AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUS Pacific research rescue: Hawaii lawmakers pushed a bicameral resolution to save the imperiled U.S. Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry in Hilo, warning the Trump administration may shut it down as part of broader Forest Service research cuts. The institute has served the Pacific since 1956, covering Hawaiʻi, Guam, American Samoa, the CNMI, and—via the Compact of Free Association—Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. Climate shipping fight: Pasifika delegates are pressing the UN’s IMO for a universal emissions levy tied to the 1.5°C goal, pushing back against a market-based approach that island states say risks stalling real cuts. Scam network crackdown: A new U.S. House CCP-linked crime report describes victims lured into fortified scam compounds in Cambodia and forced into online fraud, with Americans losing $10B+ a year tied to PRC-origin networks. Maritime security flashpoints: Iran’s toll-and-seizure posture around the Strait of Hormuz keeps tightening, including reports of a “floating armory” boarding near Fujairah. Marshall Islands angle: A Marshall Islands–flagged Chinese-owned bulker was reported hit by a drone near Odesa, underscoring how regional conflict keeps spilling into global shipping.
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