The Pacific Lens
4 pieces
Long-form commentary on the forces shaping the Pacific — each piece anchored to reporting by an established outlet, with a Micronesian perspective, and linked back to the original article.
Commentary on Pacific Island Times
NewThe United States has pledged $7.1 billion to its freely associated states — the largest commitment in a generation. The question is no longer the size of the promise, but what it is allowed to deliver.
Commentary on BBC News
NewTour bans, land leases, a travel advisory — the BBC mapped the pressure Beijing has put on Palau. The Pacific should study how a tiny nation held its ground.
Commentary on Al Jazeera
NewThe Marshall Islands is named among five nations that may be 'uninhabitable' by century's end. The warning is necessary. The word is not — and the Pacific deserves better answers than sympathy.
Commentary on RNZ Pacific
NewPacific nations control the world's most valuable tuna fishery and keep a fraction of its worth. A three-country plan to move up the value chain is the right idea — making it stick is the hard part.
