Roughly between the continent of Australia and the U.S. state of Hawaii, spread across the Pacific Ocean, lie a group of atolls and islands - the Pacific Islands. The small republics and nations have largely stayed out of the headlines. But the changes in the geopolitical balance and shifting regional influences are drawing all eyes to the region.
For decades, America has provided defense assistance and other aid to the islands based on agreements now due for renewal.
The brutal war for control of the mineral-rich country has killed more than 15,000 people, sparked the world’s biggest displacement crisis and left 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.
Despite world defense spending reaching a record $2.2 trillion last year, 77% of citizens of NATO countries believe they should increase or maintain defense spending – up from 70% in 2021.
Brazil has launched the third of four attack submarines built with French technology in a $10 billion deal that aims to deliver the country’s first nuclear-powered submarine in the next decade.
The brutal war for control of the mineral-rich country has killed more than 15,000 people, sparked the world’s biggest displacement crisis and left 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.
The situation in Ukraine’s east has “worsened significantly,” with Russian troops stepping up attacks during a spell of warm and dry weather.
Sadly, he joins the Beltway crowd to promote forever wars in foreign nations.
Biden loses five percentage points of the vote, versus just two percentage points for Trump, with Kennedy in the race.
