https://ispiglobal.com/ Practitioner-led research and policy analysis for island and coastal community public safety. en-us 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-security-outlook-report-2026-polycrisis-analysis The Pacific Islands Forum's 2026 Pacific Security Outlook Report calls the region a polycrisis. What it found on climate, crime and geopolitics, and why. 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-security-outlook-report-2026-polycrisis-analysis.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pif-55th-leaders-meeting-palau-results-september-2026 The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting concluded in Palau on September 4, 2026. Leaders advanced collective action on climate and the Samoa Agreeme 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pif-55th-leaders-meeting-palau-results-september-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/shelter-theory-pacific-small-states-collective-security-2026 Asia Times published an analysis September 3, 2026 arguing Pacific island states should use shelter theory to seek collective security rather than relying 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/shelter-theory-pacific-small-states-collective-security-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pacific-fisheries-surveillance-centre-pif-2026 At the 55th PIF Leaders Meeting in Palau, Solomon Islands called for funds to build a new Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre, warning Pacific nations c 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pacific-fisheries-surveillance-centre-pif-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hawaii-grid-vulnerability-hurricane-lala-hawaiian-electric-2026 Hurricane Lala knocked out power to 60% of Hawaiian Electric customers on August 15, 2026. Advocates are calling for urgent funding to address grid vulnera 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hawaii-grid-vulnerability-hurricane-lala-hawaiian-electric-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-apply-island-emergency-management-framework-your-organization A step-by-step guide for government agencies, resorts, utilities, and healthcare facilities in island environments applying ISPI's island emergency managem 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-apply-island-emergency-management-framework-your-organization.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-commission-island-security-research-what-to-expect A step-by-step guide for government agencies, foundations, and organizations commissioning island security research from ISPI. Covers scope development, SA 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-commission-island-security-research-what-to-expect.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-conduct-insular-vulnerability-audit-island-emergency-preparedness An Insular Vulnerability Audit assesses an island organization's emergency preparedness against island-specific standards — not continental benchmarks. Thi 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-conduct-insular-vulnerability-audit-island-emergency-preparedness.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-implement-island-insider-threat-program-small-organizations Standard CISA and DHS insider threat programs were not designed for small island organizations. This practitioner guide covers how to implement an island-c 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/how-to-implement-island-insider-threat-program-small-organizations.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/community-policing-island-jurisdictions-continental-model-gap Community policing in island jurisdictions requires a different framework from the continental model because officer-community embeddedness, social density 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/community-policing-island-jurisdictions-continental-model-gap.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/duty-of-care-island-resort-operators-lahaina-lala-standard The August 2023 Lahaina wildfire established an island-specific duty of care standard for resort and commercial operators in Hawaii and Pacific island envi 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/duty-of-care-island-resort-operators-lahaina-lala-standard.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/fema-island-jurisdictions-continental-framework-mismatch FEMA's Individual Assistance program, Incident Command System, and disaster recovery timeline standards were developed for continental communities with geo 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/fema-island-jurisdictions-continental-framework-mismatch.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/island-security-premium-esg-risk-pacific-caribbean-operations The island security premium is the documented additional security, resilience, and governance investment required to operate at comparable risk levels in i 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/island-security-premium-esg-risk-pacific-caribbean-operations.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/supply-chain-singularity-island-communities-disaster-vulnerability Supply chain singularity is the condition in which a single port or airport is the only entry point for all essential commodities into an island community. 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/supply-chain-singularity-island-communities-disaster-vulnerability.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-are-small-island-developing-states-sids-security-policy Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are 39 nations and territories recognized by the United Nations as sharing structural vulnerabilities from geographic 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-are-small-island-developing-states-sids-security-policy.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-insider-threat-island-organizations-why-standard-programs-fail Insider threat in island organizations is the risk from trusted employees, contractors, or partners who exploit their access to cause harm. Standard DHS an 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-insider-threat-island-organizations-why-standard-programs-fail.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-island-emergency-management-continental-framework-gap Island emergency management is the planning and response framework for disasters in communities that lack the geographic redundancy continental frameworks 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-island-emergency-management-continental-framework-gap.