Terrorism in the South Pacific? Thinking critically about approaches to security in the region

Insecurity in oceania: An Australian perspective

“…Government policies that facilitate money laundering and access to passports are clearly relevant, as is a situation of porousness more generally. At the same time there is no evidence that groups such as Al-Qaida have been active in Oceania (see Greener-Barcham and Barcham, 2006). There are some Muslims among the Indo-Fijians, but no significant disaffected Muslim population in the region.…”

Managing risk within international society: hierarchical governance in the Asia-Pacific

“…Importantly, at the time of RAMSI's intervention there was no substantial evidence of a direct threat to Australian security posed by the situation in the Solomon Islands, nor was there any credible evidence to suggest the presence of terrorists or transnational criminal groups within the Solomon Islands (Greener- Barcham and Barcham 2006). Rather, the new-found concern for the deteriorating situation in the Solomon Islands arose from the possibility that if left unchecked, the Solomon Islands state might totally collapse, possibly inviting terrorists and transnational criminals to use the Solomon Islands as a launching pad for activities in the region (Dinnen et al 2006).…”

Degrading and Managing Risk: Assessing Australia's Counter-Terrorist Strategy

“…For a spirited critique of the 'failed states as potential terrorist havens' argument, see Greener-Barcham and Barcham (2006). ASSESSING AUSTRALIA'S COUNTER-TERRORIST STRATEGY 481…”