A hard landing for soft power
One year, a niece in the throes of adolescence gave me a birthday card in the form of a piece of construction paper torn in half with...
A hard landing for soft power
A tale of two alliances
My adventure in disaster response
Odd partnerships
Anchor babies for the new Cold War
Tug of war
The world Chinafied
The hard part of sovereignty
New words for a new Compact
How free is ‘free association’?
What I say when I talk to myself
Junkets and the geopolitical freak show
Jinping Monroe? Rhyming with History
High-stakes drama in Marshall Islands
A mismatched policy
‘A rotten foundation’
Bases and opportunity: The real threat in the Solomon Islands
The politics of sunken republics
Climate change refugees or seekers of better economic opportunities?
New Caledonia: A future in limbo
Climate change negotiation and orchestration
Hidden riches in paradise
The curious case of Tiki racism
When ‘free association’ becomes a loose phrase
Biden defends the sacred right to vote, but skips over the US territories
A new life for the Insular Cases
Guam’s lack of a vote in Congress is related to oranges from Puerto Rico
China versus China: Where does Micronesia fit in?
Stupid Guam quotes
Whither the Pacific Islands Forum: Is there an alternative to regionalism?
A modest proposal
A preview of what’s to come
Glimmers of hope amid economic chaos
Whither the status quo?