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2021 Colby: Could we win a war in China? Forcing Beijing to escalate could be in our interests
US To Convert Pacific Oil Rigs Into Floating Targets for China
US To Convert Pacific Oil Rigs Into Military Bases as Part of Anti-China Buildup
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In December 1999, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in response to a congressional mandate issued a report which delineated the impracticality of MOBs, “the largest floating offshore structure ever conceived by maritime engineers”, on the grounds of high cost and vulnerability to threats such as missile attack.
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New Zealand: Waking Up to a Disturbing Reality!
New Zealand was once the beacon of independent policymaking, but recent intel suggests a seismic shift towards the U.S-led AUKUS military alliance. New documents unearth a looming war shadow, with Wellington pushing Kiwis towards a volatile stand-off with China. What’s driving this dramatic pivot? Are we on the brink of the unimaginable?
New Zealand: Waking Up to a Disturbing Reality! via Geopolitical Trends, w/Dr. David Oualaalou
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Unease Over New Zealand Overtures to US in Pacific
The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
New Zealand says it will set China policy, not US-led Five Eyes
Papua New Guinea Students Protest US Military Pact
STUDENTS of Mt Hagen Technical College (HATECO) in Western Highlands Province staged a protest march to stop the signing of Defence Cooperation Agreement between PNG and the United States.
Giving the same reasons, the University of Papua New Guinea, the University of Technology and the University of Goroka have all conducted protest marches demanding the Prime Minister James Marape not to sign the deal until and unless the citizens are fully aware of what is entailed in the document.
Papua New Guinea Students Protest US Military Pact
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US-China rivalry: American troops to access Papua New Guinea ports, airports in new security pact
US-China rivalry: American troops to access Papua New Guinea ports, airports in new security pact
Papua New Guinea will sign a security pact with the United States that gives American troops access to the Pacific nation’s ports and airports, its leader said on Thursday, as Washington jostles for influence in the region with Beijing.
US-China rivalry: American troops to access Papua New Guinea ports, airports in new security pact
We Didn’t Stop the Invasion of Iraq, But We Did Change History
The global protests proved the war’s clear illegality and demonstrated the isolation of the Bush administration’s policies—and later helped prevent war in Iran in 2007 and the bombing of Syria in 2013. And they inspired a generation of activists.
20 Years Ago Today: We Didn’t Stop the Invasion of Iraq, But We Did Change History
Canada joining U.S.-backed Pacific group to boost ties with island nations
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada is joining a group to boost economic ties with Pacific island nations that already includes the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, according to a draft speech Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will deliver on Thursday.
Canada joining U.S.-backed Pacific group to boost ties with island nations
How a tiny Pacific nation asserts its place between China and the US
By Timur Fomenko
The Solomon Islands has barred foreign navies from docking at its shores, showing it’s not willing to be anyone’s ‘backyard’
How a tiny Pacific nation asserts its place between China and the US

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