Author Archives: Academia Nomad

PNG needs US assistance, but the deal is a bad one. The issue with the PNG-US deal is no that it doesn’t benefit PNG. In fact if negotiated well it will be very beneficial to PNG. A ship rider agreement will allow PNG authorities to better monitor our EEZ using US technology and capabilities. However,Continue reading “PNG needs the US, but the deal is a bad one.”

When Kiribati left the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) after the PIF failed to honor a gentleman’s agreement to let the PIF leadership rotate to a Micronesian nation, Fiji brought Kiribati back to PIF. This gentleman sitting on the floor is the Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. After becoming the prime minister in late 2022, heContinue reading “Why is PNG so out of touch with its own reality?”

By Dr Bal Kama KEY ISSUES WITH PNG-US SECURITY AGREEMENT AS LEAKED: DELAY SIGNING UNTIL FIXED I am writing this here instead of an article given time limitation and for the many PNG audience currently interested in this subject. PNG and US governments are said to sign an unprecedented security agreement for US forces toContinue reading “Issues around the proposed PNG-US Defence Agreement”

The PNG Ombudsman Commission has reported receiving an “avalanche of complaints from the public and will treat each complaint accordingly.” This saga was different from the past I’ve observed since I became interested in PNG politics. Apart from the rise of internet and social media in making issues go viral, for this particular case, PapuaContinue reading “Yes! We’ve got the Ombudsman Commission’s Attention on the Justin Tketchenko Saga”

From East Sepik Governor Alan Bird to popular TikTok figure and influencer Steven Kilage, the use of the phrase “as a father I understand” to rationalise Justin Tketchenko’s branding of critics primitive animals. It’s a pity the “as a father I understand” group doesn’t realise that JT hasn’t actually apologised yet. The “as a father”Continue reading “As a father I understand Justin Tketchenko”