US-Pacific relations under Trump: a conversation with Judith Cefkin

Development Policy Centre Podcast by Development Policy Centre

Jul 26, 202501:00:39News & Politics

Former US Ambassador Judith Cefkin provides a sobering assessment of how the Trump administration's foreign policy shifts are reshaping American engagement with Pacific Island nations. Drawing on her 35-year diplomatic c...

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