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The South Pacific: A War to Start All Wars?

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The South Pacific: A War to Start All Wars?
A landing ship is surrounded by amphibious assault vehicles during the "Han Kuang" (Han Glory) live-fire drill, some 4 miles from the city of Magong on the outlying Penghu islands on May 25, 2017. - Taiwan forces conducted live-fire war games in its biggest annual military exercise on May 25, presided by President Tsai Ing-wen, as the island faces a growing threat from its cross-strait rival China. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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China has intensified its strategic onslaught into the South Pacific since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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