Blake Johnson
189 posts
@Blake_J_Johnson
Oceania analyst - Interested in security and development, foreign influence, hybrid threats, and climate change | All opinions are my own
Response to Concerns Raised by PINA and PFF regarding the Samoa Observer #pressrelease #ResponseToConcernByPINAAndPFF Read more: shorturl.at/X6VcL
Solomon Islands can have a military, but it shouldn’t need one | Blake Johnson ift.tt/6tQn2M3
Delays on the Pukpuk treaty with PNG were Australian missteps, not failures | Blake Johnson ift.tt/QRwT9mB
Friends to all: achieving Australia’s shared vision for the Pacific | @Blake_J_Johnson and Astrid Young | bit.ly/45Yf8Gf
RMI President Hilda Heine and Samoa's caretaker PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa both indicating they may boycott PIF leaders meeting (or even quit PIF) if Taiwan is excluded. Not yet clear if they'll accept Manele's alternative proposal to effectively exclude all partners from meeting
Friends to all: Fiji prioritises shared values and regional leadership | @Blake_J_Johnson and Astrid Young | bit.ly/3GMmPWu
'Security force partnerships are underpinned by what support Pacific countries need for their security development and what foreign partners want in exchange for providing that support,' write Blake Johnson and Astrid Young. aspistrategist.org.au/friends-to-all…
PM's asked whether China should play a role in Pacific security. He says Fiji has to "cope with a China that's really big" which wants to expand influence. It's a "fairly tough course to steer." He says China can play a security role boosting infrastructure but suggests that's it
