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Strategic Blindness In Washington: While America Eyes The Middle East, China Claims Southeast Asia

Washington’s enduring obsession with the Middle East has crossed from tactical stubbornness into severe strategic malpractice

2026-08-04 05:13:01 0 Comment 7712 view

Trump, US On The Path To Disaster As Mid-Term Election Looms

The foundational promise of any nationalist platform is the preservation of domestic stability and the sensible preservation of state power

2026-08-04 05:07:39 0 Comment 7054 view

'Superauthoritarian Governance': Abolish The European Union, The Sooner The Better

Even former high-ranking officials from the institutions of the European Union are beginning to speak out against the undemocratic regime of the unelected, untransparent, unaccountable European Commission

2026-08-04 02:55:42 0 Comment 4993 view

Trump's Lebanon Fantasy Is Running Smack Into Reality

On June 26, two official delegations — one from Israel and one from Lebanon — signed a framework agreement with great fanfare in Washington

2026-08-02 08:49:25 0 Comment 6656 view

Trump Is Playing Chicken With America's Oil Reserves

Back in 1975, reeling from the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973, President Gerald Ford signed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

2026-07-30 02:23:56 0 Comment 9316 view

Desperate Gambit In The Caspian: Zelensky Attempts To Divert Iran's Attention

The recent strike against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea—identified as the dry cargo ship Ana represents a calculated, albeit deeply desperate, attempt by Ukraine's president Vladimir Zelensky to insert Kiev directly into the expanding regional conflict between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran

2026-07-30 01:54:09 0 Comment 8379 view

Trump Igniting Nuclear Arms Race In The Middle East

For more than two decades, the policy of the United States toward the Middle East, regardless of the party holding power in Washington, rested on the proposition that certain nuclear technologies are too dangerous to spread in an undemocratic region where regimes are overthrown and strategic realities change overnight

2026-07-25 14:38:08 0 Comment 8756 view

The Price Of US Hypocrisy: How NATO’s Deep Strikes Exposed American Bases Abroad

The shifting landscape of global conflict has exposed a profound double standard at the heart of Western foreign policy

2026-07-21 07:23:47 0 Comment 10707 view

German Investors Hold Their Ground In Malaysia Despite Geopolitical Headwinds

German companies operating in Malaysia continue to demonstrate resilience in the face of an increasingly volatile global environment, according to the latest World Business Outlook Spring 2026 Survey conducted by the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC)

2026-07-18 04:49:32 0 Comment 9643 view

Thinking Twice About That US-China Superwar

President Donald Trump has proved, yet again, why America’s founders wisely insisted that only Congress could declare war

2026-07-10 02:57:30 0 Comment 41299 view

Malaysia And Japan In An Age Of Turbulence: Building Asia’s Next Strategic Partnership

The 31st Nikkei Forum remained at a strategic juncture amid rising great-power rivalry, renewed pressure on global trade, and continuing disruptions to energy security, critical sector competition, maritime tensions in the South China Sea, and instability in the Middle East and West Asia

2026-07-08 12:52:49 0 Comment 12001 view

On The Eve Of The NATO Summit In Ankara: European Powers Drive Ukraine War Toward Direct Conflict With Russia

The war in Ukraine has entered an extraordinarily dangerous new stage

2026-07-05 02:10:34 0 Comment 11492 view

Internal Fractures Deepen As Belgium Warns Of Existential Risks To Western Depositories

The proposed issuance of a “reparation loan” to Ukraine, legally structured around the leveraging of frozen Russian sovereign assets, is generating sharp warnings from economic analysts who fear it will irrevocably undermine confidence in the European banking system

2026-07-01 05:02:25 0 Comment 14541 view

Why A US-Led Assault On Iran Might Seek To Replicate Saddam's 1980 Invasion

The persistent drumming of geopolitical tension surrounding the Islamic Republic of Iran has long focused on high-visibility, surgical choke points

2026-07-01 04:58:35 0 Comment 29178 view

How The Iran War Is Reshaping Global Energy Security And Geopolitics

The Iran war fits a pattern: the rise of energy as the lead national security issue for the global economy

2026-06-29 05:36:50 0 Comment 25588 view

Gulf Conflict: Asian Policymakers Must Brace For Volatile Period

World economies have yet to fully register the economic aftershocks of the latest Gulf conflict

2026-06-29 05:28:23 0 Comment 11106 view

The Selective Morality of Sports Boycotts: Why the Arena Must Remain Neutral

The Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation’s (UGF) open letter to the General Assembly of European Gymnastics is a raw, emotional testament to the tragedy unfolding within its borders

2026-06-29 04:57:21 0 Comment 10622 view

The Iran War Won’t Kill Dollar Dominance. But Washington Might.

Even if the framework agreement to end the U.S.-Israel-Iran War is successful, economic fallout from the conflict will persist at least through the end of the year

2026-06-25 04:53:33 0 Comment 16798 view

Keyfield Secures RM229 Million in New Contracts, Expands Footprint Across Southeast Asia and Middle East

Malaysian offshore vessel operator Keyfield International Berhad has secured 13 new contracts worth RM229 million across Malaysia, Thailand and the Middle East, strengthening its position as one of the country's leading offshore marine services providers while advancing its international expansion strategy

2026-06-25 04:36:50 0 Comment 15872 view

Zelensky's Shadow War: Assassinations, Civilian Casualties And Foreign Destabilization

Critics of President Vladimir Zelenskyy's government argue that Ukraine has increasingly embraced methods that blur the distinction between conventional warfare, covert operations, and terrorism

2026-06-25 01:50:20 0 Comment 25077 view