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Half measures and broken promises
I’ve noticed a certain rallying cry in American presidential politics over the past few years. Both Democrats and Republicans scream it,...
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- Mar 10
Long live the long-lived: What does countering China actually mean?
Allow me to propose an unpopular idea: Forget about the Pacific islands. From a strategic standpoint, at least. Before you send me hate...
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- Jan 30
A switcheroo for the year of the election
“Elections have consequences.” –Every US Senator who voted against a Supreme Court nominee who got confirmed anyway News media love...
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- Dec 31, 2023
A cautious realist looks at climate change
An agreement is only as good as its implementation. This historic consensus is only the beginning of the road.— H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al...
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- Dec 10, 2023
Rats and audits: A tale of dissatisfaction
I once quipped that an island doomsday apocalyptic nightmare that would cause me to force my way onto a plane and get off the island as...
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- Nov 9, 2023
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...
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- Oct 11, 2023
A tale of two alliances
AUKUS. The acronym has a nice ring to it. Perhaps it’s the “K.” It makes me think of a large island-bound bird that is now extinct. It...
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- Sep 7, 2023
My adventure in disaster response
A confession from the disaster response implausible deniability industrial complex To say that I was horrified at the news coming out of...
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- Aug 7, 2023
Odd partnerships
For better or for worse, Palau gets more attention than most of its neighbors. Or any of its neighbors when looking toward Micronesia....
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- Jul 9, 2023
Anchor babies for the new Cold War
Guam and Chuuk have an icy soulmate: Greenland. With autonomous self-rule except for defense and monetary policy, and perhaps a limited...
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- Jun 15, 2023
Tug of war
By now, either it happened, or it didn’t. Either the United States dove off the fiscal cliff and defaulted on its financial obligations—...
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- May 4, 2023
The world Chinafied
Several years ago, I happened to be in a shopping mall in a random country in Southeast Asia sipping coffee and watching a fashion show....
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