Papua New Guinea in 2018: Prime Minister O'Neill Survives a Challenging Year

Papua New Guinea in 2018: Prime Minister O'Neill Survives a Challenging Year

Papua New Guinea experienced another challenging year, with a major earthquake impacting oil and gas projects, rioting and inter-clan fighting in the highlands, and economic decline, but Prime Minister O'Neill survived, and the country raised its international profile with the hosting of the 20...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian survey 2019-01, Vol.59 (1), p.198-203
1. Verfasser: MAY, RONALD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Earthquakes
Economic decline
International relations
O Neill, Peter Charles Paire
Petroleum
Prime ministers
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Zusammenfassung:Papua New Guinea experienced another challenging year, with a major earthquake impacting oil and gas projects, rioting and inter-clan fighting in the highlands, and economic decline, but Prime Minister O'Neill survived, and the country raised its international profile with the hosting of the 2018 APEC summit meeting. Closer ties between Papua New Guinea and China raised some concerns in Australia, which moved to strengthen its presence in Papua New Guinea and the region.
ISSN:0004-4687
1533-838X
DOI:10.1525/AS.2019.59.1.198