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With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?

  • Written by Alan Tidwell, Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University
With Trump undoing years of progress, can the US salvage its Pacific Islands strategy?Donald Trump signs a proclamation expanding fishing rights in the Pacific Islands, April 17.Getty Images

Since 2018, the United States has worked, albeit often haltingly, to regain its footing with Pacific Island countries. It’s done this largely by reflecting a sentiment familiar in Pacific capitals: the region is not a geopolitical...

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