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Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia
Foreign Policy

Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

US taxpayers have once again been put on the hook for billions in bribe money to three Pacific island…

Biden Camp in Midst of All Out Diplomatic Blitz Across the Pacific to Catch Up with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

Biden Camp in Midst of All Out Diplomatic Blitz Across the Pacific to Catch Up with China

September 29, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… The US “Pacific Island Country Summit” kicked off at the White House on Wednesday. Writ…

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China

May 6, 2022September 11, 2024

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare told his nation’s parliament on Wednesday that either Australia, the…

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?
ArchivesForeign Policy

Why After 37 Years Does America Now Strongly Believe in Cooperation with Pacific Islands?

April 20, 2022July 12, 2023

The State Department announced on Monday that Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell, the Biden Administration’s top man for Asian affairs,…


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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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