Episode #46: Tuvalu's Taiwanese Ties: A Geopolitical Analysis of this Unique Pacific Partnership

In this episode, RAIA(ffairs) spoke with Beatriz Ledo Tonin to discuss the Kaitasi Treaty signed in late 2025 between Tuvalu’s Prime Minister, Feleti Teo and Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te. The discussion examines Taiwan’s shrinking diplomatic space, China’s influence in the Pacific, and the existential question of what happens to a state when climate change threatens its physical territory.

Remember to read Beatriz's article here: https://raiagroup.org/feleti-teo-blazing-with-new-tuvalu-taiwan-treaty