Australia's Arc of Instability

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction: Australia and the Arc of Instability

   • Dennis Rumley, Vivian Louis Forbes, Christopher Griffin

   Pages 1-9

3. The Emergence of Australia’s ARC of Instability

   • Dennis Rumley

   Pages 11-22

4. Australia’s Maritime Space: Conflict and Cooperation

   • Vivian Louis Forbes

   Pages 23-48

5. Australia’s Unauthorized Arrivals: Security Threat or Moral Responsibility?

   • Trudy Hoad

   Pages 49-68

6. Christmas Island: Remote No More

   • Ee Tiang Heng, Vivian Louis Forbes

   Pages 69-82

7. Indonesia and the Arc of Instability

   • Bilveer Singh

   Pages 83-100

8. East Timor in the Arc of Instability

   • James Dunn

   Pages 101-110

9. West Papua: Indonesia’s 26th Province or Australia’s New Neighbor?

   • Keith Suter

   Pages 111-127

10. Discontents of Daily Life in the South Pacific

    • William C. Clarke

    Pages 129-149

11. Papua New Guinea: Disorderly Democracy or Dysfunctional State?

    • R. J. May

    Pages 151-170

12. Solomon Islands: Unity in Diversity — The End of a Dream?

    • Trevor H. B. Sofield

    Pages 171-197

13. Nauru in the Arc of Instability: Too Many Degrees of Freedom?

    • Richard Herr, Donald Potter

    Pages 199-214

14. Vanuatu 2001–2004: Political Will and the Containment of Unrest

    • Michael Morgan

    Pages 215-227

15. The French Geopolitical Project in New Caledonia

    • Dennis Rumley

    Pages 229-246

16. Unity, Identity, Nation Building: Challenges to Fijian Leadership

    • Christopher Griffin

    Pages 247-271

17. Rock of Ages: Tension Underlying Stability in Tonga

    • I. C. Campbell

    Pages 273-288

18. Samoa: Australia’s Pacific Success Story?

    • Penelope Schoeffel, Malama Meleisea

    Pages 289-304

19. Conclusion: Future Prospects and Possibilities

    • Dennis Rumley, Vivian Louis Forbes, Christropher Griffin

    Pages 305-317

20. Back Matter

    Pages 319-323

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The idea for this book emerged from a conversation between Vivian Forbes and Charles Eaton following two seminars held in the Department of Geography at the University of Western Australia given by Trevor So?eld and Christopher Grif?n more than ?ve years ago. One seminar involved papers from Charles Eaton and Christopher Grif?n on the recent Speight coup in Fiji; the other, given by Trevor So?eld, was on the Solomon Islands. The seminars were attended by, among others, Dennis Rumley, who on getting involved in the conversation, suggested the idea of a book and then followed through on its scope, structure, planning, and possible contributors. Looking back now, we owe a special debt of gratitude to Charles Eaton both for his enthusiasm and his ideas then, and for his continued support throughout the whole project. Since that time ?ve years ago, many people have boarded and have left the Arc. Indeed, the very project itself exhibited a degree of instability. At times, it even looked as though it might not stay a?oat. Thankfully, several early boarders remained ?rmly anchored. Other authors were co-opted later, some at relatively short notice, one or two of them under mild duress. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of these contributors for remaining patient, enthusiastic, and keeping faith with the project. Naturally, a project like this, dealing with such a large and dynamic region, will always be out-of-date.

• formation
• geography
• geopolitics
• identity
• international relations
• research
• stability

• University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

  Dennis Rumley

• University of Western Australia and Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

  Vivian Louis Forbes

• Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia

  Christopher Griffin

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