List of Pacific Ocean articles
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Elbridge Colby (right), the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, attends a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 21. AUKUS Gets Raucous
A U.S. review of the landmark submarine deal is causing consternation across several ponds.
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A screen at a shopping mall in Beijing shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands in Moscow. A Division of Labor Between Europe and Asia Won’t Work
Despite recent debates at the Pentagon, a global approach to Eurasian threats is needed.
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte inspects an unmanned undersea vehicle at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka Base on April 8. Closing NATO’s Indo-Pacific Gap
European allies should strengthen NATO’s Indo-Pacific ties as Washington wavers.
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Two people wade through flooding caused by high ocean tides in low-lying parts of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Marshall Islands, on Feb. 20, 2011. USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
Trump’s dismantling of the aid agency has jeopardized U.S. commitments to the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
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A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner. The Islands Caught in Global Crosshairs
Geopolitical flash points, from Nauru to Greenland.
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A worker in a reflective vest and hard hat leans against the wheel of a truck used in nickel mining. The vehicle is massive, and the wheel alone is four or feet taller than the worker. The vehicle is parked on an expanse of packed dirt, but rocks and some vegetation are visible in the background. Why a Small Pacific Island Territory Is Upending Nickel Prices
Violent riots in New Caledonia are having an outsized global impact on critical mineral supply chains.
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A uniformed person is seen from behind saluting a large navy ship with sailors on the deck. The U.S. Navy Can’t Build Ships
Decades of deindustrialization and downsizing have left America without shipyards to build and maintain a fleet.
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A photo collage illustration shows Navy brass pictured with Fat Leonard raising glasses against a backdrop of Navy ships in the Pacific. Overlaid text reads: Wanted by U.S. Marshals next to a round image of Fat Leonard applying a spa facial mask. ‘Fat Leonard’ Was a Crook U.S. Admirals Called Bro
In the Navy, you can do as you please.
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A crew member from the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen looks at sea as his vessel receives a component from the Navarinon (F-461) of the Greek navy, in the Indian Ocean. Europe Yearns to Be an Indo-Pacific Player
There is a war on at home, but Europe’s strategic and naval aspirations are on the far side of the world.
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A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner. The Country With Nothing Left to Lose
In its quest for cash, the tiny island nation of Nauru has tried it all. Its latest scheme may be its riskiest bet yet.
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Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette. 2023 Was Another Record Year for Climate Change
As the world threatens to breach a critical global warming threshold, cooperation still seems to fall short.
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Tuvaluan Prime Minister Kausea Natano speaks at a podium during the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Natano is a middle-aged man wearing glasses, a black suit, and a tie with the flag of his country printed on it. Behind him are the flags of the United Nations and the United Arab Emirates. The Deal That Exposes the Global North’s Flawed Approach to Climate Migration
A recent agreement between Australia and Tuvalu reveals the unfairness of incrementalism.
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High-tide flooding and debris cover a road in the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands Need a Marshall Plan
For low-lying island states, seas are rising a lot faster than aspirations.
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U.S. President Joe Biden hosts leaders for a U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C. Government Shutdown Threatens Key U.S. Initiative in Pacific
Chaos in Congress jeopardizes Biden’s efforts to re-up ties with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands.
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Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau speaks into a microphone while standing at a podium in front of the flags of Vanuatu and the European Union. Vanuatu’s PM Struggles for Political Survival Amid U.S.-China Tumult
Pacific nations are bearing the brunt of the new cold war.
