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Guam's Governor Lou Leon Guerrero says missile testing and housing nuclear weapons on the US Pacific territory is a way of deterring aggression
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Leaders in US-affiliated Pacific react to surprise strikes on Iran

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Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero (left) exchanges greetings with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth
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Hegseth commits US to defence of Pacific territories against China

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Pride Marianas founder Roberto Santos
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Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives

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Pacific leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s ‘pivotal role’ for CNMI

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Guam Governor Leon Guerrero welcomes Taiwan's President Lai to Guam
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Northern Marianas leaders meet Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Guam

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Republican Kimberlyn King-Hinds wins delegate race in CNMI

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How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations

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WikiLeaks founder Assange hearing ‘significant’ for Pacific island Saipan

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Indigenous rights advocate Raymond Quitugua
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Indigenous rights flag-burning protest rocks CNMI community

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April 12, 2024
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Latest Island Studies journal features social justice activism and advocacy

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June 1, 2023
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After Mawar, post-typhoon restoration process begins in Guam

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‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau

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Omicron in the Pacific
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

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