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Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama attend a joint press conference in Fiji's capital of Suva on May 30, 2022.

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The U.S. and the Balance of Power

China in Transition

Asia-Pacific: Among Great Powers

China, the U.S., and Australia will need to adapt their traditional engagement with the island nations to secure influence in the strategic maritime region.

The Pacific Islands Emerge as the Next Theater for Great Power Competition 

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) speaks with his Belarusian counterpart, Viktor Khrenin, on Feb. 3, 2022, in Minsk, Belarus. NATO expects 30,000 Russian troops to arrive in Belarus by the Feb. 10 start of the second phase of the "Allied Resolve" exercise, the most Russian troops present in the country since the Cold War era.

The Fight for Russia’s Borderlands

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended Stratfor articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Blinken Visits Australia for a Quad Meeting, Russia and Belarus Begin Joint Exercises

Iran's Arc of Influence

The Ukraine Conflict

U.S.-China Relations

2020 Second-Quarter Forecast

Centered on the western rim of the Pacific Ocean, the Asia-Pacific region includes the easternmost countries of continental Asia as well as the archipelagos that punctuate the coast. 

Asia-Pacific

<p>The Asia-Pacific is home to more people than any other region. Centered on the western rim of the Pacific Ocean, this region includes the easternmost countries of continental Asia as well as the archipelagos that punctuate the coast. Several of these countries, most notably China, experienced rapid economic growth in the second half of the 20th century, giving the region a new sense of global economic relevance that continues today. That relevance, however, depends largely on China, a power in transition whose rise is testing the network of U.S. alliances that have long dominated the region. How effectively Beijing manages its transition will shape the regional balance of power in the decades to come.</p>

2020 Annual Forecast

2019 Fourth-Quarter Forecast

2019 Third-Quarter Forecast

The extremely secluded resort island of Wakaya, Fiji. 

As Beijing increases its ties in the Pacific subregion of Melanesia, Australia is forced to reckon with a more permanent Chinese presence on its doorstep. 

China Encroaches on Australia's Backyard

The New Silk Road

2019 Second-Quarter Forecast

Samoa

Kiribati

Palau

As U.S. focus turns away from the Pacific islands, other powers are starting to pay attention.

Tracking U.S. Naval Power

Countries like the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau enjoy a close treaty relationship with the United States, but the strategically located states are now on China's radar too.

China Sets a Course for the U.S.'s Pacific Domain

2019 Annual Forecast

2018 Fourth-Quarter Forecast

2018 Second-Quarter Forecast

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Earth Longzhi, a subgroup of Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT41, has reemerged after months of dormancy, according to a May 2 report by Japanese multinational cybersecurity firm Trend Micro.

China: New Report Highlights Return of Hacking Group Earth Longzhi

The new Fijian government led by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka suspended a security deal with China that allowed Chinese police to train Fijian police, Reuters reported Jan. 26.

Fiji: New Government Scraps Security Deal With China

Outgoing Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama asked the military to back his attempts to stay in power following the country's Dec. 14 general election, but the military has not done so, Reuters reported Dec. 22.

Fiji: Military Rejects Outgoing Prime Minister's Attempts to Stay in Power

Australia and Fiji signed a status of forces agreement, which will enable each country to station and operate military forces in the other, Reuters reported Oct. 20.

Australia: Canberra Steps Up Its Regional Engagement

Fiji's permanent representative to the United Nations, Peter Thomson, was elected on June 13 as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, Reuters reported. 

U.N.: Fijian Representative Elected President Of U.N. General Assembly

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Government officials declared a state of natural disaster in Fiji after a cyclone tore through the archipelago on Feb. 20, destroying villages and leaving five dead, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said Feb. 21, the New York Times reported.

Fiji: State of Natural Disaster Declared After Cyclone Winston

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After two weeks of negotiations, representatives of nearly 200 countries have approved the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the extent of climate change in the coming decades, The Telegraph reported Dec. 12.

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

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At the 22nd Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit at Yanqi Lake Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing will contribute $10 million and 1,500 apprenticeship positions to assist regional economic integration, SCMP reported Nov, 11.

China: Funding And Apprenticeships Bestowed On APEC

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A view of the Register in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources.

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China: New Report Highlights Return of Hacking Group Earth Longzhi

Fiji: New Government Scraps Security Deal With China

Fiji: Military Rejects Outgoing Prime Minister's Attempts to Stay in Power

Australia: Canberra Steps Up Its Regional Engagement

U.N.: Fijian Representative Elected President Of U.N. General Assembly

Fiji: State of Natural Disaster Declared After Cyclone Winston

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

China: Funding And Apprenticeships Bestowed On APEC

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