The Pacific Island States

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Introduction: Diversity but Common Interests

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   Pages 1-15

3. Pacific in Nature as well as Name?

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   Pages 16-28

4. Beyond ‘Whose Sail… on the Horizon’: Island State Security Perspectives

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   Pages 29-51

5. Decolonisation, Indigenous Rights and Internal Conflicts

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   Pages 52-70

6. Environmental, Resource and Nuclear Issues

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   Pages 71-90

7. External Actors: The Trend to Diversification

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   Pages 91-113

8. The Limits on Power: Australia and New Zealand and the Region

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   Pages 114-136

9. Intervention Contingencies: A Gap between Ends and Means?

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   Pages 137-147

10. Conclusion: An Uncertain Future

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    Pages 148-151

11. Back Matter

    Pages 152-174

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In the volatile post-Cold War era, the small, vulnerable states of the Pacific Islands region face several challenges to their security and sovereignty. This book focuses on these challenges, as part of an examination of security and defence issues in the region. It considers trends and issues over the last decade, and the uncertain prospects over the next. The book emphasizes political, diplomatic, and military matters, including the role of external powers, but also considers environmental, economic, and resources issues.

• cold war
• conflict
• intervention
• sovereignty

• Pacific and Asian History Division, Australian National University, Australian

  Stephen Henningham

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