"No one asked us" - PM Fiamē on Geopolitics and the Pacific Region - Talamua Online News By Lance Polu APIA, SAMOA - 30 MAY 2022: Samoa's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa…talamua.com A part of the world that’s often overlooked, but influences dynamics between two of the world’s major superpowers — China and the US — is the Pacific region. And things have been heating up as China, which continues to increase influence over various South Pacific nations, caused a stir when…

Reverse migration: this might be bigger than we thought. My partner recently shared a link with me to an article talking about a young woman wanting to go back to Vietnam to “learn her roots”. I Moved to America for a Better Life. Here's Why I'm Leaving Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood moved to the U.S. more than 20 years ago because her family believed America was better. Now…time.com Of course, her grandmother was worried about her grand-child not being born in the US…

Reflections on Bruce Lee’s philosophy, transcending boundaries, and future global citizens. — So I recently finished the book Be Water, My Friend by Shannon Lee, daughter of the famed actor and martial artist, Bruce Lee. One thing that struck me the most about Bruce Lee was his “universal family” approach to life. As someone who’s grown up in multiple countries, with parents…

NFTs? DAOs? Web3? All these areas are thriving off of stellar community-building, and it’s only getting more prominent. — Despite the hype, a lot of what we’re seeing unfold in NFTs, DAOs, and Web3 will remain. In what form? That still remains to be seen. However, just like 3D glasses were hot for a minute in the 90s, NFTs, DAOs, and the like may follow the same fate. That’s…

On January 1st, 2020, I wrote an article titled A 5-Point Plan to Future-Proof Tuvalu “The Sinking Nation.” On Point #5 (Invest in Land & Property), I outlined why it would be important for Tuvalu to invest in land and property. …

A look into the idea of insuring an entire nation digitally if it were to ever physically disappear — I’ve had this article stored in drafts for a while, so thought I’d finally get it out to the world. The topic is Digital Nation Insurance, something that’s not currently being looked at, but could be a thing in the future. …