Lorenz Gonschor is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Affairs at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. He holds a MA in Pacific Islands Studies and a PhD in political science, both from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. He previously also taught at universities in Tonga and Tahiti. His research interests include the history of diplomacy and regionalism as well as decolonization in the Pacific region.