BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
The Pacific Security College has formally launched the official report from the 2025 Pacific Regional and National Security Conference (PRNSC).
It was unveiled during 54th PIF Leaders Meeting Sideline Event “Building an Ocean of Peace through Strengthened Regional Integration” at the Aquatic Centre in Honiara on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
The report emphasises that the unity, values and leadership of the Pacific are crucial in tackling the region’s most urgent security issues.
In an interview with Island Sun, Professor Dave Peebles, director of the Pacific Security College, said that the 2025 Pacific Regional and National Security Conference (PRNSC) was held in Suva, Fiji, in July.
He said that it included 150 members from the security community, political leaders, regional and national officials, business representatives, civil society representatives, and academics.
“Everyone gathered to discuss how we could foster peace in the Pacific. The Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, said that the conference resembled a Shangri-La Dialogue for the Pacific,” he stated.
He said that the discussions at the Conference heavily focused on the concept of the “Ocean of Peace,” which the PIF Leaders have endorsed this week in Honiara.
“All attendees were contemplating what actions we need to take between now and 2050 to ensure that the Pacific becomes an ocean of peace in the forthcoming decades. Consequently, there were numerous valuable ideas regarding what we should pursue in the coming years and decades.
“There were two primary points emphasized by the participants. First, that the Ocean of Peace truly represents peace in the Pacific, focusing on Pacific security. Climate change is identified as the foremost issue. Human development is also crucial, encompassing various aspects of geopolitics. The second point highlighted was the deep yearning among the people for the Pacific to unite, fostering a closer familial bond so that by 2050, we can all exist within the Ocean of Peace,” he said.
He further elaborated that the report addresses Pacific-led security, the urgency of climate action, the fight against transnational crime, the enhancement of maritime security, inclusive human security, cybersecurity and ICT threats, the importance of cultural and traditional knowledge, gender and social inclusion, and the strengthening of regional architecture.
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