
This Is How Washington Loses the Pacific Islands
By Camilla Pohle
The U.S. is harming Pacific Islanders, destroying its relationships in the region, and letting China win the competition for influence.

Australia’s Confidence Problem
By Grant Wyeth
The biggest current question facing Australia may not be whether it can trust the U.S., but whether it can have the confidence to trust itself.

Waste Not, Want Not: The Need for US Soft Power in the Indo-Pacific
By Guy C. Charlton and Xiang Gao
The U.S. cannot sustain its influence or meet its objectives in the Indo-Pacific with only hard power or material inducements to other states.

America or Europe? Why Trump’s Ukraine U-turn Is a Fork in the Road for New Zealand
By Alexander Gillespie and Robert G. Patman
With the U.S. and Europe – both traditional allies of New Zealand – now deeply divided, whatever path Wellington chooses will directly affect present and future security arrangements.