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FIJI: dealing with a broken state: John Tonkin-Covell urges a more nuanced approach to the situation in Fiji.

New Zealand International Review

| May 01, 2009 | Tonkin-Covell, John | COPYRIGHT 2009 New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The enveloping international economic crisis is absorbing the attention of governments around the world. Where matters will head remains unclear. The South Pacific was a region beset with difficulties that predated the global economic turmoil, and the issues surrounding the present situation and the future of Fiji comprise a significant clutch of challenges for the region. Economically fragile for a long time now, Fiji is a broken state, but not a failed state. The interim government of Fiji set up by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces is attempting to work towards a new political arrangement for the return of civilian political rule in what is conceptually a modern ...

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