2026 Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue
The Pacific’s largest gathering of the security community, hosted by the Pacific Security College, brought together a diverse group of delegates in Fiji this week. The 2026 Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue explored a wide range of challenges facing the region and highlighted the importance of regional cooperation.
The opening ceremony featured addresses from Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa and Tuvalu Minister the Hon Simon Kofe gave the opening keynotes.
Both speakers emphasised the importance of unity in the face of overlapping security threats, including climate change, geostrategic competition and transnational crime.
“The pressures we face have not only intensified, but have become increasingly interconnected, requiring responses that are regional, integrated and collaborative,"" Secretary General Waqa said.
Ten Ministers from Fiji, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Palau, Niue and Nauru joined high-level panels to discuss the region’s response to ongoing security threats. The Dialogue also included a panel of young Pacific thinkers shared their vision for a peaceful and secure Blue Pacific.