On September 27, USIP hosted a conversation with regional experts on how Pacific Island countries view the increased engagement of the United States and other outside powers, what challenges the region is facing, and the implications for the Pacific Islands’ international partners.
Dr. Gordon Peake, moderator
Senior Advisor, Pacific Islands, U.S. Institute of Peace
Dr. Kenneth Kuper
Assistant Professor of Political Science, CHamoru and Micronesian Studies, University of Guam
Teekoa Iuta
Former Kiribati Ambassador to Taiwan
Maureen Penjueli
Coordinator, Pacific Network on Globalization
Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/examining-regional-security-pacific-islands
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