Training Program for Tonga: “Disinformation: Government and Media Challenges”
ASPI and ROI hold a two day conference with the media, members of parliament and government discussing misinformation and disinformation.
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Podcast: Small Islands, Big Challenges: Parliamentary Action on Climate Change
Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF Chair Liam Byrne interviews Lord Fakafanua in London, UK.
Report Launch: “Rapid Cost Benefit Assessment – A New Approach to Prioritizing for Tonga”
No nation, however rich, has enough resources to do everything. Hard choices must be made. Ultimately, the trade-off is the defining characteristic of politics: deciding where to spend extra resources first. Click this link to Download Report Every nation has many demands but limited resources. If we can’t do everything right away, where should we … Continue reading Report Launch: “Rapid Cost Benefit Assessment – A New Approach to Prioritizing for Tonga”
Report launch: Indo-Pacific strategies, perceptions and partnerships
Indo-Pacific Strategies, Perceptions and Partnerships: ‘The view from seven countries’. The US, France, India, Japan and Tonga all had local partners engaged in the project. ROI co-hosted a roundtable with the Tongan policymaking and strategic communities in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. For close to two years, Chatham House researched changes in strategic perceptions of the Indo-Pacific from … Continue reading Report launch: Indo-Pacific strategies, perceptions and partnerships
Indo-Pacific Strategies, Perceptions and Partnerships
Indo-Pacific Strategies, Perceptions and Partnerships: ‘The view from seven countries’. The US, France, India, Japan and Tonga all had local partners engaged in the project. ROI co-hosted a roundtable with the Tongan policymaking and strategic communities in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. Research Paper By Cleo Paskal Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme and Asia-Pacific Programme As … Continue reading Indo-Pacific Strategies, Perceptions and Partnerships
Launch of Chatham House report on IndoPacific significance, ROI Chairman Participant
The Chatham House report on Indo Pacific significance, by Cleo Paskal was launched on March 24th 2021. Chairman of Royal Oceania Institute, Lord Fakafanua, spoke on Tonga’s views. Read more
2020 Indo-Pacific strategies: The view from seven countries
On 18 February 2020, the Royal Oceania Institute (ROI) co-hosted a closed roundtable with Chatham House as part of the project ”Indo-Pacific strategies: The view from seven countries’. The US, France, India, Japan and Tonga all had local partners engaged in the project. The roundtable with the Tongan policymaking and strategic communities took place in … Continue reading 2020 Indo-Pacific strategies: The view from seven countries
Presenting Our New Board
New Board of Directors for ROI announced.
The Indo-Pacific: Geostrategic Perspectives 2019-24
Langafonua Centre – NUKU’ALOFA – Tonga The Royal Oceania Institute in conjunction with Chatham House hosted a closed-door roundtable to explore the possible strategic shifts in the Indo-Pacific between now and 2024. Focusing on trade security, climate change disruptions and security cooperation, it aimed to enhance the understanding of the regional goals of, and strategic … Continue reading The Indo-Pacific: Geostrategic Perspectives 2019-24
First ROITalk of 2020
ROI Office – NUKU’ALOFA – Tonga As strategic and economic competition heats up in the region, the Kingdom of Tonga is becoming increasingly important to old and new partners. The United Kingdom is reopening its High Commission in Nuku’alofa. The United States chose Tonga to be the first Pacific Islands country to partner with the … Continue reading First ROITalk of 2020