Pacific states can be increasingly expected to call the shots as to when, and if, they can accommodate visiting diplomatic missions. Photo: AFP / Tim Graham
In a paper called "Pacific states are setting the terms of diplomatic engagement" by Adelaide University academics, Henrietta McNeill and Maualaivao Maima Koro, point out the pressures small countries often experience when having to host visiting delegations.
Their view is pertinent given the often negative response to the Kiribati government's announcement that it was suspending diplomatic visits until the new year as the country elects a new parliament.
RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman spoke with Maima Koro.
