{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3dd76634-7b1c-45c2-a9cf-2f6f96d4e0b4/6830e63be57506ea970abd91?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"America’s Pivot to the Pacific","description":"<p><strong>Listen to this episode commercial free at</strong><a href=\"https://angryplanetpod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> https://angryplanetpod.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>The Pentagon has been trying to pivot to the Pacific for years now. Under President Donald Trump 2.0, who is focused on China, it just might happen. It’s a complicated body of water with dozens of players and a bloody history. One where Beijing is increasingly asserting itself.</p><p><br></p><p>Here to walk us through some of it is Angry Planet producer and Honolulu Star-Advertiser reporter Kevin Knodell. He’s just back from the Philippines where he spent two weeks reporting on a joint exercise between the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific.</p><ul><li>Balikatan</li><li><br></li><li>Training exercises as signalling</li><li>How 40 years of Balikatan tells the story of U.S.-Philippines relations</li><li>“There are definitely some places where it is about the fish.”</li><li>The Chinese Maritime Militia</li><li>Duterte vs Marcos in 2025</li><li>Why America doesn’t understand China</li><li>Russia’s imperial history in the Pacific (Kevin misspoke here, it’s <a href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-kauai-russian-fort-paulaula-19829530.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Elizabeth</a> not Fort Alexandria)</li><li>Why people like Pete Hegseth</li><li>The Nine-Dash line</li><li><a href=\"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46d42d63-c5d0-41b6-8e24-41b715566fb2_979x1206.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F46d42d63-c5d0-41b6-8e24-41b715566fb2_979x1206.png\"></a></li><li>The century of humiliation</li><li>Checking up on Red Hill</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/05/16/hawaii-news/hawaii-troops-forge-alliances-in-philippines/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hawaii troops forge alliances in Philippines</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/05/14/hawaii-news/army-allies-ponder-pacific-role/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Army, allies ponder Pacific role</a></p>","author_name":"Matthew Gault and Jason Fields"}