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A Covenant unraveled

As we come upon the 50th anniversary of the Northern Mariana Islands Covenant, it is important to think both about how it is an agreement unique in U.S. history and also to consider what lessons might be drawn from the legal agreements and lived experiences of other territories.
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The war between fishermen and dirty energy

PHILIPPINE waters, rivers, lakes and tributaries, or bays, surrounding shoals and sandbars, or farther off within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, have all been threatened by powerful polluters. They vary from Filipino corporations to insidious agents of superpower hegemons determined on des…
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The main problem

Politicians don’t win elections by not spending (other people’s) money. But in the CNMI’s case, the government’s obligations are already legion, and public demand for more is seemingly insatiable — regardless of the state of the economy.
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Tapping the Earth: The case for magma energy

THE Earth holds an almost unimaginable source of energy beneath our feet — magma. Not theoretical, not distant, but real, constant, and vast. The concept of tapping this energy has already been patented and is actively being explored. For regions like ours, located in the Ring of Fire, the opportun…
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The Covenant and the Declaration

THIS year marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-CNMI Covenant and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It is appropriate that these anniversaries coincide, because the Covenant, correctly understood and applied, would represent America’s ultimate triumph over the colonial…
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