Pacific Geopolitics

Baron Waqa says Pacific Islands Forum member countries must work together and identify "other alternatives for cooperation" amid the United States' freeze on development assistance. Audio

A geopolitics analyst says New Zealand joining AUKUS would further intensify geopolitical tensions, which the Pacific region does not need. Audio

ANU's Dr Terence Wood told says, in the Pacific, the biggest impacts of the Trump administration's aid cut are likley to be felt by theisland nations in a Compact of Free Association with the US.

The Cook Islands prime minister says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with Beijing which is expected to be signed next week.

Opinion - Paris climate treaty exit, defunding WHO and foreign aid suspension strikes blow to US in Pacific as "trusted friend", writes Tess Newton Cain

While there are obvious advantages that come with strategic alliances, the tangible impacts for Pacific nations remain negligible, writes Sione Tekiteki.

On Saturday, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te landed in Hawaii, bowed his head, and was garlanded with flowers.

Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka and Vanuatu's Charlot Salwai have launched their first international blueprints that they hope will elevate the Pacific voice.

Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies senior lecturer Anna Powles said it will no doubt have an impact on small island nations.

As the US election unfolds, American territories such as the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, and Guam, along with the broader Pacific region, will be watching the developments. Audio

Pacific leaders will keep their preference for US President quiet, yet viewing relations only through the lens of China does nobody a service, writes University of Hawaiʻi's Henryk Szadziewski

Last week's Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit ended dramatically when China demanded the conference communique be changed] to eliminate a reference to Taiwan. Audio

Dr Iati Iati said one example is the lack of substance behind the notion that China is militarising the Pacific region.

Guam's Acting Governor says military activity is ramping up on the island at an unprecedented rate and he wants assurances from the US that disruptions will be minimal. Audio