Regional Challenges and International Relations: The Complex Realities of South Pacific Geopolitics
Regional Challenges and International Relations: The Complex Realities of South Pacific Geopolitics

Author(s): Amba Pande
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: South Pacific; Regional Challenges; International Relations; South Pacific Geopolitics;
Summary/Abstract: South Pacific also known as Oceania is a relatively isolated and remote region and is a home of small island countries apart from two metropolitan powers scattered amidst a vast oceanic area. Yet, the region is not bereft of great power rivalry and both conventional and non-conventional security threats. South Pacific is also a witness to internal turmoils like political upheavals, nuclear tests, resource theft and depletion, environmental challenges, and many other issues. Interestingly, the regional security challenges have been entwined with the intervention of great powers which has given rise to a complex and cluttered geopolitical environment in the South Pacific. This paper seeks to discuss, the geopolitics of the South Pacific region in the context of regional vulnerabilities and international relations that has resulted in a quagmire of political, domestic, economic, ethno-geographic, diplomatic, and environmental issues.

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