Geopolitics

Analysis - Behind the ostentatious displays of military power and verbal jousting are two superpowers battling internal problems while struggling to break the ties that bind them.

Exercise Talisman Sabre, which began its eleventh iteration on 13 July, has over 30,000 personnel from 19 countries taking part, including the Pacific. Audio

Beijing's embassy in Fiji says it is not interested in geopolitical competition, warning that its cooperation with Pacific Island nations "can never be erased by smears".

New research shows that China has emerged as the world's largest creditor for developing nations, which are due to pay back at least $54 billion to Beijing this year.

With concerns over Washington's retreat from the region, geopolitics and security experts say Winston Peters is signalling to the United States "to remain invested in the Pacific". Audio

The New Zealand Foreign Minister, who is on his second-leg of a three-country Pacific mission, is advocating for "quiet, not megaphone diplomacy".

Leaders in Pacific Islands nations are disappointed and trying to wrap their heads around the United States' tariffs. Audio

Robin Davies, an honorary professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy, is confident that overseas development assistance to the Pacific will continue.

Donald Trump administration's aggressive action to deport illegal aliens is reverberating around the Pacific, writes Giff Johnson.

A US policy expert is calling Donald Trump's shut down of the United States Agency for International Development 'completely unprecedented' and alarming.

A senior research fellow at the Development Policy Centre says the freeze is important because it raises the prospect of Washington stepping back from some key sectors.

The agreement will make travel easier for citizens of the two nations.

Depending on who you ask, Donald Trump's impending return to the White House holds a promise or poses a threat.

Guam marked the fourth of five stops on Lai Ching-te's week-long journey, which includes visits to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau.

The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill which would require US presidents to develop a Pacific Partnership strategy. Audio

Kurt Campbell will begin his trip in Tonga on Thursday to lead the US delegation to the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.

Lowy Institue's new research has found that "island countries are leveraging major power competition", but it "can distract from the Pacific's most pressing needs".