Leaders Head for a Pacific Island—Don’t Expect Them to Hang Around.'
from the WALL STREET JOURNAL Papua New Guinea is plagued by gangs, carjackings and kidnappings. Embassies warn their citizens not to leave hotels after dark, certainly not without armed guards. The Economist Intelligence Unit has rated its capital, Port Moresby, the fifth-worst city in the world to live in, beating out Lagos, Karachi and Damascus. Sounds like a perfect place to host an international conference of global leaders and business titans. This Thursday, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is scheduled to kick off in the capital—not that many of the participants plan to stay there. Thousands will stay on cruise ships moored nearby because there aren’t enough hotels. Vice President Mike Pence plans to lodge in Cairns, which is in northern Australia, more than an hour’s flight away. Australia, for its part, is so concerned about security that it is taking the unusual step of deploying navy, air force and army troops to the confere