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Guam gets the short end of the stick
The recent approval of the Compacts of Free Association in Micronesia, Palau and the Marshalls has apparently resolved many of the dire...
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These Islands
By Robert Underwood
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- Mar 6
Thoughts and prayers for Guam: CIFA meets COFA
During the past year, there have been several dramatic statements and legislation related to the renewal of the Compacts of Free...
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- Jan 10
Bespoken compacts among equals or between vassals and the overlord?
As we await the passage of the Compacts of Free Association, there are always underlying perceptions and avenues of thought that frame...
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- Dec 5, 2023
Guam ignored in public, admonished in private
The Pacific Island Forum concluded last month in Rarotonga Cook Islands with a significant American presence. The United States'...
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- Oct 3, 2023
Being American-- or not
The basic question about Guahan’s political identity has always been part of the Guahan reality since 1899. Is Guahan part of the United...
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- Sep 11, 2023
Applying leverage to Uncle Sam
August was a busy month for federal travel to Guahan. The island was treated to the “scoping” meetings on the Enhanced Integrated Air and...
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- Aug 6, 2023
Compact Fairness Act is unfair to Guam
There is legislation moving through Congress in combination with the Compact of Free Association agreements entitled the Compact Impact...
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- Jul 9, 2023
Life in the first-strike community
The struggle over Micronesia has barely started. China’s initiatives in the broader Pacific region, naval presence near Guahan and...
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- May 2, 2023
Funding the Pacific partnership, COFA and insular areas
Over the years of dealing with Guam’s political status, the island has buffeted between being a non-self-governing territory and a...
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- Apr 6, 2023
China: here, there and everywhere
The end of the negotiations between Ambassador Joseph Yun and the freely associated states is only 50 percent of the struggle to...
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- Mar 9, 2023
Navigating the regional organizations in the Pacific
In today’s Pacific island world, there is no shortage of regional efforts, meetings and organizations. If you have an idea and cannot...
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- Feb 3, 2023
In the midst of neocolonialism
What are the threats to Pacific solidarity? The state of Pacific island solidarity in the midst of a serious crisis pertaining to climate...
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