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-the-biketawa-declaration-pacific-security-framework The Biketawa Declaration (2000) is the Pacific Islands Forum's collective security framework: what it does, when it was invoked, and why it matters in 2026. 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-the-biketawa-declaration-pacific-security-framework.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-the-pacific-islands-forum-island-security-governance The Pacific Islands Forum is the premier intergovernmental organization for the Pacific region, comprising 18 member nations and territories. It is the ins 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-the-pacific-islands-forum-island-security-governance.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-the-samoa-pathway-pacific-island-security-framework The Samoa Pathway is the UN multilateral framework adopted in 2014 governing small island developing states development priorities including maritime secur 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/what-is-the-samoa-pathway-pacific-island-security-framework.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/why-island-police-departments-face-structural-officer-shortages Island police departments face officer shortages driven by the homeownership calculation — officers cannot afford to live in the jurisdictions they serve. 25 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/why-island-police-departments-face-structural-officer-shortages.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/cnmi-chinese-tourist-vetting-dhs-island-border-security-2026 Federal authorities are strengthening vetting of Chinese tourists seeking to enter the Northern Mariana Islands under the visa waiver program, creating a n 18 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/cnmi-chinese-tourist-vetting-dhs-island-border-security-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/fiji-port-security-inside-threat-pacific-drug-trafficking-august-2026 The Fiji Sun reported August 2026 that Fiji port security faces an inside threat — the exact vulnerability ISPI documented in WP-02 and in the June 2026 Pa 18 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/fiji-port-security-inside-threat-pacific-drug-trafficking-august-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hurricane-lala-hawaii-island-emergency-management-gap-2026 Hurricane Lala made direct landfall on Hawaiʻi Island on August 15 2026, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes, knocking three hospitals onto generato 18 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hurricane-lala-hawaii-island-emergency-management-gap-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pacific-regional-security-treaty-pif-palau-summit-2026 Solomon Islands PM Wale as PIF Chair formally proposed a Pacific-wide regional security treaty at the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Suva August 7-8. F 18 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pacific-regional-security-treaty-pif-palau-summit-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/china-missile-test-tuvalu-pacific-island-security-ocean-of-peace China fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean near Tuvalu on July 6 2026. Pacific nations condemned it. The Pacific Islands Forum 24 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/china-missile-test-tuvalu-pacific-island-security-ocean-of-peace.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hpd-chief-lazar-drone-program-ai-governance-hawaii-public-safety New HPD Chief David Lazar announced July 16 that HPD will launch a drone program sending unmanned aircraft to potential crime scenes before officers arrive 24 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hpd-chief-lazar-drone-program-ai-governance-hawaii-public-safety.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hr-9508-pacific-islands-liaison-initiative-drug-trafficking-insider-threat Hawaii Congressman Ed Case and Guam Delegate James Moylan introduced HR 9508 to establish the Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative in statute at DHS/HSI to c 24 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hr-9508-pacific-islands-liaison-initiative-drug-trafficking-insider-threat.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/tuvalu-first-national-security-policy-2026-sids-governance-capacity Tuvalu moved toward adopting its first-ever National Security Policy in July 2026, bringing together government officials and key stakeholders. The timing 24 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/tuvalu-first-national-security-policy-2026-sids-governance-capacity.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/australia-vanuatu-nakamal-agreement-pacific-security-architecture Australia signed its first comprehensive bilateral agreement with Vanuatu on July 1 2026 — the Nakamal Agreement — while finalizing a security pact with Fi 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/australia-vanuatu-nakamal-agreement-pacific-security-architecture.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/rimpac-2026-hawaii-pearl-harbor-island-maritime-security RIMPAC 2026 runs June 24 through July 31 with 30-plus nations operating from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The exercise is the largest international mari 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/rimpac-2026-hawaii-pearl-harbor-island-maritime-security.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-china-security-deal-nda-governance-transparency Solomon Islands PM Wale revealed July 2 that he cannot release details of the 2022 China security agreement because of a non-disclosure clause — even as he 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-china-security-deal-nda-governance-transparency.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/typhoon-bavi-cnmi-island-warning-system-emergency-management-gap Typhoon Bavi is approaching the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as of July 3 2026. The storm documents the structural warning system gap ISPI 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/typhoon-bavi-cnmi-island-warning-system-emergency-management-gap.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/vanuatu-border-security-summit-july-2026-pacific-drug-trafficking Vanuatu is holding its first-ever National Border Security Summit July 7-8 in Port Vila, bringing together all border agencies, government ministries, prov 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/vanuatu-border-security-summit-july-2026-pacific-drug-trafficking.