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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:37:14 +0900 en-US Palau Leader Stresses Need for US Help to Deter China in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/palau-leader-stresses-need-for-us-help-to-deter-china-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/palau-leader-stresses-need-for-us-help-to-deter-china-in-the-pacific/ Despite Biden’s Absence, US Makes Inroads With Pacific Islands https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/despite-bidens-absence-us-makes-inroads-with-pacific-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/despite-bidens-absence-us-makes-inroads-with-pacific-islands/ Hopes for Historic Pacific Visit Dashed After Biden Cancels Trip to Papua New Guinea https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/hopes-for-historic-pacific-visit-dashed-after-biden-cancels-trip-to-papua-new-guinea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/hopes-for-historic-pacific-visit-dashed-after-biden-cancels-trip-to-papua-new-guinea/ Pacific Migrants Are Caught in the Tangled Web of US Healthcare Politics https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/pacific-migrants-are-caught-in-the-tangled-web-of-us-healthcare-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/pacific-migrants-are-caught-in-the-tangled-web-of-us-healthcare-politics/ Foreshadowing the US Marine Corps Landing at Guam’s Camp Blaz https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/foreshadowing-the-us-marine-corps-landing-at-guams-camp-blaz/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/foreshadowing-the-us-marine-corps-landing-at-guams-camp-blaz/ The Politics of Apology in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/the-politics-of-apology-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/the-politics-of-apology-in-the-pacific/ Why France-US Relations Matter for the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/why-france-us-relations-matter-for-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/why-france-us-relations-matter-for-the-pacific/ What Did the US-Pacific Summit Achieve? 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https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/what-do-the-pacific-island-countries-think-about-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/what-do-the-pacific-island-countries-think-about-china/ China’s Pacific Push Is Already Remaking the Region https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/chinas-pacific-push-is-already-remaking-the-region/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/chinas-pacific-push-is-already-remaking-the-region/ It’s Game On in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/its-game-on-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/its-game-on-in-the-pacific/ Time for the US to Step Up in Solomon Islands https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/time-for-the-us-to-step-up-in-solomon-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/time-for-the-us-to-step-up-in-solomon-islands/ With Blinken’s Visit to Fiji, the US Returns to the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/with-blinkens-visit-to-fiji-the-us-returns-to-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/with-blinkens-visit-to-fiji-the-us-returns-to-the-pacific/ The US Is Squandering Its COFA Advantage in the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/the-us-is-squandering-its-cofa-advantage-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/the-us-is-squandering-its-cofa-advantage-in-the-pacific/ The Solomon Islands Crisis Shows America Needs a New Pacific Strategy https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/the-solomon-islands-crisis-shows-america-needs-a-new-pacific-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/the-solomon-islands-crisis-shows-america-needs-a-new-pacific-strategy/ The Myth of ‘Spheres of Influence’ in the Pacific Region https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-myth-of-spheres-of-influence-in-the-pacific-region/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-myth-of-spheres-of-influence-in-the-pacific-region/ American Pacific Islanders Deserve Protection – In the Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/american-pacific-islanders-deserve-protection-in-the-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/american-pacific-islanders-deserve-protection-in-the-pacific/ How the US Can Protect the Sovereignty of the Smallest Pacific Islands https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/how-the-us-can-protect-the-sovereignty-of-the-smallest-pacific-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/how-the-us-can-protect-the-sovereignty-of-the-smallest-pacific-islands/ How the Pacific Islands Forum Fell Apart https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/how-the-pacific-islands-forum-fell-apart/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/how-the-pacific-islands-forum-fell-apart/ US Defense Secretary Esper Visits Tiny Palau, Highlighting US-China Competition https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/us-defense-secretary-esper-visits-tiny-palau-highlighting-us-china-competition/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/us-defense-secretary-esper-visits-tiny-palau-highlighting-us-china-competition/ The United States Needs a COFA Strategy https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/the-united-states-needs-a-cofa-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/the-united-states-needs-a-cofa-strategy/ America's Overlooked Pacific Island Partners https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/americas-overlooked-pacific-island-partners/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/americas-overlooked-pacific-island-partners/