AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoNuclear Oceania & Asymmetric Warfare: A new analysis argues the Pacific has been the world’s most “nuked” region in practice, pointing to major 1950s–60s atmospheric tests around Auckland-linked sites including Mururoa in French Polynesia, and warns future conflict could be fought far from decision centers in asymmetric ways. Biodiversity & Heritage: In Moorea, tiny tree snails (Partulidae) are making a historic comeback after vanishing from the wild decades ago, with conservation breeding offering hope for other invertebrates tied to Society Islands culture and ecology. Colonial History: A feature revisits Tahiti’s shift from independent kingdom to French protectorate and annexation, highlighting resistance and sweeping cultural change under colonization. Indigenous Rights & Peace: An Indigenous leader reflects on how “peace” after conflict still leaves structural harm—land dispossession, corruption, and attacks on self-determination—echoing wider Pacific struggles. Regional Politics: Vanuatu’s maritime boundary talks with France over disputed islands near New Caledonia hit a wall, with customary leaders citing shared cultural pathways.
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