These Islands

By Robert Underwood

May 6

Racism is systematic, not just personal

I had a long-distance relationship with the infamous George Wallace, the segregationist governor of Alabama. It was born in the civil...

Whipping Palau into shape: A conversation with President Whipps

By Robert A. Underwood

Apr 5

Whipping Palau into shape: A conversation with President Whipps

Palau President Surangel Whipps Pr. recently announced he was going to Taiwan as part of a tourism bubble between the two island nations....

Microrexit: Micronesia is no longer in the house

By Robert A. Underwood

Mar 5

Microrexit: Micronesia is no longer in the house

For decades, islanders in the Pacific have been enthralled by concepts of regional unity and regional action. Beginning with the...

Commemorating a historical event 'with a more robust imagination'

By Robert A. Underwood

Mar 2

Commemorating a historical event 'with a more robust imagination'

Following speech was delivered March 2, 2021 on the occasion of the 500th anniversary commemoration of the circumnavigation It is a...

Elected leaders in the time of the virus

By Robert A. Underwood

Apr 4, 2020

Elected leaders in the time of the virus

In the middle of the pandemic, we are experiencing many things. We are having panic attacks, maniacal purchasing, emotional outbursts,...

By Robert A. Underwood

Dec 6, 2019

Our rights are unalienable

In formal conferences, public meetings and private conversations over self-determination and self-government, we are treated to a series...

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