The United States will launch its biggest Pacific push since World War II by returning the Peace Corps to the region, releasing a Pacific-wide strategy and spending $900 million on economic development. |By ErykBagshaw and FarrahTomazin
The United States will launch its biggest Pacific push since World War II by returning the Peace Corps to the region, releasing a Pacific-wide strategy and spending $900 million on economic development.
Harris will address the forum via video link on Wednesday, two weeks after Beijing’s request to send a delegation to the meeting was snubbed. The US and Australia have been criticised for neglecting the Pacific after a post-Cold War focus on Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Anna Powles, a Pacific security expert and senior lecturer at Massey University, said previous attempts to fashion US Pacific programs have lacked consistency and agency for Pacific nations.
“On top of this, the global geopolitical landscape is hotly competitive, as we see a multi-polar system emerge featuring major superpower rivalry, alongside a number of middle powers all clamouring to shape the world in their favour.”Kiribati’s withdrawal from the forum and growing concerns about Solomon Island’s security pact with Beijing prompted Foreign Minister Penny Wong to explicitly call for unity in her first official comments in Suva. “The region is stronger together.
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