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Japan Extends SEA Military Presence Via Balikatan Exercise

The unprecedented participation of 1,400 Japanese combat soldiers in the seven-nation Balikatan Exercise 2026, the longstanding annual drill between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US allies
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Tiny Shifts Seen In Divided ASEAN's Approach To Myanmar

Myanmar's junta moved deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among ASEAN leaders over how best to engage with the pariah state
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Digital Colonialism: How The EU Is Surrendering Its Sovereignty To US Big Tech

Private U.S. based technology corporations are not merely dominant players in the global economy — they are aggressively pursuing what amounts to digital enslavement across Europe, reshaping societies by controlling the flow of information, data access, and even public policy
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The Malacca Toll: A Bold Gambit For Sovereignty Or A Geopolitical Minefield?

The Malacca Strait has served for decades as the uncompensated highway of global commerce, forcing Indonesia and Malaysia to shoulder the immense costs of maritime security and environmental maintenance for nearly one hundred thousand vessels annually without receiving direct returns
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Prabowo Tilts Toward Washington

In a moment of mounting global uncertainty marked by intensifying great-power rivalry, persistent conflicts in the Middle East, and the recalibration of alliances across the Indo-Pacific, Indonesia appears to be quietly adjusting the compass of its foreign policy
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Governomics In Malaysia: In Search Of Optimal Governance

Malaysia can be considered to have four tiers of government; federal, territory (Sabah & Sarawak) and state, local government, and government linked companies (GLCs) making up the fourth tier
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What Does Trump Know About Hell?

Over Easter weekend, while millions of Christians around the world commemorated the crucifixion and resurrection of a figure who lived among the poor, washed the feet of outcasts, and suffered for others
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The Supreme Court Did Trump A Favor In Southeast Asia

The Supreme Court’s monumental ruling against President Trump’s use of reciprocal tariffs per the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) holds significant implications for not only the administration’s trade policy, but its wider foreign policy as well
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Erdogan's Sunni Noose: Turkey's Bid To Encircle Israel

While much of the world's attention remains fixed on Iran and its Shi'ite axis, another geopolitical realignment is taking shape — more quietly, more pragmatically, and potentially just as consequential for the US, Israel and the Middle East
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