U.S. in the Pacific Islands

Australia’s new government and the United States are both moving urgently to boost ties with Pacific Island countries as the scope of China’s ambition becomes clear.

Washington must start to shape its own policy on the Solomons, otherwise Campbell’s trip is a fool’s errand.

China drew Washington’s attention back to the Pacific, but regional states hope the U.S. engages beyond geopolitical competition.

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?

The U.S. has been largely subcontracting its foreign policy for many Pacific Islands to Australia and New Zealand. That needs to change.

How a faulty geographical mindset is leading policymakers astray in the region.

It’s past time to provide U.S. maritime protection to American Samoa.

As the Biden administration confronts China’s growing assertiveness, the challenges confronting the smallest Pacific Islands should be front of mind.

The decision by Micronesian countries to leave the PIF will have major strategic implications.

The island nation is an example of the battleground on which the United States and China are pursuing a "great power" competition for global influence.

Over the next few years, the United States is expected to start renegotiating the terms of its Compacts of Free Association.