Walsh School of Foreign Service

Tag: Micronesia

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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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Michael Walsh, CANZPS affiliate, offers his take on why Nauru’s recognition of the PRC destabilizes the Pacific

January 21, 2024

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FSM’s Presidential Politics

On May 11, the First Session of the 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) elected the Honorable Wesley W. Simina, Senator-at-Large for Chuuk State, the FSM's…

May 22, 2023

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Negotiating a Solution to the PIF Membership Dispute

Pacific regionalism suffered a sharp blow in February 2021 when Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders voted 9 – 8 to put Henry Puna, the former PM of the Cook Islands, into the…

March 10, 2021

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A Constructive Response to Multilateral Engagement with Pacific Island Countries

The Freely Associated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau joined by Kiribati and Nauru have announced their intention to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum. …

March 2, 2021

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Understanding the Chuuk Independence Campaign

The Honorable Manny Mori, Francis Hezel, SJ, and Dr. Vidalino Raatior will discuss the Chuukese independence.…

April 20, 2020