This episode of the Small Islands Big Picture podcast unpacks the major policy, politics and climate milestones for small islands in 2025 and looks at what is still to come in 2026. Listen now.
The Marshall Islands has launched Enra, a universal cash transfer that pays US$200 quarterly to resident Marshallese citizens. The program is enabled by the Compact of Free Association with the United ...
The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) faces severe challenges due to its vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters, resulting in economic repercussions such as erosion, flooding, droughts ...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has completed the world’s first on-chain disbursement of universal basic income (UBI) using a digitally native sovereign bond, USDM1, via the Stellar ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Wednesday released a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker with all its 21 crew members, days after Tehran seized the ship without explanation, the vessel’s ...
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo) (Uncredited, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) DUBAI – Iran on ...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Nov. 17 that the Nebraska National Guard, alongside the Guam National Guard, has been selected to partner with the Republic of the Marshall Islands ...
The launch of the UBI program, utilizing a “digital sovereign bond,” occurred two months after the IMF warned against the island nation using an “untested” digital asset. Update (Nov. 18 at 12:10 am ...
Iran on Saturday confirmed the seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz over violations, including carrying an illegal consignment, state ...