Kiribati

The diplomatic defections of Kiribati and the Solomon Islands were followed by a strong statement of U.S. support for Taiwan.

If the United States wants to defend Taiwan, it might consider avenues that refrain from signaling disregard for a delicate security architecture in the Pacific.

The UN recommended recently that Solomon Islands and Kiribati be removed from the least developed country (LDC) list.

An interview with Nic Maclellan

The new Pacific Labor Scheme will allow 2,000 people from Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu to work in parts of Australia for up to three years.

The two largest members are being targeted by Pacific Island states worried about climate change.

This Pacific Island nation’s stand on coal has the power to shift climate politics.

It is likely that countries in the region will become uninhabitable long before they are submerged.

New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau conducts mass surveillance of several Pacific states.

Providing patrol boats to its island neighbors gives Australia influence and stability in its emerging periphery.