China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
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China in the Indo-Pacific: January 2025
This month, a spy scandal in the Philippines and Myanmar’s civil war highlighted China’s controversial involvement in the ...
Trump calls India’s Modi a ‘great friend’ but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods
President Donald Trump has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and vowed to bring “fairness and reciprocity” to the ...
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China rehearsing forced unification campaign around Taiwan: US Pacific commander
The top American officer in the Indo-Pacific region, