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Pacific Islands history : journeys and transformations / Brij V. Lal, editor

"This volume of essays ... is a partial text of a workshop held ... in early December 1991"--Introduction. "The Division of Pacific and Asian History at the ...

The Navy’s original island hopping strategy

In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific.
Foreign Affairs

The Pacific Islands Challenge

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...
The Conversation

With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?

Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University Since 2018, the United States has worked, albeit often haltingly, to regain its footing with Pacific Island ...
The Diplomat

This Is How Washington Loses the Pacific Islands

Unpacking the Local Impact of China’s Mega-Projects on Kyrgyzstan’s Regions The U.S. is harming Pacific Islanders, destroying its relationships in the region, and letting China win the competition for ...
csis.org

China Courts the Pacific: Key Takeaways from the 2025 China–Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

On May 28 and 29, senior representatives from 11 Pacific Island countries—including Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi, and a representative from the Pacific Islands ...
The New York Times

In the Pacific, Unkept U.S. Promises on Climate Cut Deep

Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise. Pacific island nations have ...
The Washington Post

Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna

SYDNEY — Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive $107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes the fish farther from their shores, the Green Climate Fund announced ...
Mongabay

Rep from American Samoa calls for opening protected Pacific waters to tuna fishing

U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of Pacific Islands Heritage (PIH) Marine National Monument, a vast protected area ...