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The US-Australia Alliance and Deterrence in the Pacific Islands Region
April 21, 2020

The US-Australia Alliance and Deterrence in the Pacific Islands Region

By Tom Corben
The Pacific Islands region has traditionally been peripheral to alliance deterrence discussions. That’s beginning to change.

Pacific Partnership 2019 Search and Rescue Exercise Comes to the Marshall Islands
March 25, 2019

Pacific Partnership 2019 Search and Rescue Exercise Comes to the Marshall Islands

By Ankit Panda
Pacific Partnership 2019 engagements culminated in a search and rescue exercise in the Marshall Islands.
US Coast Guard Conducts South Pacific Fisheries Patrols in Coordination With Canada
February 20, 2019

US Coast Guard Conducts South Pacific Fisheries Patrols in Coordination With Canada

By Ankit Panda
The U.S. and Canadian presence in the South Pacific is designed to support a “free and open Indo-Pacific.”

India’s Strategic Expansion in the Pacific Islands
June 13, 2018

India’s Strategic Expansion in the Pacific Islands

By Balaji Chandramohan
Amid a changing geopolitical situation, India is turning its attention to the South Pacific.

Australian Foreign Minister Island Hops Around the South Pacific
December 07, 2016

Australian Foreign Minister Island Hops Around the South Pacific

By Grant Wyeth
Julie Bishop will visit the Solomon Islands, Samoa, and Vanuatu over the course of two days.

What to Make of China in the South Pacific?
September 29, 2016

What to Make of China in the South Pacific?

By Grant Wyeth
Long motivated by a recognition war with Taiwan, China's latest diplomacy in the region takes on a strategic tone.

The Bear Returns to the South Pacific: Russia Sends Arms to Fiji
April 09, 2016

The Bear Returns to the South Pacific: Russia Sends Arms to Fiji

By Roman Madaus
Could Russian arms shipments to Fiji mark incipient great power competition in the region?
America’s Micronesia Problem
February 19, 2016

America’s Micronesia Problem

By Thomas R. Matelski
The end of the Compact of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia would have serious repercussions.

UNESCO's Great Barrier Reef Decision Has Much Wider Ramifications
June 05, 2015

UNESCO's Great Barrier Reef Decision Has Much Wider Ramifications

By Luke Hunt
An Australian plan, if accepted, could form a pan-ASEAN/Pacific blueprint.

Disappointing Outcome at Pacific Fisheries Meet
December 05, 2014

Disappointing Outcome at Pacific Fisheries Meet

By Emmanuel Samoglou
A conference on South Pacific fishing has failed to strengthen safeguards for fast-dwindling stocks.

South Pacific “Comes Together” Over Climate Change
July 02, 2013

South Pacific “Comes Together” Over Climate Change

At odds elsewhere, the South Pacific has built a robust set of regional organizations to tackle climate change.

Russia's "Checkbook Diplomacy" in the South Pacific
September 17, 2012

Russia's "Checkbook Diplomacy" in the South Pacific

Moscow is turning to financially vulnerable South Pacific nations to promote its foreign policy agenda thousands of miles away.

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