Helpem Fren: Australia and the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands 2003–2017

By: Michael Wesley

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Synopsis: In 2003 Australia conceived, financed and led a Pacific-wide intervention into Solomon Islands to prevent the collapse of that state. The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) was to remain there for fourteen years, costing over $2 billion and involving thousands of soldiers, police and public servants from Australia and across the Pacific. It was remarkably successful in an age of disastrous interventions. And yet, by the time it was withdrawn, RAMSI had largely vanished from the Australian public's mind. Helpem Fren is the first comprehensive history of Australia and the RAMSI intervention. Drawing on still-classified official documents and over thirty interviews, it records the preconditions, motivations and dynamics of RAMSI between 2003 and 2017. Providing an intimate look at the challenges of interventions and development assistance generally, Helpem Fren is also a portrait of the personalities involved and the complex interactions between two systems that couldn't be more different in culture, wealth, size and capacity. As Australia confronts the most challenging environment in the Pacific for seventy years, Helpem Fren offers readers a deeper understanding of the recent history of Australia's involvement with Solomon Islands and the Pacific.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780522879063
Related ISBNs:: 9780522879056
Publisher:: Melbourne University Publishing
Date of Addition:: 02/06/25
Copyrighted By:: Michael Wesley
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Australiana, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.