Island Chains: Can the US's Cold War Strategy Still Contain China?
China is expanding its military reach and presence within the three Pacific island chains with the world's largest navy.
Greek Reporter10d
New Volcano Chain Found in Cook Islands, Pacific Ocean
Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.
The National Interest28d
No, The First Island Chain Isn’t Lost
He follows that up with the argument that U.S. actions in the Second Island Chain are essentially a tacit ... the sheer scope of ocean and airspace that would need to be monitored is immense ...
Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding on the Pacific seafloor
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...
Nikkei Asia7d
U.S. bolsters 'second island chain' defense with eye on China
WASHINGTON -- On his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as ... another priority for the second Trump administration's Indo-Pacific strategy: bolstering the "second island chain." ...
CNN4y
Plastic Island
Midway Atoll, North Pacific Ocean (CNN) -- The distance from humanity yawns out in front of you when you stand on the pale sands of this tiny Pacific island ... up in the food chain.
scmp.com12d
Tiny Chinese drone conquers Earth’s deepest point, beyond reach of US Navy
In the western Pacific Ocean just east of the island of Guam and a strategic gateway to the second island chain, lies the deepest point on Earth – the Mariana Trench. In the crushing darkness of ...
The Strategist6dOpinion
Australia can take USAID’s place in the Pacific islands
One of the first aims of the United States’ new Department of Government Efficiency was shutting down USAID. By 6 February, ...