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Cook Islands fears indirect tariff impacts
Cook Islands has been hit with a 10 per cent basic tariff on all foreign imports by the United States, imposed by President ...
ABC News Australia on MSN16d
Cook Islands PM says a new constitutional agreement with NZ needs to reflect country's increasing independence
"These concerns relate to both the substance and scope of the agreements and the fact the Cook Islands government consulted ...
East Asia Forum7d
Cook Islands–China deals make waves in the Pacific
Growing ties between China and the Cook Islands present challenges for Australia and New Zealand’s influence in the region ...
Meet the EPA’s new regional administrator in charge of California (and the rest of the Pacific Southwest)
Cook's appointment comes as the state and region grapple with worsening climate issues such as extreme heat, devastating wildfires and a water crisis on the Colorado River.
Chico Enterprise-Record on MSN8d
Josh Cook takes EPA role after Biggs termination
President Donald Trump appointed Chico’s own Josh Cook, originally from Gridley, as the Environmental Protection Agency’s ...
Peter Dutton’s climate policy backslide threatens Australia’s clout in the Pacific – right when we need it most
As China seeks to expand its influence in our region, Pacific leaders have questioned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s ...
The Strategist10h
The ‘China’ challenge: now a multi-generational test for Australian strategy
In the week of Australia’s 3 May election, ASPI will release Agenda for Change 2025: preparedness and resilience in an ...
The Economist15d
Talks over the Chagos Islands show the rising clout of Mauritius
A new future for the Chagos is approaching. On April 1st a British government spokesman said that Britain was finalising a ...
Grist on MSN15d
Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who along with his wife, Teurumereariki Hinano Murphy, has advocated with ...