The Pacific Islands Forum has published key strategic documents (the Boyd Declaration and the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific, 2022) that explicitly articulate Pacific Island regional priorities including climate change, rising sea levels, drug trafficking, and transnational crime—priorities distinct from great power competition.
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Katherine LeeEvidence Quote
“the Pacific Islands Forum...put out its own clear documents. The Boyd Declaration, uh the 2050 strategy for the Blue Pacific in 2022, clearly laid out the Pacific's priorities, uh including uh climate change, rising sea levels...drug trafficking, transnational crime”
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How Should the U.S. Counter China in the Pacific?— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:42:22 PM
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