Pacific Politics

Briefing

The Constitutional Monitor: Tracking How Fiji Is Actually Governed

Pacific democracy scholarship has leaned on constitutions, election results, and historical narrative. Very little tracks what institutions actually do over time. The Monitor is our attempt to close that gap.

Analysis

When the Quad Comes Calling: Multilateral Architecture and Fiji’s Embedded Alignment

On 25 May, the Vuvale union appeared on the Fiji Parliament's order paper. The next day, the Quad named Fiji pilot for its first joint infrastructure project. The timing was coincidental; the architecture it exposed was not. They reveal how Fiji's strategic position is being shaped, and by whom.