Defense Secretary reiterates US committed to defense of its Pacific territories.
RFA’s federal grant was terminated on March 15 putting in doubt its future reporting on China and other authoritari
Tonga and the Federated States of Micronesia will receive notable increases in Australian foreign aid this year.
After talks in Washington, Winston Peters said he was ‘more confident’ that aid meant to counter China might stand.
Decades after nuclear tests, reef teems with corals, fish and apex predators
The atolls harbor outstanding coral reefs, abundant sea life
The 2 carriers are part of plan to boost US naval power.
Unexploded ordnance contaminate the Pacific but there's little clean-up funding despite new defense infrastructure
Kim Jong Un's ballistic missile has stoked fears over the US military's ability to defend Guam from attack
Several domestic lawsuits are also challenging unprecedented U.S. use of defense pact powers.