Pacific Islands US Tuna Treaty Signed

On March 28, 2024, in Suva, Fiji, the United States State Department and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) signed a tuna treaty that will allow the US purse seine fleet to continue ... Read More

Why US and China Compete for Influence With Pacific Island Nations

Competition is heating up between China and the US in the southern Pacific, with each seeking to build influence among island nations that haven’t received much superpower attention since World War II ... Read More

Solomon Islands election watched by US, China amid Pacific influence contest

A national election in the Solomon Islands, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with Beijing, will be watched next week for its potential to jolt the U.S.-China ... Read More

US Air Force issues $409 million award for long-sought Pacific airfield

The project on Tinian, part of a U.S. territory north of Guam, is among projects military leaders hope will make American forces harder to target. Read More

Marcos Says a Death May Trigger US Pact as China Tensions Rise

The Philippines will invoke its defense treaty with the US if a Filipino soldier dies from a foreign attack, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, in remarks that come amid growing tensions with China. Read More