

April 05, 2019
A Smooth Solomon Islands Election
By Grant Wyeth
Although counting continues, it seems that the first post-RAMSI election has been a success.

June 30, 2017
RAMSI Ends: What’s Next for the Solomon Islands?
By Grant Wyeth
The mission was devised not simply as a peacekeeping operation, but as a program to rebuild the state.

February 28, 2015
Can the Solomon Islands Reform?
By Sally Andrews
Under a new coalition government, the Pacific state has a chance to adopt much-needed reforms.
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