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The paradox of US military retrenchment in the Asia-Pacific

A partial retreat in the region could backfire, flaming tensions and emboldening China’s aggression. As the prospect of a US-China military conflict hangs over the Asia-Pacific region, some analysts call for the American military to pull back. These include Jennifer Kavanagh, who advocated this pos…
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A frustrating role reversal is undermining America

As China reaches out, Asia shows signs of leaving the United States behind. The Washington Post Editorial Board At the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last weekend, one image stood out. There was Chinese President Xi Jinping at center stage, smiling serenely and confidently, sur…
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The silent war

Pyongyang’s cyberattacks reach civilians while Seoul remains unready, complacent The Korean Herald Editorial It began with a flicker on a smartphone screen. A counselor for North Korean defectors found her device suddenly wiped clean, her contacts hijacked and a fake “stress relief program” sent to…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific – Nan Madol of Pohnpei

Growing up on Pohnpei, Minako always heard the stories about the mysterious and dangerous old city that was somewhere in the jungle, though few people had actually been there. Her mother warned her not to go near the place where demons and taotaomona dwelled because nothing good would come of it an…
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The government shutdown is over. Who won?

BY RUTH CONIFF,Wisconsin Examiner The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over and all we got was the near-cancellation of food assistance just in time for Thanksgiving and a looming explosion in health care costs. None of the problems that led to the shutdown have been resolved. Instead…
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It is everyone’s business

By Zaldy Dandan – Variety Editor Don’t even think about it IN early 2023, the administration announced that the CNMI would wean itself off overreliance on a single tourism market, but instead we ended up overrelying on another market — which has since cratered. Beginning in June 2024, CNMI arrivals…
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Identical, similar and familiar

THE reason I never voted after leaving Saipan is that I see how politics can affect families in general. I never planned to take on the problems of democracy, but it was a required class in high school.
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ The awful tuna tragedy

THE most remarkable thing occurred a few weeks ago, and it took me this long to make sense of it so I could share it with you, dear reader. I don’t blame you one bit if you don’t believe the story because, to be honest, I would not believe it myself if I had not experienced it firsthand.
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