These Islands

A recently signed Security Cooperation Framework Agreement between the Solomon Islands and China has generated more attention to the...

In the middle of the international attention to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the freely associated states seem to be finally getting...

When island leaders are asked what is the major security challenge in the island Pacific, they uniformly reply “climate change.” This has...

This is a great time to be president of the three freely associated states (FAS). Presidents David Panuelo of the Federates States of...

The ancient CHamorus and most traditional Pacific Islanders traded away lots of goods for “iron.” Pacific Islanders were familiar with...

The definition of “region” in the Pacific has always been an issue that divides as much as it unifies. How we define a geographic region...

The recent Australia United Kingdom United States (AUKUS) agreement on nuclear submarines has much of the world scratching their heads....

September will give us in Guahan and the United States two historical dates. They could have a great deal to do with our future in these...

There is nothing more revealing about the conditions of our existence than our income and our health. We expend great effort in acquiring...

What is the difference between a label, a category and an identity marker? When we say we are something, we are embracing an identity...

Two events of international significance have potentially dramatic effects on these islands on both sides of the equator. The first is...

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

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

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

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

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

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