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/waipio-valley-road-24th-emergency-declaration-island-infrastructure-policy-failure Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda issued the 24th emergency declaration extension for Waipiō Valley Road on July 1 2026. The road has been under emergency c 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/waipio-valley-road-24th-emergency-declaration-island-infrastructure-policy-failure.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/australia-nz-anzac-2035-pacific-supply-chain-energy-security Australia and New Zealand's June 8 ANZAC 2035 statement named Pacific supply chain resilience and energy security as defense priorities. What it means. 14 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/australia-nz-anzac-2035-pacific-supply-chain-energy-security.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hawaii-kona-low-fema-deadline-island-disaster-recovery-gap The FEMA deadline for March 2026 Kona Low aid shows the structural problem: continental recovery timelines do not match island disaster recovery conditions. 14 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/hawaii-kona-low-fema-deadline-island-disaster-recovery-gap.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/jamaica-homicide-reduction-2026-island-community-policing-model Jamaica's homicides fell 55% in January 2026, the lowest month since records began in 2001. What it shows about the island community policing model. 14 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/jamaica-homicide-reduction-2026-island-community-policing-model.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/operation-irensia-2026-pacific-maritime-security-gap The Coast Guard, Australia, FSM, Palau and the Marshall Islands finished Operation Irensia 2026 on June 7. The structural gap the exercise can't address. 14 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/operation-irensia-2026-pacific-maritime-security-gap.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-forum-security-coordinators-roundtable-june-2026 PIF Secretary General Baron Waqa opened the Pacific Fusion Centre security coordinators roundtable on June 10. Does the architecture match the threats? 14 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-forum-security-coordinators-roundtable-june-2026.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pm-wale-china-security-review-governance-capacity On June 3, 2026, PM Matthew Wale announced a review of the 2022 China security agreement. The conditions of the review reveal a governance capacity problem. 14 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pm-wale-china-security-review-governance-capacity.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/honolulu-new-police-chief-david-lazar-island-law-enforcement Honolulu picked David Lazar, a retired San Francisco assistant chief, as police chief on May 20, 2026. He inherits 448 vacancies. What the research says. 30 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/honolulu-new-police-chief-david-lazar-island-law-enforcement.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-biketawa-declaration-supply-chain-energy-crisis-island-resilience Forum leaders invoked the Biketawa Declaration on May 8, 2026 for the energy crisis tied to Middle East conflict. Supply chain singularity in action. 30 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-biketawa-declaration-supply-chain-energy-crisis-island-resilience.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-drug-trafficking-insider-threat-island-law-enforcement 17 tonnes of drugs seized in the Pacific in 2026, triple 2025's 4.6 tonnes, and documented insiders in border agencies. The island conditions behind it. 30 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-drug-trafficking-insider-threat-island-law-enforcement.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pm-wale-china-security-agreement-democratic-resilience Matthew Wale became Solomon Islands PM on May 15, 2026. He once called the 2022 China security agreement counterproductive. The agreement remains in force. 30 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-pm-wale-china-security-agreement-democratic-resilience.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/philippines-2026-supply-chain-singularity-real-time In March 2026 the Philippines declared a national energy emergency, the first country to do so after the Iran war. A real-time case of supply chain singularity. 24 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/philippines-2026-supply-chain-singularity-real-time.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/sri-lanka-cyclone-ditwah-island-emergency-management Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka in November 2025, affecting about 2 million people. What the response revealed about island emergency management frameworks. 23 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/sri-lanka-cyclone-ditwah-island-emergency-management.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/papua-new-guinea-police-crisis-not-payroll-error PNG's January 2024 police riot followed a 50% pay cut blamed on a computer error. The trigger was payroll; the vulnerability was a chronic workforce gap. 22 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/papua-new-guinea-police-crisis-not-payroll-error.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/jamaica-40-percent-homicide-reduction-island-community-policing Jamaica's 2025 homicide rate was its lowest in over three decades, a 43% drop built on community policing. What worked and why emergencies alone can't hold it. 21 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/jamaica-40-percent-homicide-reduction-island-community-policing.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-china-security-agreement-governance-research Three years into the Solomon Islands-China security agreement, Chinese police are on their fifth Honiara rotation. The capacity gap that made the deal possible. 20 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/solomon-islands-china-security-agreement-governance-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/military-nuclear-security-critical-infrastructure-island-communities Lessons from U.S. Air Force nuclear asset protection for critical infrastructure security in isolated, resource-constrained island communities. 