Pacific Ocean

The newly contested region needs serious U.S. attention.

Naval power projection is a long way out for Beijing still.

And what they mean for geopolitics—and for the region’s island democracies.

China’s expansion into the South Pacific caught Australia and the United States off guard.

With Beijing and Moscow working so closely together, countries find it risky to support the West on Ukraine.

Why aren’t Beijing’s ambitions in the region obvious to Washington?

Few other issues better illustrate the messy trade-offs involved in climate policy.

China is building military bases all over the Pacific. U.S. access is hung up over decades-old nuclear tests.

Each has bipartisan support and could be taken in short order.

Tanzania, Cambodia, and the UAE are on China’s wish list—and now Kiribati, within striking distance of Hawaii.

Drinking more shiraz isn’t enough to counter Beijing.

Here’s why and what their story means for other seafarers.

It’s a smart step to counter China, but the next ones won’t be as easy.

They have created a strikingly successful scheme that prevents overfishing and raises local incomes at once.

How the prime minister of a tiny group of Pacific islands has become an international power player.

The damage done to U.S. standing in Asia will take decades to repair.

From Pacific bases to the Himalayas, Washington and Beijing are facing off.