🔐 Imagine… Pacific Islands Anchoring Their Own Security🔐
💡 Imagined Endstate:
A future where Pacific Island Small Island Developing States (PI-SIDS) confidently assert their agency in global security dialogues—shaping, not just surviving, the Indo-Pacific power dynamic through transformational partnerships rooted in shared values, not just shared interests.
📚 Source:
Tekiteki, S., & Nilon, J. (2025, May 2). West by Sea: Why the Pacific’s Security Should Be Anchored in Indo-Pacific Partnerships. The Diplomat. Link
💥 What’s the Big Deal:
The Pacific is not just a chessboard—it’s home to sovereign nations with voices, values, and visions. As geopolitical tides shift and major powers compete for influence across the Indo-Pacific, PI-SIDS are increasingly being framed as passive stakeholders. But this narrative is incomplete—and dangerous⚓.
Tekiteki and Nilon call for a reimagining of partnerships—not transactional alignments that treat PI-SIDS as afterthoughts, but transformational engagements where island nations are co-authors of regional security frameworks. This means elevating Pacific-led forums, respecting indigenous governance systems, and embracing security strategies that address climate resilience, human mobility, maritime protection, and digital sovereignty🧭.
The strategic importance of the Pacific is clear to the world—but now it’s time for the Pacific to shape how that importance is expressed. Agency, identity, and assertive diplomacy must define the future. Transformational leadership isn’t just needed—it’s already emerging from the blue continent🌐.
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