Military spending in the Asia-Pacific rose at the fastest pace for 16 years in 2025 as US allies felt “growing uncertainty” over whether Washington would honour its security commitments, according to ...

This Pew Research Center analysis summarizes key facts about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) living in the United States. Pew Research Center does demographic studies, opinion polls and ...

PACIFIC, Wash. — In Pacific, Wash., rising waters have swallowed homes twice in 17 years — and local leaders say warnings went unheeded for nearly two decades. At 1 a.m. on Dec. 16, Misti Walker heard ...

A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching about 5,000 miles from the water around Japan to the West Coast of the United States. The ...

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In an uncommonly frank moment in 2019, a Chinese diplomat declared that “we treat our friends with fine wine, but for our enemies we have shotguns.” While the more acerbic edges of what is now known ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The newest commander of U.S. Army Pacific can trace by decades his roots in Hawaii. “If you turn back the clock, our daughter, who was born at Tripler [Army Medical Center], is ...

Andrew is a Policy Analyst for National Security and Indo-Pacific Affairs at The Heritage Foundation. The great power competition between the U.S. and China requires elevating the Pacific Islands to a ...

Scientists have mapped one of the most hazardous spots on the globe in unprecedented detail: a 600-mile geologic boundary just off the Pacific Northwest coast. Along this fraught stretch, called the ...

With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a presence in the region to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals. By John Ismay, Edward Wong and Pablo Robles April 26, 2024 ...

In September 2017, at the 48th meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, the political leaders of the Pacific agreed a new regional approach. They announced the way forward as the “Blue Pacific – Our Sea ...