George is the Deputy Head and Senior Fellow at the Department of Pacific Affairs. He is the Director of the ANU Pacific Institute, and member of the ANU Institute of Climate Change Energy and Disaster. His research explores the interplay of international politics and security, with climate change (diplomacy, negotiations, finance, democracy, gender and knowledge), through the influence and authority/power of Islands (Pacific states and peoples, Small Island Developing States). His work contributes to areas of  climate politics, foreign policy, multilateralism, non-western and Oceanic Diplomacy, Pacific regionalism and geopolitics, indigenous knowledge and philosophy. He supervises research in international relations, security, development diplomatic and Pacific studies, and teaches both University and executive courses for defence and diplomatic academies, national and regional public servants, civil society and community. Underpinning George’s research and teaching is ‘tautua’ service – that it serves, and brokers opportunities for communities. An example is the research, advice and capacity working with Pacific regional organisations and countries in multilateral ocean, sustainable development, security and climate change negotiations. He is a volunteer teaching aide at local primary school, and Co-Director and founder of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands (RESI) thinktank group. George’s research and teaching ‘tautua’ are influenced by his work experience and education in the Pacific, and grounded by his Samoan, Tuvaluan, i-Kiribati, Chinese and British heritage. He is from Samoa, and holds the high chief title of Salā.