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Chinese Communist Party Infiltration Of U.S. Pacific Islands: Protecting American National Security Through Defending Strategic Pacific Assets, Contessa Amedore Nov 2025

Chinese Communist Party Infiltration Of U.S. Pacific Islands: Protecting American National Security Through Defending Strategic Pacific Assets, Contessa Amedore

Liberty University Journal of Statesmanship & Public Policy

Many Americans picture the U.S.’s Western most border to be the coast of California. However, when threats have historically formed in the Pacific, U.S. Pacific Island territories have served as the nation’s first line of defense. Today, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have slowly but ambitiously deployed new age or ‘unrestricted’ warfare tactics against the United States and allies in their long awaited plan to assume global hegemony. Their illegal infiltration and psychological operations have gone past Taipei and reached American soil in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. This paper examines how the (CCP) uses unrestricted warfare …


The Sustainable, The Expendable, And The Obsolete, Michael D. Lieber Dec 1999

The Sustainable, The Expendable, And The Obsolete, Michael D. Lieber

Pacific Studies

This is a preliminary exploration of the concept of sustainability and its potential usefulness to anthropologists. “Sustainable” is distinguished from “stable” and “viable” in terms of its implications of directionality of time, pointing both backward and forward. Given the time implications, the contexts of “sustainable Xs” (technology, activity, development, etc.) are crucial to explaining what happened to X in the past and prognosticating its future. The argument is illustrated by analyzing data on obsolete fishing practices on Kapingamarangi Atoll (Federated States of Micronesia), focusing on the contexts of change in political /religious organization in the twentieth century. Changing access to …


Lin Poyer's Review Of David Hanlon's Remaking Micronesia: Discourses Over Development In A Pacific Territory, Lin Poyer Mar 1999

Lin Poyer's Review Of David Hanlon's Remaking Micronesia: Discourses Over Development In A Pacific Territory, Lin Poyer

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 22 No. 1 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1999

Vol. 22 No. 1 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 22 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1999

Contributors: Vol 22 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 22 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue 1


Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1999

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 22, No 1 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal


Linking Colonization And Decolonization: The Case Of Micronesia, Timothy J. Gaffaney Jun 1995

Linking Colonization And Decolonization: The Case Of Micronesia, Timothy J. Gaffaney

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Terminating Trusteeship For The Federated States Of Micronesia And The Republic Of The Marshall Islands: Independence And Self-Sufficiency In The Post-Cold War Pacific, Ellen Boneparth, M. James Wilkinson Jun 1995

Terminating Trusteeship For The Federated States Of Micronesia And The Republic Of The Marshall Islands: Independence And Self-Sufficiency In The Post-Cold War Pacific, Ellen Boneparth, M. James Wilkinson

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Norman Meller's Review Of Gary Smith's Micronesia: Decolonization And Us Military Interests In The Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands, Norman Meller Mar 1994

Norman Meller's Review Of Gary Smith's Micronesia: Decolonization And Us Military Interests In The Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands, Norman Meller

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Domestication Of Catholicism On Tobi, Peter W. Black Mar 1994

The Domestication Of Catholicism On Tobi, Peter W. Black

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Vol. 16 No. 1 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1993

Vol. 16 No. 1 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1993

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 16, No 1 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal


Vol. 16 No. 1 (1993): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1993

Vol. 16 No. 1 (1993): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Contributors: Vol 16 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Mar 1993

Contributors: Vol 16 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 16 (1993): Pacific Studies Full Issue 1


Dancing Defiance: The Politics Of Pohnpeian Dance Performances, Glenn Petersen Dec 1992

Dancing Defiance: The Politics Of Pohnpeian Dance Performances, Glenn Petersen

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Celebrations Of Government: Dance Performance And Legitimacy In The Federated States Of Micronesia, Eve C. Pinsker Dec 1992

Celebrations Of Government: Dance Performance And Legitimacy In The Federated States Of Micronesia, Eve C. Pinsker

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Breadfruit Tree Story: Mythological Transformations In Palauan Politics, Karen L. Nero Dec 1992

The Breadfruit Tree Story: Mythological Transformations In Palauan Politics, Karen L. Nero

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review Forum On Richard J. Parmentier's The Sacred Remains: Myth, History, And Polity In Belau, Richard J. Parmentier, Mac Marshall, Mary S. Mccutcheon, Deverne Reed Smith Jul 1991

Book Review Forum On Richard J. Parmentier's The Sacred Remains: Myth, History, And Polity In Belau, Richard J. Parmentier, Mac Marshall, Mary S. Mccutcheon, Deverne Reed Smith

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Greg Gubler's Review Of Mark R. Peattie's Nan’Yo: The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese In Micronesia, 1885-1945, Greg Gubler Mar 1991

Greg Gubler's Review Of Mark R. Peattie's Nan’Yo: The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese In Micronesia, 1885-1945, Greg Gubler

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Marty Zelenietz's Review Of David Hanlon's Upon A Stone Altar: A History Of The Island Of Pohnpei To 1890, Marty Zelenietz Mar 1991

Marty Zelenietz's Review Of David Hanlon's Upon A Stone Altar: A History Of The Island Of Pohnpei To 1890, Marty Zelenietz

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Micronesian Executive: The Federated States Of Micronesia, Kiribati, And The Marshall Islands, Norman Meller Nov 1990

The Micronesian Executive: The Federated States Of Micronesia, Kiribati, And The Marshall Islands, Norman Meller

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


A Marshallese Nation Emerges From The Political Fragmentation Of American Micronesia, Leonard Mason Nov 1989

A Marshallese Nation Emerges From The Political Fragmentation Of American Micronesia, Leonard Mason

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster Sep 1988

Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers Sep 1988

Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Eve C. Pinsker's Review Of Laura Marie Torres Souder-Jaffery's Daughters Of The Island: Contemporary Chamorro Women Organizers On Guam, Eve C. Pinsker Sep 1988

Eve C. Pinsker's Review Of Laura Marie Torres Souder-Jaffery's Daughters Of The Island: Contemporary Chamorro Women Organizers On Guam, Eve C. Pinsker

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster Sep 1988

Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers Sep 1988

Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Eve C. Pinsker's Review Of Laura Marie Torres Souder-Jaffery's Daughters Of The Island: Contemporary Chamorro Women Organizers On Guam, Eve C. Pinsker Sep 1988

Eve C. Pinsker's Review Of Laura Marie Torres Souder-Jaffery's Daughters Of The Island: Contemporary Chamorro Women Organizers On Guam, Eve C. Pinsker

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Cross, Sword, And Silver: The Nascent Spanish Colony In The Mariana Islands, Marjorie G. Driver Jul 1988

Cross, Sword, And Silver: The Nascent Spanish Colony In The Mariana Islands, Marjorie G. Driver

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


U.S. Administration And Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Comparison Of Guam And Select Areas Of Micronesia, Larry W. Mayo Jul 1988

U.S. Administration And Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Comparison Of Guam And Select Areas Of Micronesia, Larry W. Mayo

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.