カテゴリー: Micronesia
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts raise concerns over rising militarisationAs competition for influence in the Pacific region intensifies, analysis by the Guardian has mapped a v…
Wesley Simina says the US is ‘well advanced’ in plans for $400m airport upgrade in Yap, amid rising tensions with China in the regionThe US is considering military projects across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as it pushes ahead with plans f…
Pacific leaders are increasingly concerned that Washington’s actions in the region conflict with their objectivesA delay by the US in providing crucial funding to Pacific Island nations is fuelling concern in the region – but questions about the compet…
Hilda Heine says US funding delays damage relationship with the Pacific nation as lawmakers say hold-up delivers a ‘gift’ to ChinaHilda Heine, the president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, has warned relations with the US are “gradually being …
The Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau say Congress needs to approve fresh support announced by Joe BidenLeaders of Pacific Island countries allied with the US have become increasingly anxious about the US congressional budg…
Formal signing to take place in Papua New Guinea next week when Joe Biden holds summit with Pacific leaders to emphasise commitment to regionThe US and Micronesia have agreed to renew their strategic pact known as Cofa, Joe Biden’s presidential envoy J…
In his letter, Panuelo openly canvassed the country switching its diplomatic recognition from Beijing to TaipeiChina is engaged in “political warfare” in the Pacific, the outgoing president of the Federated States of Micronesia has alleged in an excori…
While leaders presented a picture of harmony, more vexing topics like Australia’s fossil fuel ambitions and China were kicked down the roadGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastAt the close of the Pacific Islands Forum the…
President says it will not be attending forum because of failure to address concerns of Micronesian countriesThe key diplomatic body in the Pacific has been dealt a devastating blow on the eve of its first in-person meeting since the pandemic, as Kirib…
Leaked copy of draft shows Beijing wants more involvement in policing, cybersecurity and marine mappingChina is pursuing a sweeping regional economic security deal with Pacific nations that would dramatically expand its influence and reach into those c…
Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpowerSome Pacific island nations have been left walking a geopolitical tightrope in their response to the war in Ukraine, as …
Micronesia joins Australia, New Zealand and US in expressing concerns over alliance as the two nations move toward signing agreementGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesSolomon I…
Freedom of the press might be included in some constitutions of Pacific countries, but it often only works in theoryI spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time I was harassed, spat at, threatened with…
Survey of more than 6,000 people by Transparency International is the most comprehensive look at corruption in the region to dateOne in three people across the Pacific Islands region have paid a bribe when using a public service in the last year, while…
Nicole Yamase visited the Challenger Deep trench, which lies nearly 11km below the surfaceIt is a place that has been visited by fewer people than have flown to the moon – pitch black, 11km down, the last frontier.Last month, Nicole Yamase became the f…