Monday, January 13, 2025

Why Should We Care About what the Pacific Islands Think?

Why Should We Care About what the Pacific Islands Think?  

Suzanne Vares-Lum 

“The center had long been affiliated with CIA activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Barack Obama's mother Ann Dunham worked on behalf of a number of CIA front operations, including the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii” - East-West Center 


“The Center supports the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the U.S. Pacific Command by developing and sustaining relationships among security practitioners and national security establishments throughout the region. DKI APCSS’ mission is to build capacities and communities of interest by educating, connecting, and empowering security practitioners to advance Indo-Pacific security. It is one of the Department of Defense’s five regional security studies centers.” - Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies


Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent Governance in the Pacific (PROJECT Governance) | East-West Center


Financial Investigative Reporting and Mentorship Initiative

East-West Center (CIA), Report for the World (The GroundTruth Project, Google News Initiative, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Microsoft, JournalismFund.eu), the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), USAID

Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sāmoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.


OCCRP: A Giant of Journalism Gets Half its Budget From the U.S. Government 


Congress Proposes $500 Million for Negative News Coverage of China (Passed as the CHIPS and Science Act) 


The Insane Story Of How A Fruit Juice Company Forcefully Stole The Hawaiian Kingdom And Imprisoned Their Queen 


During World War II, the Pacific Islands involved in major battles included Guam, Wake Island, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands (particularly Guadalcanal), the Marshall Islands (like Kwajalein and Eniwetok), the Mariana Islands (Saipan and Tinian), Iwo Jima, and Okinawa; these were key locations where the Allied forces, primarily the United States, fought against the Japanese military through an "island hopping" strategy to gradually push closer to Japan itself. - Google


[ASPI] Conflicting interests and geopolitical competition in Pacific deep sea mining interests and geopolitical competition in Pacific deep sea mining - https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/undersea-mining/opinion-conflicting-interests-and-geopolitical-competition-in-pacific-deep-sea-mining


ASPI funding (Australia, Europe, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, New Zealand, Amazon, nMicrosoft, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman , Raytheon, Thales Australia, American Chamber of Commerce, Center for Strategic and International Studies, German Marshall Fund, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)


Australian think tank ASPI found linked to prison labor, human trafficking


About: Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific


What’s Really Going On In the South China Sea Between the Philippines and China 


The InfoOp Continues in the Pacific Islands


China’s Pacific Islands Position Paper Debunks Fake News Claims

“Partnership in Blue Pacific” to Turn Pacific Islands into Anti-China War Zone

US vice president intervenes at Pacific Islands Forum against China

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Seychelles: China vs the United States




Source


Seychelles: Small nation where big powers compete

China to fund 136-home social housing project in Seychelles, work starts in 2026

US Secret Service trains Seychelles' Judiciary on digital technology in case evidence




Sea Lanes (Google):


Seychelles has several maritime boundaries and zones, including: [1]

  • Exclusive economic zone: The exclusive economic zone extends 200 nautical miles from the baselines. [1]
  • Territorial sea: The territorial sea extends 12 nautical miles from the baselines. [1, 2]
  • Maritime boundary with France: Established in 2001, this boundary separates the continental shelves and EEZs of Seychelles and France. [3]
  • Maritime boundary with Tanzania: Established in 2002, this boundary separates the continental shelves and EEZs of Seychelles and Tanzania. [3]
  • Maritime boundary with Mauritius: Established in 2008, this boundary extends 504 nautical miles through the Indian Ocean. [4]


Seychelles is located in the Western Indian Ocean, which is a vital route for global trade. The country's strategic location has attracted interest from major players in the region. Seychelles can play a role in shaping the maritime security architecture of the region by working with these major players. [5]



Generative AI is experimental.

[1] https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/SYC_1999_Act2.pdf

[2] https://seylii.org/akn/sc/act/1999/2/eng@2012-06-30/source

[3] https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LIS-132.pdf

[4] https://sovereignlimits.com/boundaries/mauritius-seychelles-maritime

[5] https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/seychelles-calibrated-approach-towards-maritime-dependency


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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Sources for the Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal & Strait of Malacca




Full video.



Full video.


Search for Bay of Bengal in this document: Bangladesh and Kenya


Regime Change in Bangladesh Videos:


Exposing US gov't role in Bangladesh regime change: Why PM Sheikh Hasina was overthrown


US Regime Change in Bangladesh: The Danger of Ignoring US Interference


Articles on U.S. government-sponsored terrorism targeting BRI in Sri Lanka and Myanmar: 


Debt Traps & Terrorism: The Roots of Sri Lanka’s Crisis


Sri Lanka Blasts: Terrorism Targets Another Chinese Ally


Myanmar Violence: a Slow Burn US Proxy War


If US Can’t Have Myanmar, No One Will


SeaLight Videos Related to India:


Trade and Choke Points in the Indian Ocean


Undersea warfare in the Indian Ocean


SCS: India and a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ (see description)


Indian Navy vs PLA Navy


Unlisted: India needs to prioritize its Navy to take on China for the American Empire



Source: Positioning the Bay of Bengal in the Great Game of the Indo-Pacific Fulcrum


The Indian Ocean is highly important to the United States due to its critical role in global trade, particularly for oil shipments, as a significant portion of the world's maritime oil traffic passes through its waters, making the stability of the region vital for the US economy and energy security; this is further amplified by increasing competition with China in the Indo-Pacific region, making the Indian Ocean a key strategic area for the US to maintain influence in. 


Key points about the Indian Ocean's importance to the US:


  • Trade routes:
    The Indian Ocean carries a large portion of the world's bulk cargo and container shipping, including over 80% of global maritime oil shipments. 
  • Strategic location:
    The Indian Ocean sits between critical regions like the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, making it a key geopolitical area. 
  • Competition with China:
    As China expands its influence in the region, the US is increasingly focused on maintaining stability and access to the Indian Ocean [more like destabilizing the Indian Ocean]. 
  • Military presence:
    The US maintains a military presence in the Indian Ocean, including the Diego Garcia base, to support “security operations.”


Source



What's Really Going On In the South China Sea Between the Philippines and China - Antiwar.com (archived)


More SeaLight Sources in this document.

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

US Army Soldier Dies from Injuries in Biden-Harris Gaza Pier Debacle




US Army Soldier Dies from Injuries in Biden-Harris Gaza Pier Debacle:

This marks the third death related to the Gaza Pier mission. Just days before Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley’s passing, Norfolk’s Marine Hydraulics International (MHI) reported that two shipworkers died aboard the USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, a Military Sealift Command ship undergoing repairs in connection with the Gaza aid mission, was the site of a tragic accident during maintenance. The workers’ identities have not been released. The vessel had previously been dispatched to support the pier mission but was diverted to the shipyard after its engine room caught fire en route to Gaza in April.

What an American Surgeon Saw in Gaza: Interview With Dr. Feroze Sidhwa 

Monday, November 4, 2024

Never fight a land war in Asia


The connection between the ACP and the infiltrators

ACP is the American Communist Party AKA MAGA Communists.


YouTube (Revolution Report/Donald Courter)

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Why Should We Care About what the Pacific Islands Think?

Why Should We Care About what the Pacific Islands Think?    Suzanne Vares-Lum   “The center had long been affiliated with CIA activities ...