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The United States unveiled its first-ever strategy for ties with Pacific island countries on Thursday, the second day of a summit with leaders from the region, pledging a long-term partnership that will see Washington ramp up diplomatic, economic and security cooperation with these nations amid...
Amid tensions with Beijing over Taiwan and a growing China-Russia nexus in the Pacific, Washington's offer of big dollar assistance seems to have helped the U.S. avert a major diplomatic embarrassment in its first-of-a-kind initiative to engage with Pacific Island nations and thwart Chinese plans for...
With Russia’s war in Ukraine grabbing most international headlines, another conflict has erupted in the post-Soviet space that has major implications for both Russia and its historic sphere of influence. Nearly 100 people, including 37 civilians and four children, were killed and hundreds more injured in...
US President Joe Biden hosted Pacific Island leaders at the White House Thursday, offering $810 million of assistance to a region where China is aggressively expanding its influence. The leaders signed the Declaration on US-Pacific Partnership — which covers climate change, security and trade — despite initial...
Hear from the world leaders as they address the 77th United Nations General Assembly and see what it takes to keep them, and city dwellers safe, on The Inside Story-U.N. General Assembly. Airdate: September 29, 2022...
What happens when a country's foreign reserves are stored in another country, and then part of that is run by a third? No, it's not the start of a bad joke. It's the story of Afghanistan, the U.S., and Switzerland...
The United States says it has reached a "shared vision" of partnership with Pacific Island nations, including new pledges of U.S. assistance, as concern grows about China's expanding influence in the region. On Wednesday, the U.S. began its first-ever in-person summit with leaders from about a dozen island nations spanning...
The United States and Pacific leaders have reached an 11-point Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership as Washington hosts its first summit with leaders from Pacific Island nations. On Thursday, on the second day of the historic summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $810 million in...
This week, the White House is hosting a first-of-its-kind summit for Pacific island nations — the Biden administration’s latest bid to boost ties with a region that is getting a rare burst of American attention. In recent months, a series of senior U.S. diplomats have visited the region: Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited...
In 2014, after pro-Russian forces took control of the Crimea peninsula, Kremlin-backed officials there oversaw a chaotic referendum without credible international observers. This week, we’re seeing a page from that same playbook in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. Former Ambassador to...