On Guam, electric vehicles are gaining popularity, a trend incongruent with the community’s general sentiment against deep-sea mining. Residents overwhelmingly oppose the federal government’s plan to exploit the seafloor in waters adjacent to Guam and the Northern Marianas.

By Jayvee Vallejera   The 360-degree missile defense shield intended to protect Guam is still nearly a decade away from completion. And as the Middle East conflict now shows, the presence of U.S. bases, instead of protecting allies, actually paints a giant X-mark on their backs that attracts missile and drone attacks. This makes Guam vulnerable should war break out in the Indo-Pacific region now. With China and North Korea ratcheting up tensions in this part of the world, ima