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...But neither the US and its allies or China is scoring easy victories....
...a US ally....
...The rare mid-election diplomatic trip highlights the alarm among US regional allies following the leak last month of the draft security deal between Solomons prime minister Manasseh Sogavare’s government...
...What do you think of the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands proposal [for a tax of $100 per tonne of CO₂ emissions from shipping]?...
...The US has in recent months been reopening embassies in the region, from the Solomon Islands to Tonga, that had been closed for decades....
...After a string of departures, forming new allies has never been more key for the man at the top....
...Wall Street veteran Tom Montag’s return to Goldman could signal a new ally on the board in Solomon’s camp, some say, or a return of the old guard — someone with enough clout to speak out about any issues...
...It is the latest effort by Washington to boost ties with Pacific Islands nations after China shocked the US and its allies last year by signing a security pact with the Solomon Islands....
...Goldman chief David Solomon calls time on high-profile DJ gigs: The CEO has stopped his famous side hustle, following criticism that it formed a “distraction” from his day job....
...Stephanie Cohen, a close Solomon ally and most recently co-head of Goldman’s soon-to-be bygone consumer and wealth management division, will lead the new Platform Solutions unit....
...It has also been forced to step up co-operation with smaller Pacific Island nations after Beijing shocked Washington last year by signing a security pact with the Solomon Islands....
...America’s western allies are falling into line. The Dutch government this week mooted restrictions on chip technology exports....
...Solomon isn’t acting alone, though....
...He recently emerged as a top Solomon ally, known internally as one of the chief executive’s problem solvers....
...The Chinese deal with the Solomon Islands highlighted what experts said had been a lack of attention in recent years from Washington and its allies in the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand....
...It didn’t help that Michel David-Weill, the late Lazard chair and Morgon’s longtime ally and mentor, could no longer rally on her behalf to the rest of the family....
...Washington and its allies created “Partners in Blue Pacific” on Friday after several days of talks with Pacific Island countries....
...But on Sunday her allies admitted she took several hours to flag her “error of judgment” to cabinet secretary Simon Case....
...Campbell in January also warned that the US and its allies had a “very short amount of time . . . to step up our game across the board”....
...If the Chinese navy gained a foothold in the Solomon Islands, it could block maritime access lanes to Australia — both for trade and for the Australian military, an ally the US would rely on in the event...
...Braverman’s allies refused to say which parts of the CPS report she supported....
...Australia is certainly a very good example for an American ally which is also an open, multicultural society....
...A trusted ally of current chief executive David Solomon, Nachmann helped him carry out one of his early pledges — to get ahold of the bank’s opaque trading house, which had struggled to boost revenues over...
...In today’s newsletter: Goldman struggles to diversify Junk bonds are coming back Solomon plays the same old song When David Solomon took up residency at Goldman Sachs four years ago, the banker-slash-DJ...
...Friction between China and the US and its allies, including Australia, in the region over the past two years has been stoked by a security pact that Beijing struck with the Solomon Islands, unsettling neighbouring...
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