Pacific Islands Push Against Great Power Competition

MIN READJun 20, 2022 | 10:00 GMT

A P-3K2 Orion aircraft flying over Tonga's Nomuka island shows heavy ash fall from the recent volcanic eruption within the Tongan Islands on Jan. 17.

(Photo by New Zealand Defense Force via Getty Images)

Samoa's critique of the Solomon Islands' recent security agreement with China signals a regional desire to rely more on other Pacific Island nations instead of external powers....