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Health Care Challenges in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands
This seminar explored the unique challenges of healthcare in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands - American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands )…
May 2, 2025
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New Book – Power and Influence in the Pacific:Understanding Statecraftiness
This book outlines an analytical framework to understand power, influence, and statecraft in the Pacific Islands region. With contributions by scholars from the United States,…
November 13, 2024
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Shiprider Agreements Making Headway
On February 23, a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) press release1 touted the successes of a shiprider patrol of Kiribati’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as part of “Operation Blue…
March 6, 2024
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What Happens When Taiwan Leaves the Pacific?
It should not be a stretch of imagination to envision a Pacific Island region minus the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. This may not be a desirable outcome, but the current…
February 3, 2024
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Geopolitics in the Pacific Islands: Playing for advantage
CANZPS director, Alan Tidwell and Meg Keen in this Lowy Institute policy brief examine how competition among development partners in the Pacific can be harnessed to lift…
February 2, 2024
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China-Taiwan Dollar Diplomacy Signals Worrying Futures Ahead for Nauru
On 15 January 2024, the Republic of Nauru severed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan, restoring relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Nauruan government’s…
January 28, 2024
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The Pacific Islands Health Care Initiative – Redefining US Diplomacy in the Pacific Islands as Bold, Benevolent and Innovative
There is no shortage of ways the US can build people to people exchanges with Pacific Island Countries. Health as diplomacy should be at the top of the.…
January 8, 2024
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How are global powers engaging with the Pacific?
After years of neglect, there’s a reason why Pacific leaders now describe the Pacific Islands’ geopolitical landscape as “crowded and complex”. Many democratic powers…
November 6, 2023
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Non-Immigrant US Visas: Pacific Island Countries Policies Need Fixing
Capitalizing on the opportunities of the 21st century will require strong people-to-people ties between the US and the Pacific Island countries. The Biden administration’s…
September 19, 2023
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Reimagining US Policymaking Architecture for the Pacific
The US presently does not have a nimble enough policymaking framework with which to respond in timely fashion to the needs, priorities, and expectations of the residents of the-…
June 26, 2023