A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...

In parallel, it would effectively establish two functional missions: • The U.S. Mission to the Pacific Islands Forum would be responsible for maintaining diplomatic relations with the Pacific ...

China is insisting that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...

How does a Black American, raised on the edge of the Pacific, move through the ocean to reach Shanghai?’, the artist asks in ...

Tensions rose that year when Maamau also pulled out of the Pacific Islands Forum, threatening the unity of the 18-member grouping at a time when the region faced increased geopolitical pressure.

Leader of Cook Islands flies to Beijing to negotiate a security deal despite New Zealand warnings The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a ...

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...

His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region ... is intended for use in defending the nation's many islands—took part in four tests from last August to January ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres ...

The top American officer in the Indo-Pacific region, Admiral Samuel Paparo, says Beijing is not simply conducting regular training exercises around Taiwan, but is rehearsing a military campaign to ...