AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoOcean of Peace vs. missile anxiety: Australia and Fiji signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance and the Vuvale Union in Suva, but the mood soured fast after China’s long-range, nuclear-capable missile test over the South Pacific—reportedly near Tuvalu’s EEZ—triggered protests from Pacific leaders and fresh calls for a Pacific-led “Ocean of Peace” security agenda. Tuvalu’s ocean science push: Tuvalu premiered a National Geographic Pristine Seas documentary based on a 2025 marine expedition, using new reef and deep-ocean biodiversity findings to strengthen conservation, fisheries management, and long-term stewardship. War remnants, local safety: A multinational operation under “Operation Render Safe” is sending explosive ordnance disposal specialists to support underwater reconnaissance in Tuvalu’s Nanumea Lagoon, aiming to reduce unexploded WWII hazards to people and coastal ecosystems. Climate-security gap in US talks: Pacific Elders Voice criticized the U.S-Pacific Partnership Declaration for not treating climate action as the region’s top security threat, warning funding is too small for the scale of need.
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