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Are Australia's new Pacific treaties built to last?
Australia has just signed new bilateral treaties with Fiji and Vanuatu, which is widely viewed as a diplomatic triumph. But what are the pro's and cons of such treaties, and how do they sit with Australia's very mixed history of attempted Pacific relationships?
Guest: Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, and director of the Stretton Institute Security in the Pacific Islands Research Program at Adelaide University. Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Co-author, with Jack Corbett, of ‘Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific’ (La Trobe)
Producer: Ann Arnold
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