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Kiribati Suspends More Judges as Beijing’s South Pacific Push Continues

September 7, 2022
Asia & PacificAustraliaChinaChina-Australia RelationsInternationalInternational RelationsKiribatiSouth PacificTaneti MaamauUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWorld
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The government of Kiribati has suspended another three judges—this time members of the Court of Appeal—after they blocked attempts to deport High Court Judge David Lambourne. The situation plunges the small Pacific nation’s democracy into crisis, leaving it without a functioning Appeals and High Court, and continues a tumultuous few weeks for the South Pacific—already…

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Kiribati Suspends More Judges Amid Beijing’s South Pacific Push

September 7, 2022
Asia & PacificAustraliaChinaChina-Australia RelationsGlobal ExpansionInternationalInternational RelationsKiribatiSouth PacificSpecial TopicsTaneti MaamauUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWorld
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The government of Kiribati has suspended another three judges—this time members of the Court of Appeal—after they blocked attempts to deport High Court Judge David Lambourne. The situation plunges the small Pacific nation’s democracy into crisis, leaving it without a functioning Appeals and High Court, and continues a tumultuous few weeks for the South Pacific—already…

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Kiribati Withdraws From Pacific Islands Forum, Further Weakening the West’s Bulwark Against Beijing

July 11, 2022
Asia & PacificAustraliaChinaChina-Australia RelationsGlobal ExpansionInternationalInternational RelationsJacinda ArdernKiribatiNational SecurityPacific Islands ForumSouth PacificSpecial TopicsTaneti MaamauUSWorld
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The Pacific Islands Forum has been dealt a heavy blow after the surprise withdrawal of Kiribati from the regional body—the peak intergovernmental organisation in the region. The move comes amid ongoing dissatisfaction from Micronesian countries in the Forum, a festering issue that has erupted amid Beijing’s ongoing influence in the region. On July 10, news…

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Kiribati Withdraws From Pacific Islands Forum, Further Weakening West’s Bulwark Against Beijing

July 11, 2022
Asia & PacificAustraliaChinaChina-Australia RelationsGlobal ExpansionInternationalInternational RelationsJacinda ArdernKiribatiNational SecurityPacific Islands ForumSouth PacificSpecial TopicsTaneti MaamauUSWorld
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The surprise withdrawal of Kiribati from the Pacific Islands Forum has dealt a heavy blow to the regional body—the peak intergovernmental organisation in the region. The move comes amid ongoing dissatisfaction from Micronesian countries in the Forum, a festering issue that has erupted amid Beijing’s ongoing influence in the region. On July 10, news of Kiribati’s…

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