Can island-regions remain zones of peace amid rising militarisation?

Podcast: Small Islands Big Picture · ODI Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

The maritime regions in which SIDS are located have long been considered ‘zones’ or ‘oceans of peace’. But geopolitical tension is increasingly leading to military forms of conflict that are potentially calling this into question. But what does it mean to be a zone of peace? Have island regions always been peaceful? And what can small states do to resist the military designs of great powers? In this episode, Emily and Matt speak to a number of experts with their own distinctive take on these questions. We hear from Patrick Kaiku from Papua New Guinea in “Island Voi...