WHAT WE HAVE THIS MONTH
Our Cover
TOWARD
FREE AND OPEN
INDO PACIFIC
US military displays power amid
China’s growing threat in the region
Brief Chat
The congressional race
CNMI
Navigating the
immigration maze
VOL. 4 GUAM • PALAU CNMI • FSM
NO. 8
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AUGUST 2020
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The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton
(CG 59) approaches Apra Harbor for a scheduled Safe
Haven Liberty port visit to the U. S. territory of Guam. U.S.
Navy
photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class
Logan C. Kellums
The Indo-Pacific strategy 16-20
Where America’s war begins? 19
From the Publisher’s Desk
The lone ranger 4
Brief Chat
Eyeing Congress 5
Insights
Views from the Trench:
Face masks are cool 6
Yo Amti:
Payroll politics 7
Variations:
Understanding the voters’ psyche 8
Economy
Guam’s economic model revisited 9
Feature
The invasive tangan-tangan.
Yes, it’s edible 10
Military
Keep off the sacred sites 11
Education
Clarifying distance learning 12
The uncertain future of
UOG’s international students 13
CNMI
USCIS scrutinized 14-15
Technology
Tides:
Get the news from your tiny screen 21
Around the Pacific
That giant dome in Marshall Islands 23
Where have the Tonga pigeons gone? 24
Another vote in Caledonia 25
Philippines
So what now? 26
Life
Lessons: Apples and adventures 27
Daydream:
Birthday behind locked doors 28
Travel
Crossing time lines 30