Dossier
economic and security agreement
Coverage of economic and security agreement in the Nexus archive.
- Vanuatu-Australia security pact bans ‘foreign’ military bases
Australia and Vanuatu signed a security and economic agreement prohibiting foreign military bases on Vanuatu. The pact aims to counter China's growing influence in the South Pacific, with Australia providing increased economic support to Vanuatu, which is heavily indebted to China.