Three things are going on that could turbo charge Chinese strategic expansion in the Pacific. U.S. DEFENCE ARCHITECTURE IN THE PACIFIC The first two involve what are known as the “Compact States”....
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Presidents and prime ministers descended on Manhattan the past two weeks to take part in the 78th annual session of the UN General Assembly. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the stage at Turtle...
New, exclusive interview with former President of Federated States of Micronesia, David W. Panuelo.
‘The Northern Marianas economy continues to struggle, and the government remains in deep fiscal distress. These are conditions that make the commonwealth acutely vulnerable to CCP exploitation’.
It’s an honor to be invited to speak to you today. The Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum has played a pivotal role bringing together parliamentarians and other officials...
Some of Nauru’s decisions made on principle, for example recognizing Taiwan, likely hurt Nauru’s economy. Nauru doesn’t just recognize Taiwan, it has stood up to China in diplomatic venues in ways some Western diplomats could only dream about.
Seventy years ago, the Korean War didn’t quite end
The Russian disinformation machine has spun its latest web of lies. Last week, the Russian Defense Ministry accused the U.S. of preparing to target Russian troops with drones carrying malaria-bearing...
The President of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr., speaks to The Sunday Guardian on what his Pacific Island Country is facing.
Countries from around the world gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, over the past week for the World Health Organization’s annual assembly, but Taiwan was not among them. Pressure from Beijing thwarted requests...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Papua New Guinea early next week and then go on to Australia, despite the cancellation of the Quad Leaders’ summit. Fortunately, Prime Minister Modi’s...
‘When Beijing throws in the allure of money, they make short work of Wall Street and America’s business class—and academia as well.’
American and European leaders haven’t learned them
Washington urgently needs a 21st-century communication strategy.
Outgoing President David Panuelo released a lengthy letter detailing Beijing’s efforts to bribe and bully Micronesian leaders – and exploring the possibility of recognizing Taiwan instead.
It‘s no longer true that a Western military strike would lend the theocracy stronger domestic support.
United Nations (UN) aid chief Martin Griffiths made no excuses on Monday for his organization’s slow response to the devastation last week’s earthquake caused in northwest Syria. “We have so far failed the people in north-west Syria. They rightly feel abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn’t arrived,” Griffiths said on Twitter. Two days earlier, Raed al-Saleh, head of the White Helmets civil defense group, demanded an apology from the UN while asking Washington to investigate why the world body had neglected the country’s northwest.
Monday’s earthquake shut down the sole border crossing through which United Nations (UN) aid reaches northwest Syria from southern Turkey. This morning, however, a half-dozen UN trucks reached the Bab al-Hawa crossing, raising hopes that humanitarian supplies will reach Syrians in need.
Approximately halfway into his first term, President Joe Biden has been given a wake-up call from Kim Jong Un that North Korea continues to remain a primary national security threat. Some policymakers,...