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		<title>Political Risk and Sustainable Enterprise.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buchanan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The terms “political risk” and “sustainable enterprise” are not often associated. They should be. The degree of sustainability of an enterprise has direct and long- term cultural, economic, social and political ramifications for the communities in which it is located. The less sustainable the business, the higher the political risk. Conversely, the more sustainable the ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Intelligence Analytics: Conceptualizing Foreign Aid as an Instrument of Policy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buchanan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Intelligence Analytics: Conceptualizing Foreign Aid as an Instrument of Policy Analysis &#8211; By Dr Paul G. Buchanan. Announcement that the European Union will direct  another 19 million Euros on top of the 785 million Euros (NZ$ 1.3 billion) already allocated to climate change adaptation in the Pacific serves as a good reference point for discussion ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Papua New Guinea Crisis – Australia and New Zealand&#8217;s Challenge</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Selwyn Manning]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 01:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Papua New Guinea Crisis – Australia and New Zealand&#8217;s Challenge Weekly Analysis &#8211; By Selwyn Manning. As Papua New Guinea struggles to maintain order in the face of two clashing political factions, its two southern neighbors Australia and New Zealand are compelled to tread a soft diplomatic line rather than risk destroying progressive rapprochement with ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Melanesia&#8217;s Leaders Approve Security Force &#038; Position MSG Bloc To Interact With Global Bodies</title>
		<link>https://36th-parallel.com/2012/04/02/melanesias-leaders-approve-security-force-position-msg-bloc-to-interact-directly-with-global-bodies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Selwyn Manning]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Melanesia&#8217;s Leaders Approve Security Force &#38; Position MSG Bloc To Interact Directly With Global Bodies 36th Parallel Analysis and Forecast &#8211; By Selwyn Manning. Late on Friday March 30 Melanesia&#8217;s leaders emerged from their annual summit resolute that security and progress will best be achieved by forming a stronger and secure regional bloc. Melanesia&#8217;s solidarity-move ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weekly Analysis: Commodities Boom Widens PIF Rift.</title>
		<link>https://36th-parallel.com/2012/03/09/weekly-analysis-commodities-boom-widens-pif-rift/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buchanan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Weekly Analysis: Commodities Boom Widens PIF Rift. 36th-Parallel Analysis. In order to understand political dynamics, underlying economic factors often need to be considered. The growing rift within the Pacific Island Forum between the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) and the Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) is one such instance. The metals boom preceded the minerals boom, both ]]></description>
		
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