Papua New Guinea / PNG
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Conflicts - Tensions
Australian, island nations’ police to respond to Blue Pacific emergencies
FORUM Staff A new multinational police force based in Australia will provide security for Blue Pacific nations while also serving as a deterrent to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) push to embed itself with law enforcement agencies in the region. The $271 million Pacific Policing Initiative, underwritten by Australia, includes a new training facility in Brisbane and up to…
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Partnerships
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea strengthen defense ties with training, border security initiatives
Gusty Da Costa Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are progressively enhancing their defense relationship, underscoring a shared commitment to regional stability and mutual security. This growing partnership is characterized by educational exchanges, joint border security initiatives and a broader geopolitical alignment within the Indo-Pacific. Indonesia recently opened its military schools to young officers and cadets from PNG to enhance…
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Oceania
U.S. delegation’s Papua New Guinea visit reinforces growing bilateral relationship
FORUM Staff A host of United States military and civilian officials visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) in July 2024 to reinforce the nations’ Defense Cooperation Agreement. The three-day stay assured PNG of the U.S. commitment to help bolster its economy, humanitarian endeavors and defense initiatives, among other efforts. Australia and the U.S. signed bilateral security pacts with PNG in 2023.…
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Northeast Asia
Allies, partners enhance all-domain readiness with military exercises across Indo-Pacific
FORUM Staff More than 30 allied and partner militaries deployed personnel, aircraft, ships, submarines, uncrewed vehicles and other assets across the Indo-Pacific in mid-2024. The multinational, near-simultaneous exercises Pitch Black, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) and Valiant Shield stretched from Oceania and the Western Pacific to Northeast Asia. Tens of thousands of troops joined the all-domain training to build interoperability…
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Oceania
Papua New Guinea Air Force joins 19 others in Australia’s Pitch Black exercise
Reuters One of the world’s newest air forces took part in exercises alongside stealth fighter jets as the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) boosted defense ties with Australia and the United States. PNG trainee pilots queued for takeoff with U.S. F-22 Raptor and Australian Joint Strike Fighter jets in northern Australia in the 20-nation Pitch Black drills.…
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Oceania
Southern Jackaroo enhances combat readiness, strengthens multilateral ties
Australian Defence Department Nearly 2,300 troops from Australia, Japan, Papua New Guinea and the United States recently conducted military exercises in Australia to enhance warfighting interoperability, strengthen international relationships and improve combat readiness. The Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade deployed to the Townsville Field Training Area and Ingham, both in Queensland, for the trilateral Exercise Southern Jackaroo with Japan and the…
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Global Commons
HADR training, exercises with U.S. support PNG’s response to deadly landslide
FORUM Staff Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) and other emergency personnel responding to a devastating landslide incorporated techniques and expertise honed during regular training and exercises with United States military and other partner agencies. Meanwhile, aircraft and other assets from the U.S. and Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners transported disaster management experts, relief supplies and search-and-rescue equipment to the remote…
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Conflicts - Tensions
Allies, Partners continue push against IUU fishing
FORUM Staff Seven years after the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed June 5 the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners continue to lead the battle against an illicit activity that the U.N. says has “major implications for the conservation and management of ocean resources, as well as the food security…
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Global Commons
Allies, Partners bolster PNG’s recovery efforts after devastating landslide
FORUM Staff From providing shelters and hygiene kits to deploying military assets and emergency management experts, Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners are rallying to support Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a deadly landslide. Australia announced an initial $1.7 million in humanitarian assistance for its northern neighbor, as well as support for civil society organizations leading response and recovery efforts after the…
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Features
Securing Papua New Guinea’s Future
Tom Abke The security challenges facing Papua New Guinea (PNG) have evolved in recent decades, according to Elias Wohengu, PNG’s foreign affairs secretary. Thirty years ago, the threat of climate change to national security didn’t occur to him, Wohengu said at a panel discussion called “Security and PNG’s National Interest.” But today it has become self-evident. Confronting emerging and conventional…
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