Dear Editor, History teaches us that one of the most effective ways for the powerful to maintain control is through division. The Romans mastered it, Julius Caesar exploited tribal rivalries, and Machiavelli wrote about it centuries later. Colonial powers perfected it by amplifying ethnic, tribal, and class differences to keep populations from uniting. The principle […]
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Inside Palau’s Tumultuous Start to 2025: Accountability Fights, Security Threats and Social Shifts
Analysis of the first six months of 2025 By: L.N. Reklai Palau’s first six months of 2025 show a country in transition, tightening oversight of public power, confronting crime and rising living costs, and investing in health care, science, culture and the next generation. New reporting paints a portrait of a democracy that is argumentative […]
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Palau Moves to Ensure Transparency in Undesirable Alien List Process
By: L.N. Reklai Koror, Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. has issued Executive Order No. 497, establishing a formal review and recommendation process to govern the inclusion and removal of individuals from Palau’s Undesirable Aliens List — a move aimed at ensuring greater transparency and fairness in a system that has recently come under […]