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Russian Asset Seizure Scheme Will Prolong War

In an article in Politico, Dan Fried, Anders Aslund and Kurt Volker argue for the European Union to speed up arrangements to unlock the $50 billion loan package that was approved at the G7 Summit in June
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Prabowo's New Fears and Hope

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Indonesia’s President elect Prabowo’s visit to Malaysia reflects a new strategic maneuver for both Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Jakarta will need Malaysia’s alignment of support and policies, as both share similar threat settings and challenges in facing renewed and intense pressure and overtures from both the West and Beijing.
 
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Malaysia Must Be Bold, Strategic in South China Sea

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia’s conventional and decades old approach to the South China Sea conflict in using quiet and backdoor diplomacy is once again in the limelight with the repeated incursions and grey zone operations by Beijing over the years, the latest on February 17 where the China Coast Guard 5403 vessel sailed off the coast of Malaysia. Most of these including the latest incident did not get much awareness and attention.
 
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Malaysia's Overdependence Trap

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia will need to have a strategic long term reorientation of its economic fundamentals, especially on ensuring a dependable and sustainable external economic dependence. 

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Deliveries Of NATO Weapons To Zelensky Regime Will Not Turn The Tide

DONBASS, Russia: Against the backdrop of a series of painful failures in the Donbass, a critical number of losses in manpower and military equipment, the Kiev regime is trying in vain to mitigate the consequences of military failures on the battlefield with “information bravado” about stepping up the supply of Western weapons.

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Malaysia Must Not Decouple Its South China Sea Interests From Its Economic Ones

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia-Even as it faces threats over its claims in the South China Sea and an increasing dependency on cheap capital and loss of control over vital sectors, Malaysia still seems on the path of appeasement vis-a-vis China, putting its sovereignty and future at risk, according to an analyst.

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ASEAN States Must Close Ranks Against China’s SCS Moves

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: Aggressive moves by China in the hotly disputed South China Sea (SCS) has raised tensions between it and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states with claims in the sea, potentially leading to serious blowback against China’s designs in the area.

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India Navigates Ukraine Conflict To Its Gain

SACRAMENTO, U.S.-Although the European continent is in the middle of a military conflict that has the potential to spread or become more deadly, not all states see it necessarily as a source of trouble. India is navigating the conflict in ways that maximize its national interests and enhance its international magnitude. 

 
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Having Secured Third Term, Xi’s Belligerence Grows Unrestrained

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Having secured a fresh mandate from the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jin Ping is expected to take an increasingly militaristic posture in its disputes in a misguided attempt to demonstrate the country’s supposed military might.

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Ukraine War Blows Up EU's Superpower Delusion


NEW YORK, U.S.--The leaders of France, Germany and Italy have jointly visited Ukraine in an attempt to present a unified European front regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. The one-day visit was long on rhetoric but short on substance: European unity remains elusive.

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Central Europe Leads The Way In Backing Ukraine

WASHINGTON, U.S.--As the West scrambles to maintain its united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) member states of Central and Eastern Europe have led the way as some of the continent’s loudest moral voices, sending arms and humanitarian aid to Ukraine while receiving streams of refugees.

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From 1962 To Ukraine—Three Lessons For India’s Non-Alignment Policy

NEW DELHI, India--Exactly nine days before a giant mushroom cloud rose above the great plains of Lop Nur, signalling China’s arrival as a nuclear power, officials in the Pentagon issued a terse warning: “They are now ready to test.” In the spring of 1964, United States U2 spy-planes had begun operating secret missions—never acknowledged by India—from the Intelligence Bureau’s station at Charbatia, in Odisha. Flying at over 21,000 metres, well out of reach of air-defence systems, the U2s provided the US with a god’s-eye view of China’s most treasured secrets.

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