Last month, New Zealand’s political and media establishment erupted in outrage over the decision by the Cook Islands government to sign a wide-ranging strategic partnership agreement with China ...

2022 - The US recognizes the Cook Islands and Niue as sovereign states, in line with a new Pacific plan that will pump $1.4bn into the region.

President Biden announced Monday that the United States would recognize the Cook ... region. As part of the new designation the U.S. will establish diplomatic relations with the Cook Islands ...

An archipelago of 15 islands in the Polynesian region of the Pacific Ocean, the Cook Islands has found itself at the center of geopolitical competition. Its recent decision to sign an action plan for ...