Micronexit: Regionalism in confusion

Pacific Geographies

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Oliver Hasenkamp¹ 

[1] Pazifik Netzwerk e.V. & United Nations Association of Germany

关键词: Pacific Islands Forum;    Regional Cooperation;    Micronesia;    US;    China;   

DOI  :  10.23791/562331

来源: Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Pazifische Studien e.V.

【 摘 要 】

Pacific regionalism is in a severe crisis after the Micronesian states Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, theMarshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia have announced their withdrawal from themost important regional organization, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). This article discusses the reasonsfor the split that go beyond the mere selection of a new Secretary General of the Forum as the majortrigger of the withdrawal and analyses possible consequences of the split within Oceania and beyond.It argues that characterizing “Micronexit” as a result of diverging interests between the United Statesand China is an oversimplification that ignores intraregional causes of the conflict. There are manifolddivisions amongst PIF’s member states, which can lead to a decline of cooperation in the Pacific Islands’region, even outside the Forum structures, e.g. at the United Nations, if no solution to the impasse canbe found.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND