22 Jun 2024

'PIF leaders need to help Guam stand up to the US'

From , 6:02 am on 22 June 2024
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Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

A former U.S. Congressman has called for Pacific Island Forum leaders to be more open to Guam and to help the island territory stand up to the United States. 

There are calls for unity and support from Guam advocates fighting for the right to self-govern, for radiation exposure compensation -RECA and proposed long-range missile testing.

This is part two of an interview with Pacific Center for Island Security Chairman and former US Congressman Robert Underwood, where RNZ Pacific's Eleisha Foon asked him, when is Guam part of the United States and when is it part of the Pacific?