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US working to expand control over Compact states in the Pacific

While Greenland has dominated national conversations, Washington is now eyeing dominance over Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia

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Middle Powers are setting the table so they won't be 'on the menu'

Often crossing continents, 'workarounding' is a strategy allowing states to cooperate on trade and policy outside rigid U.S.-China alignments.

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Trump vs. his China hawks

The president ushered in a bipartisan push for confrontation with Beijing in his first term. Is he now trying to usher it out?

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New US Army force deployed to Philippines

This signals an expanding American footprint and risk of being pulled into tensions with China

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US-China symposium: Spheres of influence for me, not for thee?

The administration is asserting its security imperative in the Western Hemisphere but what happens when American interests collide with China's 'near abroad'? We asked 14 experts.

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Why China is playing it cool amid Trump's chaos

As the US kicks up dirt in Venezuela, Iran, and Greenland, Beijing is choosing strategic patience over confrontation