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Ocean of Peace Under Siege | Auckland News
Australia and Fiji have inked new security treaties—the Vuvale Union and the Ocean of Peace Alliance—backed by Australian funding to tackle transnational crime and illegal fishing, sparking alarm among civil society. Originally envisioned as a people-centered peace initiative by Pacific Island Forum members, the declaration is now being reshaped into a security-focused project, sidelining grassroots voices and priorities like self-determination and environmental justice. Critics fear the new Ocean of Peace Centre may lean militarized, designed to deter external powers, and warn that bilateral…
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