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U.S.-Pacific Island Nations relations

America’s Pacific Island Summit: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

America’s Pacific Island Summit: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Derek Grossman
The landmark meeting encapsulated both the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. strategy in the region.

Can the US Open a ‘New Chapter’ With the Pacific?

Can the US Open a ‘New Chapter’ With the Pacific?

By Patricia O’Brien
A U.S. return to the Pacific could yield great benefit, but that return has to be done right, and it should start with an upscaling of America’s Pacific literacy.
The Politics Behind Who is Attending the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting

The Politics Behind Who is Attending the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting

By Patricia O’Brien
Dialogue partners were disinvited from the PIF meeting this week as the organization wrestles with internal divisions. But U.S. Vice President Harris got to speak virtually to the forum anyway.

Can the US Follow up on Blinken’s Pacific Islands Outreach?

Can the US Follow up on Blinken’s Pacific Islands Outreach?

By Patricia O’Brien
With Blinken's trip to Fiji, the Biden administration wanted to signal a renewed focus on the Pacific Islands. It will take more than one trip to make that message stick.

US Secretary of State Blinken Starts Pacific Tour in Australia

US Secretary of State Blinken Starts Pacific Tour in Australia

By Associated Press
Blinken’s trip to Australia for bilateral and Quad meetings will be followed by a visit to Fiji, then a Japan-South Korea-US trilateral in Hawaii.

US Opens Initiative to Focus on ‘Small and Less Populous Island Economies’

US Opens Initiative to Focus on ‘Small and Less Populous Island Economies’

By Grant Wyeth
In addition to the Pacific Island states, the SALPIE initiative covers island nations in the Caribbean and North Atlantic, which share climate change and COVID-19 concerns.

Epilogue to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty

Epilogue to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty

By Eileen Natuzzi
An outdated tuna treaty may have breathed its last. Time for a new U.S. policy for the Pacific.
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