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Whose Right to Exist? The Changing Voting Patterns of Pacific Islands states on Self-Determination
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Whose Right to Exist? The Changing Voting Patterns of Pacific Islands states on Self-Determination

Shannon Brincat
Australian Outlook Blog Posts, Vol.3 December 2024
Australian Institute of International Affairs
2024
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Abstract

Despite their reliance on multilateralism when pushing for greater climate action, Pacific Island States have become less willing to recognise the right to self-determination of other vulnerable groups at the UN. This shift in voting erodes norms around global solidarity and may prove ultimately self-sabotaging.

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