19 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/military-nuclear-security-critical-infrastructure-island-communities.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/campus-safety-director-clery-act-island-institutions Running Clery Act compliance, Title IX and campus security on an island campus exposes gaps in federal guidance that mainland institutions never face. 18 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/campus-safety-director-clery-act-island-institutions.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/fema-ics-nims-island-emergency-management-gaps Where FEMA's ICS/NIMS training breaks down for island emergency managers, from a practitioner with the full certification suite, and what should replace it. 17 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/fema-ics-nims-island-emergency-management-gaps.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/diplomatic-security-island-operations-lessons Lessons from protecting U.S. Embassy personnel in conflict zones for security in isolated, resource-constrained island institutions. 16 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/diplomatic-security-island-operations-lessons.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/behavioral-threat-assessment-island-communities-btam Standard BTAM frameworks were calibrated on continental data. Why they misfire in Pacific Island and Native Hawaiian communities, and how to correct them. 15 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/behavioral-threat-assessment-island-communities-btam.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/practitioner-led-research-vs-academic-research-public-safety Island public safety policy fails when built on research never tested against island operations. What a practitioner-led research model changes. 14 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/practitioner-led-research-vs-academic-research-public-safety.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/native-hawaiian-pacific-islander-youth-justice-research Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth have been overrepresented in Hawaii's juvenile justice system for decades. Why proven alternatives go unused. 13 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/native-hawaiian-pacific-islander-youth-justice-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/supply-chain-singularity-island-communities-worldwide Islands share a supply chain vulnerability no federal or international framework was built for. ISPI's term for it, supply chain singularity, and the framework. 12 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/supply-chain-singularity-island-communities-worldwide.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-island-governance-democratic-resilience-research Pacific Island governments make security decisions they cannot fully evaluate. Why, and how independent policy research helps close the capacity gap. 11 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-island-governance-democratic-resilience-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/campus-safety-geographically-isolated-institutions-worldwide Isolated campuses, from rural Hawaii to Pacific territory universities, face an active threat response gap that standard protocols cannot close. 10 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/campus-safety-geographically-isolated-institutions-worldwide.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/island-law-enforcement-workforce-crisis-worldwide HPD, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and Fiji's police share one structural workforce problem. A global comparison of what actually works. 09 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/island-law-enforcement-workforce-crisis-worldwide.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/island-emergency-management-worldwide-framework-failure Lahaina, Vanuatu, the Caribbean: case studies of the same emergency management framework failure on islands, and the framework that replaces it. 08 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/island-emergency-management-worldwide-framework-failure.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/insider-threat-island-communities-worldwide Social density, workforce irreplaceability and the social cost of reporting: three island conditions that make standard insider threat frameworks fail. 07 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/insider-threat-island-communities-worldwide.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/state-local-government-island-security-research Why Hawaii state agencies, Pacific territory governments and island counties need island-specific policy research that mainland institutions don't provide. 06 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/state-local-government-island-security-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/international-organizations-island-security-research How UN bodies, Commonwealth programs, CARICOM and allied governments can use small-state and island-community security policy research. 05 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/international-organizations-island-security-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/foundations-commission-island-security-research How foundations funding public safety, community resilience and indigenous programs use island-specific research to make their grantmaking more effective. 04 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/foundations-commission-island-security-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/corporations-island-operations-security-research Hotels, energy companies and ports on islands face security and ESG risks that continental frameworks underestimate. What island-specific research covers. 03 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/corporations-island-operations-security-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-island-governments-commission-security-research Pacific Island governments face security policy problems continental research wasn't built for. How practitioner-led, island-specific research fills the gap. 02 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/pacific-island-governments-commission-security-research.html https://ispiglobal.com/blog/federal-agencies-island-security-research Why DHS, DOJ and FEMA programs need island-specific research: federal frameworks were built for continental communities, and the gap has costs. 01 May 2026 08:00:00 -1000 https://ispiglobal.com/blog/federal-agencies-island-security-research.html