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Camilla Pohle
Camilla Pohle is an expert on the Pacific Islands.
Pohle has covered the Pacific Islands as an analyst for eight years, with five years in the U.S. federal government and three years at the U.S. Institute of Peace. She has also traveled extensively in the region. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College magna cum laude with a BA in history.
May 16, 2025
As Pacific Islands Caution Against Seabed Mining, the US Prepares to Trash the Rules
By Camilla Pohle
The White House’s executive order last month purports to authorize mining in international waters – against the authority of a U.N. regulatory body.
May 07, 2025
Solomon Islands PM Avoids No Confidence Vote, But Is Potentially Weakened
By Camilla Pohle
Despite some international headlines, the political opposition to Jeremiah Manele, led by former PM Sogavare, was not about China.
April 22, 2025
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.
October 22, 2024
‘Not Welcome’: China’s ICBM Test Raised Alarms in the Pacific Islands
By Camilla Pohle
Regional leaders probably criticized China more for its ICBM test than for anything else in recent years. The U.S. should take note.
October 09, 2024
Forget China: In the Pacific Islands, the US Is Its Own Worst Enemy
By Camilla Pohle
The region wants nuclear justice for the Marshall Islands. Washington’s refusal undermines its Pacific strategy.
March 23, 2024
America’s Human Experiments in the Marshall Islands Demand Justice
By Camilla Pohle
After a major nuclear test seven decades ago, the U.S. government began secretly studying the Marshallese people like “mice.” The country has never healed.
March 01, 2024
‘Ashes of Death’: The Marshall Islands Is Still Seeking Justice for US Nuclear Tests
By Camilla Pohle
Seven decades after Castle Bravo, the United States’ most devastating nuclear test, it’s time to give the nation fair compensation.
December 08, 2023
China Threatens US Interests in Micronesia, Former President Warns
By Camilla Pohle
If Compact funding remains stuck in limbo, the Freely Associated States will be increasingly vulnerable to China’s influence, David Panuelo warned.
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