Recapturing the Spirit of 1971: Towards aNew Regional Political Settlement in the Pacific

Fry, Greg

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Recapturing the Spirit of 1971: Towards aNew Regional Political Settlement in the Pacific

Date

2015

Authors

Fry, Greg

Publisher

Canberra, ACT: Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University

Abstract

During her visit to Suva in November 2014, Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, received a very warm reception to her attempts to achieve a rapprochement in Australia's Fiji relations. By the end of her visit, diplomatic, economic, and defence relations had been fully restored with the newly elected Bainimarama government Bishop and Kubuabola 2014).