
National / Politics | Commentary Dec 24, 2019
The great power game in the Pacific: What Japan can do
by Satohiro Akimoto
The Pacific island states have never been at the center of geopolitical discussion. The names of the 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) — nations such as Fiji, Kiribati, Palau and Samoa — may evoke a romanticized image of a remote paradise in ...