Trump’ll declare victory in Iran – will it be on...
Not fake news but real news: US President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver an evening prime-time television address to the entire nation on April 1 to provide “important updates” regarding...
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Iran war teaching Taiwan hard lessons about US resolve
The United States and Israeli strikes on Iran have become increasingly concerning for the world due to the risks of further escalation and the impact on energy markets. In Taiwan,...
Shared energy stakes call for greater China-India cooperation
Speaking in Beijing on March 26, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of “immeasurably serious consequences” if energy and nuclear facilities...
With the Indo-Pacific concept’s demise, what of Japan, Australia?
The Indo-Pacific concept was built on the assumption that maritime power could span oceans, secure access, and shape events at a distance. That assumption no longer holds. Across Eurasia, advances...
The postwar Japan constitution: a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’...
Before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met President Donald Trump in Washington a couple of weeks ago, the Japanese fretted that Trump would ask Japan to send the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to the Persian Gulf – even just...
What China’s spy chief was really seeking in Indonesia
On March 27, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received China’s Minister of State Security, Chen Yixin, at the State Palace in Jakarta. The meeting, attended by Indonesia’s intelligence chief and senior...
Gate of Tears could soon be Iran war’s next stranglehold
If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s oil...
The rockets’ red glare, Mighty Mouse and counter-drone warfare
Americans sing about it at ball games and patriotic events: And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still...
Worst-case, a dreaded term could apply to the 2026 energy...
In the war between Iran, the United States and Israel, economics has become as much of a weapon as are missiles, bombs and drones. Iran’s current control over the flow...
Pakistan’s peace play more about desperation than diplomacy
Has Pakistan genuinely become important on the global stage, or is it being strategically projected as such? A closer look suggests that much of the current visibility around Pakistan is...
