Jurnal Global dan Strategis
ISSN 1907-9729
Vol. 9 / No. 2 / Published : 2015-07
Order : 2, and page :190 - 206
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Original Article :
Quo vadis melanesian spearhead group?
Author :
- Baiq L.S.W. Wardhani*1
- Dosen Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik
Abstract :
Strengthening the sentiment of identity in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) in conjunction with a weakening of self-reliance capability to undertake domestic governance is one of the factors that caused the change in dynamics in the South Pacific. One was marked by the strengthening fears that the countries in this group is increasingly difficult to break away from dependence on foreign aid. Strengthening sentiment can be observed from the upheaval of identity among the members within the organization, which showed that its members are increasingly worried about the disagreements between them. While the weak capability to independently manage domestic issues indicated by the increasing financial assistance from donor countries. Yet at the same time a crisis in donor countries and the relative decline in the South Pacific in geopolitical urgency from the perspective of the donor countries can bring this regional organization in limbo. Alternative way out has been taken, but which way will be taken by the MSG?
Keyword :
Melanesian Spearhead Group, Regionalism, South Pacific,
References :
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Pacific Institute of public Policy (PiPP),(2008) MSG: Trading on Political Capital and Melanesian Solidarity. Briefing Paper no. 2 Port Villa : PiPP
Vanhanen, Tatu,(1999) “Domestic Ethnic Conflict and Ethnic Nepotism: A Comparative Analysis” 36 (1): 55-73 : Journal of Peace Research
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