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Kenneth Gofigan Kuper

Yes Micronesia, there is a Santa Claus. Sort of.
Asia-Pacific

Yes Micronesia, there is a Santa Claus. Sort of.

The US relationship in the Pacific region has outgrown the narrative. But is Washington the last to know?

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Washington Politics

Washington's Pacific policy puts Guam in the crosshairs

Plans to further militarize the U.S. territory put the island and its inhabitants at the center of U.S.-China tensions.

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Washington Politics

Living at the tip of the spear: Guam and restraint

Can restraint in foreign policy include the goal of decolonization for Guam? Can it be in the U.S. national interest to allow Guam to choose between becoming a state of the union, a freely associated state such as the Republic of the Palau, or an independent country?