Naavya Thapa: WritingWriting on human rights, systems change and policy.https://naavyathapa.com/Aid Securitisation and Recipient Agency: What Vanuatu's pushback tells us about Australian Pacific Island Aid Partnershipshttps://naavyathapa.com/writing/aid-securitisation-vanuatu/https://naavyathapa.com/writing/aid-securitisation-vanuatu/Australia speaks of the Pacific as 'family', but its aid is increasingly tied to security strategy. Vanuatu's renegotiation of the Nakamal agreement shows what recipient agency looks like.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT