News in Brief The Insect Industry Is Officially Incubating: Will Consumers Step Up to the Plate? Insects provide protein that comes not only with enormously positive environmental consequences but off-the-charts health benefits as well.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Niue: Where the Police Chief’s Biggest Problem Is Containing Drunkards The island’s tiny jail remains empty most of the time, except when people get wasted. By Elena Gooray… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Tuvalu: Trust Fund Nation Though it has attempted to take advantage of unusual assets—including its .tv domain name—Tuvalu continues to lean most heavily… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Nauru: A ‘Human Dumping Ground’ Once powered by the riches of a phosphate mine, the former jewel of the Oceania is currently not… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Cook Islands: The Tiny Island Nation Developing a Huge New Marine Park Kevin Iro grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, but once he was in grade school, his family began… Francie Diep
News in Brief ‘If There Is Peace, It Will Look Like This’ A group of 20-something men have taken over a stretch of grass in the largest park in Jerusalem… Jacqueline Kantor