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Addressing Fragility in Papua New Guinea

  • Writer: Erol
    Erol
  • Aug 16, 2022
  • 1 min read

CSIS Brief By Erol Yayboke, Bridi Rice, Catherine Nzuki, and Anastasia Strouboulis


  • Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of five priority countries under the U.S. Global Fragility Strategy. The U.S. government has made a 10-year commitment to addressing fragility in PNG and is currently planning its approach.

  • PNG presents unique operating challenges for the U.S. government’s implementation teams due to the complex factors driving fragility in the country and limited U.S. government presence on the ground.

  • The key challenge facing policymakers is to generate clarity and consensus on what factors of fragility the United States will address, how the United States will develop a bespoke operating model in PNG, and who will be critical to these efforts.


Read the full policy brief here.

© 2025 by Erol Yayboke

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