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- Title
Solomon Islands: a target for foreign influence in the Pacific.
- Authors
Howells, John
- Abstract
Drawing on his experience as a military history tour guide in the Solomon Islands, the author outlines the historic background, geographic and cultural characteristics, and ethnic tensions that predispose this emerging Pacific Islands nation to foreign influence and intervention. He instances the nation's colonial history and World War II experience; the internal ethnic tensions that led to the Regional Assistance Mission from 2003 to 2017; and the renewed unrest leading to a further Australian intervention in 2021, coupled with the 2022 China-Solomon Islands Bilateral Security Pact.
- Publication
United Service, 2023, Vol 74, Issue 4, p15
- ISSN
1038-1554
- Publication type
Article