IntelCountry ProfileVanuatu

Vanuatu

Oceania/ MelanesiaPort Vila320K

Capital

Port Vila

GDP (USD)

N/A

Government

N/A

Head of State

N/A

Key Drivers

No key drivers identified.

Recent Intelligence

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HIGHSEV 74·diplomacy

Beijing slams Japan with a new blacklist—while coast guards circle Taiwan’s shadow

Beijing blacklistJapanese entitiesmilitary end-useChinese coast guard

ELEVATEDSEV 62·security

South China quake and Nigeria school kidnappings raise security and disaster risks—who pays the price next?

south China earthquake7,000 evacuationVanuatu earthquakeGDACS Green alert

ELEVATEDSEV 62·security

Five Italians dead in Vaavu Atoll caves as a separate Baykal boat disaster kills tourists—plus a 6.0 quake hits Vanuatu

Lake Baikalcapsized boatKhivusSKR criminal case

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

Vanuatu’s new pact with Australia bans foreign bases—does the Pacific chessboard just shift?

Vanuatu bans foreign military basesNakamal AgreementJotham NapatAnthony Albanese

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

Pacific pivots and funding gaps: Solomon Islands courts Australia as China, WHO aid politics tighten

Solomon IslandsAustralia treaty talksChina security agreementVanuatu WHO funding cuts

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

Australia courts Fiji for a security pact as Beijing’s pressure reshapes Pacific deals—while Washington readies China visa sanctions

Penny WongFiji security agreementVanuatuBeijing pressure

ELEVATEDSEV 58·diplomacy

Australia and Vanuatu just locked a Pacific “no foreign bases” pact—will China accept the limits?

Australia-Vanuatu dealNakamal Agreementno foreign military baseSouth Pacific rivalry

ELEVATEDSEV 52·diplomacy

Vanuatu fires back at Australia and China—while Canada’s provinces reopen power deals and Colorado’s access fight stalls

VanuatuJotham NapatAustraliaChina

GUARDEDSEV 52·diplomacy

From Gilgit to Port Vila: New oaths, strategic pacts, and sovereignty tests—what’s next for the region?

Gilgit-Baltistan swearing-in postponedBilawalKhamenei funeralprovisional provincial status

GUARDEDSEV 52·diplomacy

From Vatican immigration to Pacific deals and Australia’s policy shocks: what’s really moving markets?

J.D. VanceVatican immigrationVanuatu dealAustralia reputational cost