Fiji, April 6 -- I normally avoid writing about domestic issues of countries other than my own. Such writing requires insights and depth that I cannot even pretend to have. When actions that other countries take impact on the Blue Pacific, then these issues are no longer domestic. They are fair game.

Has the international environment been transformed?

When President Trump took office in January 2025, one of the very first acts of the new administration was to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. U.S simply walked away from its obligations under this Treaty. In doing so, it undermined one of the foundational premise on which inter-state and international relations are framed. Did this brazen action embolden others countries to become ...