VU
VanuatuOceania / Melanesia
Capital
Port Vila
Population
320K
GDP (USD)
N/A
Head of State
N/A
Key Drivers
No key drivers identified.
Recent Intelligence 12
- HIGHSEV 74
Beijing slams Japan with a new blacklist—while coast guards circle Taiwan’s shadow
Beijing blacklistJapanese entitiesmilitary end-useChinese coast guarddiplomacyView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
Disasters and security signals collide: ferry tragedy near Vanuatu and a Hong Kong rescue—what’s next for regional risk?
Vanuatu ferry sinkinginter-island ferryHung Hom Promenaderecreational vessel sinkingsecurityView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
Disasters at sea: Indonesia launches Java Sea search as Vanuatu ferry sinks and Philippines death toll climbs—what’s driving the risk?
Java Seapassenger shiplost contactMV MatuisecurityView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
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 casesecurityView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
Pacific pivots and funding gaps: Solomon Islands courts Australia as China, WHO aid politics tighten
Solomon IslandsAustralia treaty talksChina security agreementVanuatu WHO funding cutsdiplomacyView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
Earthquakes and deadly landslides hit the Pacific rim—how far will the disaster ripple into markets?
Nepal flood RasuwaSonam DorjeeUSGS M 5.6 OnagawaTaiwan Yujing earthquakeeconomyView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
From ferry sinkings to gas-sensor mandates: are Pacific and Japan tightening safety after deadly shocks?
Kumamoto explosiongas piping sensorsshopping mallferry sanksecurityView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
Vanuatu’s new pact with Australia bans foreign bases—does the Pacific chessboard just shift?
Vanuatu bans foreign military basesNakamal AgreementJotham NapatAnthony AlbanesediplomacyView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
Australia courts Fiji for a security pact as Beijing’s pressure reshapes Pacific deals—while Washington readies China visa sanctions
Penny WongFiji security agreementVanuatuBeijing pressurediplomacyView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 62
South China quake and Nigeria school kidnappings raise security and disaster risks—who pays the price next?
south China earthquake7,000 evacuationVanuatu earthquakeGDACS Green alertsecurityView Briefing - ELEVATEDSEV 58
Australia and Vanuatu just locked a Pacific “no foreign bases” pact—will China accept the limits?
Australia-Vanuatu dealNakamal Agreementno foreign military baseSouth Pacific rivalrydiplomacyView Briefing - GUARDEDSEV 52
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 statusdiplomacyView Briefing
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