Abstract
On 30 June this year, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) will come to an end after 14 years. RAMSI was deployed in mid-2003 at the invitation of a desperate Solomon Islands government following several years of conflict between armed militant groups, a collapse in law and order and in the states capacity to deliver services, and a disastrous decline in economic activity. Although it was from the start a regional operation, from the first RAMSI was underwritten by Australian financial and human resources, costing Australian taxpayers AU$2.5 billion over its duration. Australian leadership and Australian thinking essentially determined RAMSIs direction.
Original language | English |
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No. | 25 MAY 2017 |
Specialist publication | East Asia Forum |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |