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![US Compacts of Free Association Are Key to Deterring a Taiwan Contingency US Compacts of Free Association Are Key to Deterring a Taiwan Contingency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-09-133725.jpg)
US Compacts of Free Association Are Key to Deterring a Taiwan Contingency
By Angela Smith
The current COFA renegotiation processes will have a huge impact on peace in the Pacific.
![The US Is Squandering Its COFA Advantage in the Pacific The US Is Squandering Its COFA Advantage in the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-07-200127.jpg)
The US Is Squandering Its COFA Advantage in the Pacific
By Patricia O’Brien
The Compacts of Free Association (COFA) between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau touch on nearly every U.S. national priority. So why are renegotiations stuck in limbo?
![How the US Can Protect the Sovereignty of the Smallest Pacific Islands How the US Can Protect the Sovereignty of the Smallest Pacific Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-07-7.jpg)
How the US Can Protect the Sovereignty of the Smallest Pacific Islands
By Alexander B. Gray
As the Biden administration confronts China’s growing assertiveness, the challenges confronting the smallest Pacific Islands should be front of mind.
![How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-10-11.jpg)
How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart
By Cleo Paskal
The decision by Micronesian countries to leave the PIF will have major strategic implications.
![Delayed Chuuk Secession Vote a Win for US Policy in Oceania Delayed Chuuk Secession Vote a Win for US Policy in Oceania](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-06-3.jpg)
Delayed Chuuk Secession Vote a Win for US Policy in Oceania
By Derek Grossman
Chuuk’s decision to delay a secession vote is a significant victory for America’s diplomatic, economic, and security competition with China in the Pacific Islands.
![Rethinking Palau's Place in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Rethinking Palau's Place in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-30972559796_aacb34ad87_k.jpg)
Rethinking Palau's Place in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific
By Michael Walsh
Palau has the potential to meaningfully participate in more subregional architectures and initiatives.
![The United States Needs a COFA Strategy The United States Needs a COFA Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1800961858_305f34d9af_o-2.jpg)
The United States Needs a COFA Strategy
By Michael Walsh
Over the next few years, the United States is expected to start renegotiating the terms of its Compacts of Free Association.
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