Unreported: U.S. strategic ties with key central Pacific islands at risk

By Editor Two on February 13, 2024   Exclusives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, NE Asia, Palau, Rest of The Best, Top Stories, Washington, World Links, World News, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2024 U.S. strategic control of the Central Pacific depends on Compacts of Free Association (COFA) treaties with Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Marshall Islands. “These nations and their huge maritime territory comprise most of an ‘east-west corridor’ from Hawaii to the western edge of the […]