AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDeep-Sea Mining Push: A “war for the rocky riches” of the deep is moving from backroom diplomacy toward public view, as major powers position to extract minerals that are increasingly tied to advanced manufacturing and military tech. Pacific Security: Island leaders are treating great-power rivalry as immediate—security talks in Guam framed Micronesia as central to US-China brinkmanship, with deep-sea mining and new weapons systems now part of the same pressure campaign. Digital Resilience: NEC has completed the 2,250 km East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS), linking Kiribati (Tarawa) to Nauru and onward via Kosrae to Pohnpei—first optical cable for Kosrae—aimed at cutting reliance on slow, unstable satellite links. Cable Vulnerability: A new report warns small island states can be exposed to nationwide blackouts because internet traffic concentrates on a limited number of undersea cables. Identity & Climate: Nauru is set to hold a referendum to change its name to “Naoero,” while the country’s climate vulnerability and development pressures remain front and center.
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