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Explainer: Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes
Fighting has re erupted between Thailand and Cambodia along their disputed border, with both nations blaming each other. Thailand has conducted air strikes on...
Digital Yuan as a Tool of Influence: Monetary Sovereignty and Strategic Autonomy of Southeast Asia
A New Financial Reality
The release of Digital Yuan 2.0 in 2025 will change the way money works in Asia. This technology links the People’s...
Why China Is Opposing Flight Suspensions and the Embargo on Venezuela
Venezuelan airspace is currently experiencing electromagnetic interference over the Caribbean Sea, part of US military activity aimed at isolating the Venezuelan government and President...
Loose Talk in a Nuclear Age: The Case for Rhetorical Restraint and Diplomacy
There is an old wartime maxim—dating to the First World War—that “loose lips sink ships.” It warned American sailors and civilians alike that careless...
It’s the Oil, Stupid!
For over a decade, the United States has claimed that its conflict with Venezuela revolves around narcotics, corruption, and authoritarianism. The official narrative states...
How The US–Australian Critical Minerals Deal Reframes the Future of Pacific Supply Chains
“Our land abounds in nature’s gifts of beauty, rich and rare. Advance Australia fair.” Australia’s national anthem spells it plainly. The southern land is...
Can the CHIPS Act Truly Cut America’s Reliance on Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry?
In 2022, US President Joe Biden officially signed the CHIPS and Science Act, a form of protectionism for the domestic manufacturing industry and a...
China’s Grey-Zone Tactics Are Reshaping the South China Sea
Over the past two decades, Southeast Asia has faced a conflict that is no longer overt but has left behind a trail of escalating...
Should Canada Become a “Porcupine State”? Why the Idea Has Not Emerged Before and Why It Matters Now
People often perceive Canada's defense posture as closely aligned with the United States and integrated into continental and alliance structures such as NORAD and...
How Would Venezuela’s Military Fight a US Invasion?
U. S. President Donald Trump announced that the airspace above and around Venezuela should be seen as fully closed. This statement comes as the...