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Pacific Perspectives on Trump’s Second Term: Uncertainty and Adaptation

With Washington prioritizing America First, partners across the Pacific are weighing their options. Perceptions of a capricious and transactional Washington are creating pressure to reconsider long-standing assumptions about the alliance.

Commentary by Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik, and John Augé — October 6, 2025

Pacific Islands Forum 2025: Navigating Great-Power Rivalry

Tensions around Taiwan’s attendance at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting demonstrated how intensifying great power competition is flooding the Pacific with attention but also fueling fractures among island nations.

Critical Questions by John Augé and Kathryn Paik — September 16, 2025

Australia Doubles Down on Southeast Asia

As global powers vie for influence in Southeast Asia, Australia is stepping up, but can it bridge the gap between ambition and reality in its engagement with the region?

Commentary by Kathryn Paik and Gregory B. Poling — June 9, 2025

China’s Power Play Across the Pacific

China's recent actions in the Pacific present an unmistakable message to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — April 8, 2025

Enhancing Defense Industrial Cooperation Between Australia and the United States

In a time of deepening geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific, the United States and Australia should strengthen their defense industrial cooperation to deter potential adversaries while integrating and expanding both nations’ defense industrial bases.

Report by Cynthia R. Cook, Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik, Gregory Sanders, Henry H. Carroll, Katy Buda, and John Augé — March 3, 2025