THE United States will soon become one of the last remaining Administering Authorities under the United Nations Trusteeship System. Of the eleven territories once included, all but Nauru, northeastern ...

The map of the Pacific remained more or less static from 1985 when Palau became the last nation to enter into its era of independence while remaining freely associated with the United States.

There has been much reflecting on Pacific colonial legacies of late. With the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, from October 21, light harshly shone on the British ...

These territories in the Pacific Ocean, effectively still colonies, are typically small islands or archipelagos with relatively small populations. In some of them, tensions remain high.

In the rugged landscapes of Papua New Guinea—where more than 800 languages echo across valleys and coasts—a remarkable discovery has brought new clarity to one of humanity’s greatest migrations. In a ...

The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers, the head of a committee tasked with picking a new name for the South ...

Australia strikes neo-colonial “security” pact with Tuvalu to counter China in Pacific John Braddock 13 November 2023 ...