A tiny island nation is selling passports. Its main USP? The visa-free access it opens up to the world
Foreigners can buy Nauruan passports for at least $140,500, gaining visa-free access to countries like the UK and Singapore, ...
Cook Islands signs strategic agreement with China
The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...
Winston Peters calls for ‘reset’ of relationship with Cook Islands - but how?
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for a “reset” of New Zealand’s relationship with the Cook Islands. In a speech to ...
New Zealand must ‘reset’ Cook Islands ties after China pact, foreign minister says
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters calls for a reset in relationship with Cook Islands over China agreements.
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US aid freeze stops crucial Pacific projects
Disaster-prone, isolated, and threatened by rising seas, tropical Pacific island states are some of the most aid-reliant ...
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Cook Islands’ China Shock: A ‘Frog in the Pot’ Moment for Pacific Security
Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.