Tag: Pacific militarisation

From June 24-July 31, dozens of countries will be taking part in the latest edition of the massive RIMPAC military exercises that take place...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific New Zealand says China's testing of nuclear-capable weapons into the South Pacific is at odds with peace and stability...

By Bryan Manabat in Saipan Advocacy groups in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) disrupted the US Department of Defense's public meeting this...

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam Debate on Guam’s future as a US territory has intensified with its legislature due to vote on a non-binding...

Navigating the shared challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and decolonisation plus a 50th birthday party, reports a BenarNews contributor's...

Pacific Media Watch A Māori supporter of Pacific independence movements claims the French government has "constructed the crisis" in New Caledonia by pushing the indigenous...

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Pacific nations and smaller states are being urged to unite to avoid being caught in the crossfire of...

ANALYSIS: By Barbara Dreaver in Port Moresby When I was growing up in Kiribati, then known as the Gilbert Islands, New Zealand divers came to...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor The United States is poised to sign a security pact with Papua New Guinea which would give US armed...