How the US Can Make up Lost Ground in Solomon Islands: The United States must do more than “be visible” in Solomon Islands; it must actually make a difference in people’s lives..
I would like tentatively to share the insights and commentary by Dr. Eileen Natuzzi, a physician and a public health epidemiologist who has been working on health capacity building in Solomon Islands for nearly 20 years.
The China-Solomon Islands security agreement has certainly put the small island nation of Solomon Islands at the center of U.S. geopolitical concerns. Dispatching White House Indo-Pacific czar Kurt Campbell and current Assistant Secretary for East Asia Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink to Honiara in order to meet with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogovare will likely do little to change the trajectory of current China-Solomon Islands relations, however. To be effective they must travel to Guadalcanal prepared to offer a new paradigm for U.S. engagement.
