The stakes in the Pacific are increasing: the solutions need to adapt

Dave Peebles

Published

14 Jul 2026

Last week's Fiji-Australia agreements and China's missile test laid bare the Pacific's contest between order and disorder. As the polycrisis deepens, Dave Peebles argues the solutions must get bigger too.DisclosureThe Pacific Security College is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.About the author/sDave PeeblesProfessor Dave Peebles is the director of the Pacific Security College at The Australian National University.