The UN recommended recently that Solomon Islands and Kiribati be removed from the least developed country (LDC) list.

The MSG will deliberate the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s application, but some worry about angering Indonesia.

Anna Annie Kwai’s new book brings indigenous wartime contributions and experiences to the forefront.

The mission was devised not simply as a peacekeeping operation, but as a program to rebuild the state.

With the end of the RAMSI intervention and restoration of full sovereignty comes more difficult diplomatic balancing.

Why the emphasis on peace-building in the UN Sustainable Development Goals is essential.

Julie Bishop will visit the Solomon Islands, Samoa, and Vanuatu over the course of two days.

What the world can learn from the maritime border agreement between Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

Long motivated by a recognition war with Taiwan, China's latest diplomacy in the region takes on a strategic tone.

"Aid dependency, resource dependency, and natural disasters remain huge challenges for the region."

The country’s current political system seems to be a recipe for instability.

Scientists found hammerheads swimming inside the crater of an underwater volcano--do they know when it's about to blow?

With a little support, Cuban-educated doctors could change the face of health care in Solomon Islands and elsewhere.

Under a new coalition government, the Pacific state has a chance to adopt much-needed reforms.

The U.S. should not overlook Pacific Island Nations in its Millennium Challenge Corporation grants.

Pests and other ravages of climate change are creating a food security challenge for the Pacific island nation.