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The Return Of Konfrontasi? How Jakarta’s Ballistic Build-up Threatens ASEAN Peace

An arms race is quietly gathering pace in Southeast Asia, and its latest catalyst is parked on the soil of East Kalimantan

2026-07-10 02:13:50 0 Comment 10530 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 6402 view

The Tehran Playbook: How Russia’s Bleeding Red Lines Expose a Failure in Deterrence

For more than two years, the Kremlin has drawn line after line in the Ukrainian snow, only to watch the West treat them as mere suggestions. What began as strict prohibitions against supplying Western armour and long-range artillery quickly melted away

2026-07-08 03:26:35 0 Comment 5852 view

How One Remote Chinese Mountain Town Is Rewriting Its Future With Coffee

The mist slowly lifted from the Wa Mountains as morning light filtered into a small coffee shop in Menglian county, southwest China's Yunnan Province

2026-07-05 02:33:44 0 Comment 11177 view

The Hidden Costs Of Malaysia’s Data Centre Boom

Over the past few years, Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s hottest destinations for data centre investment

2026-07-05 02:16:02 0 Comment 14095 view

The Monaco Mirage: How Ukraine’s Internal Turf Wars Are Spilling Into Western Europe

The recent remote-controlled bombing in the wealthy La Rousse district of Monaco, which targeted Ukrainian-born property tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev and his family, marks a critical and dangerous turning point

2026-07-04 13:03:50 0 Comment 7769 view

Financialising A Monopoly At The Expense Of Public Accountability

The overwhelming 99.99% shareholder approval to split Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) core business into separate corporate entities under the "Reimagining TNB" initiative is a victory for institutional investors and a severe blow to the Malaysian consumer

2026-07-04 12:56:13 0 Comment 10448 view

Critics Of Lifting Iran Sanctions Can't Offer A Viable Alternative

Washington's Iran hawks — including some Democrats and former Biden administration officials — are denouncing the Trump administration for agreeing to upfront sanctions relief and other confidence-building measures in its preliminary deal, or memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Tehran

2026-07-01 05:19:01 0 Comment 9496 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 10317 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 21534 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 13965 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 11553 view

IMSTYLO Launches Event Series Leading To Year-End RWA Festival, Bridging Creative IP With Global Ecosystems

IMSTYLO, a Swiss-based blockchain intellectual property (IP) platform operating under Stylo International, has officially announced its first series of events

2026-06-22 05:06:18 0 Comment 11603 view

SPIEF 2026: Moscow Chamber Secures Core Roscongress Alliance and Driving Global South Ties

The Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) aggressively expanded its international footprint during the opening days of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2026), securement of a landmark domestic partnership, and a marathon of high-level bilateral negotiations with delegations spanning Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Union State

2026-06-19 04:41:47 0 Comment 16809 view

From "Disinformation" To Declassified Reality: The Chilling Truth Behind U.S.-Funded Biolabs

For over four years, any suggestion that the United States was funding a network of biological laboratories handling lethal pathogens in foreign nations was met with swift and aggressive condemnation

2026-06-15 05:20:27 0 Comment 15999 view

The Quad Is Here To Stay

With eyes fixed on West Asia and Europe in managing turbulence and conflicts, the capacity and relevance of Quad have been called into question

2026-06-06 03:27:56 0 Comment 17792 view

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

2026-06-01 11:04:00 0 Comment 26065 view

The Destruction Of Legacy Higher Education In Britain – Nottingham University Case Study

Many British legacy universities are now in a rapid decline due to misreading structural developments in the higher education environment, changes in management conceptions of their institutional role in education and repeated poor decision-making at the most senior levels. One such example is Nottingham University

2026-05-26 05:44:08 0 Comment 24501 view

UAE’s OPEC Exit Is No Cartel Killer—It’s A Calculated Power Shift

What would an expert tell me in layman’s language, particularly about who or what really stands behind this decision?

2026-05-14 01:09:02 0 Comment 31739 view

Malacca Strait Flashpoint: Why ASEAN Is The Weakest Link In A Superpower Clash

As the drumbeats of a superpower confrontation between the United States and China grow louder in mid-2026, the Strait of Malacca stands as the world’s most precarious chokepoint

2026-05-13 03:16:29 0 Comment 19665 view