Dr Saber Salem is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Fiji. Prior to joining academia, he worked with the United Nations in various roles and capacities and served as a Policy Analyst with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Dr Salem has authored and co-authored numerous scholarly articles published in Scopus-indexed journals in India and the United States. His research interests include foreign aid, conflict resolution, and climate change. He holds a Doctorate in Politics and International Relations from O.P. Jindal Global University.
The once politically peaceful, geographically isolated and sea-locked Pacific region is becoming a pawn in the game of power politics among traditional and regional powers over the past years. The assertive and bold Chinese behaviour in the...
The devastating socio-economic nature of climate change and severe weather events is irrefutably felt across the spectrum. From the destructive Australian bushfires, to the hurricanes sweeping through the US and torrential rains that caused...
Over the past two decades, China has widened and deepened its economic and diplomatic footprint in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). This unprecedented Chinese power posturing in the Blue Pacific region has caused trepidation in the corr...
Climate change and severe weather events is causing environmental catastrophe in the South Pacific region. The region as a whole has experienced innumerable changes in weather patterns that have posed fundamental threats to lives and liveli...
