The Quest for Integration: Australian Approaches to Security and Development in the Pacific Islands

Abby McLeod; Sinclair Dinnen

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The Quest for Integration: Australian Approaches to Security and Development in the Pacific Islands

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With the deployment of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands in July 2003, the former Howard Government initiated its robust new engagement with Australia's Pacific island neighbours. Interventions with an initial security focus have been portals to broader and ambitious state-building exercises. The quest to integrate security and development agendas lies at the heart of 'the new interventionism'. This article examines the evolution and character of this approach, as well as reviewing its implementation in the two case studies of Solomon Islands (RAMSI) and Papua New Guinea (ECP). It also discusses the significance for Australia/Pacific relations of the recent change of government in Canberra and the differences (and similarities) to be anticipated under Prime Minister Rudd's Labor Government.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-43
Journal	Security Challenges
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/ArticlePages/vol4no2DinnenandMcLeod.html
Publication status	Published - 2008

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