Breaking down the leaked Russia-Ukraine peace framework
The New York Post, which Trump once called his “favorite newspaper”, just published what it claims to be all 28 points of the Russia-Ukraine peace deal framework that Russia and the...
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China-backed Whoosh rail locks Indonesia in a financial bind
Indonesia’s Jakarta–Bandung high-speed rail, known as Whoosh, was launched as a statement of national ambition—proof that Southeast Asia’s largest economy could adopt cutting-edge transport infrastructure. Yet as operations continue, the...
US hidden war on Venezuela shifts from covert to overt
America has slipped into a conflict it refuses to name. The signs aren’t subtle. They aren’t even undeniable. They are simply scattered across headlines, Pentagon statements, satellite images and the...
Trump’s Gaza ‘mandate’ and the mirage of global legitimacy
The Trump administration is celebrating what the president called “one of the biggest approvals in the History of the United Nations” following the UN Security Council’s endorsement of his Gaza...
Truth on Myanmar finally prevails in US Congress
When the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee convened on November 19 for the hearing “No Exit Strategy: Burma’s Endless Crisis and America’s Limited Options,” the testimony sounded remarkably familiar. To...
Takaichi goes big on stimulus as Japan takes fiscal risk
The Takaichi cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen (US$136.25 billion) stimulus package on Friday (November 21) that includes a 17.7 trillion yen ($113.21 billion) supplemental budget. The latter will be submitted to the...
China’s act of war against PM Takaichi and Japan
China is on the rampage after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said what was neither new nor surprising – that Taiwan is immensely important to Japan, and that Japan may consider coming to Taiwan’s defense if China...
Dutch retreat on Nexperia signals faster chip decoupling
The Dutch government’s latest decision to halt its intervention in Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker, may ease tensions with Beijing but it underscores what analysts describe as an accelerating Western push...
The economic coercion risk in ASEAN’s growing dependence on China
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. The geoeconomic shock from the United States’ “Liberation Day” tariffs has pushed members of ASEAN closer to...
Time for a US Missile Mutual Assurance Pact for Asia
In the shadow of Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine, Europe is stirring from a long slumber on defense. On November 14, the United States approved a US$3.5 billion arms deal...
