China could use oceanographic research to support its military by gathering critical data about the world's oceans.

A Newsweek map shows where the United States has maintained a presence of nuclear-powered submarines across three island chains in the Pacific through deployments and port calls, as part of Washington ...

According to a map provided by Japan’s Defense Ministry, joint air and missile defense training events will take place in the ...

This week, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier reached the Western Pacific Ocean for its forward deployment in Japan, while a Chinese aircraft carrier was spotted in the Taiwan Strait. Rising tensions ...

An international team of researchers has used geochemical fingerprinting to reconstruct long-distance voyages between central and western Pacific Islands during the last millennium A.D. Polynesian ...

Often described as “America’s best kept secret,” the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is so much more than the U.S. backdoor to Asia. The Marianas Visitors Authority works to position the ...

As a Pacific state with Pacific borders and an escalating rivalry with China, the U.S. must continue to partner with the Pacific Islands in new, innovative ways. The U.S. must adopt a clear-eyed ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South Pacific, ...