In a politically turbulent region, competition will ebb and flow with new leadership and new relationships, including changes of foreign partners’ governments. This should include the delivery of more landing craft which will increase the capability of many Pacific security forces to address their greatest threat, climate change and natural disasters. Regional security initiatives, such as the Pacific Policing Initiative and Pacific Response Group, need greater ongoing commitments for funding and training. Australia’s partnerships with these countries have developed over decades and are based on shared values and wants for the Pacific region. ASPI’s Friends to all: Competing for Pacific security partnerships series can be found here.