The best places to go in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands in 2026 may surprise you, but in compiling this list, we couldn’t be more excited about the possibilities they present for ...

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...

A Navy helicopter and a fighter jet, both conducting routine operations from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, went down in the South China Sea about 30 minutes apart Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Fleet ...

Over a third of shark, ray, and chimaera species are threatened with extinction, with overfishing driving declines. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are one of our best conservation tools, but many in ...

The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced last month an official “goodwill” visit to the South Pacific. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel will lead a delegation for discussions aimed at ...

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A member of the Philippine Navy uses binoculars during a maritime patrol at the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday June 4, 2025. (Joeal Calupitan/AP) China has debuted yet another new warship built ...

Descendants of the island’s former inhabitants struggle to balance environmental conservation with sustaining their community’s livelihoods Zach Theiler The island of Tetepare hasn’t held a permanent ...

On a flat map, flying straight over the South Pacific might look like a direct path between continents. But Earth is round, and a curved route (often hugging landmasses) is actually shorter. This is ...

The United States continues to send its nuclear-powered submarines to Australia—its key South Pacific ally—even as the Trump administration reviews the countries' naval cooperation. This was not the ...

In an island paradise during the Second World War, two Americans – a wide-eyed nurse and a promising young lieutenant – discover love and confront their own prejudices. This cherished Golden Age ...

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy is unlikely to survive under newly elected Lee Jae Myung’s administration. Unlike previous national strategies, the Indo-Pacific Strategy broadened South Korea’s ...