Washington has deftly handled the Pacific Islands region - for the most part

The next U.S. president must maintain Biden's momentum

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U.S. President Joe Biden, center poses with Federated States of Micronesia's President David Panuelo, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape at the White House on Sept. 29, 2022.  © Reuters

Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at RAND and a professor at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as the daily intelligence briefer to the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense.

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