Asia-Pacific
Hegseth goes to 'spear point' Guam to prep for war with China
The islands territorial status gives Washington all the unilateral authority it needs to use facilities and project force without encumbrances.
April 22, 2025
Kenneth Gofigan Kuper
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?
December 22, 2023
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.
July 26, 2022
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?
July 21, 2020
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