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		<title>Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Discussing Geopolitical and Military Activity in the Pacific</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Pacific is quietly becoming one of the most militarised regions on earth. Ben Morgan tracks the moves, the risks and the fault lines.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pacific Brief: Geo-political and military activity in the Pacific</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Malaysia buys Norwegian missiles, Japan hardens defence policy, India expands influence and Melanesia faces corruption risks in a shifting Pacific.]]></description>
		
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		<title>MSG snubs golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Melanesian Spearhead Group has thrown away a golden chance for achieving a historical step towards justice and peace in West Papua by lacking the courage to accept the main Papuan self-determination advocacy movement as full members.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have ushered in unity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 22:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège for human rights leader Filep Karma as the banned Morning Star led the way in defiance of the Indonesian military.]]></description>
		
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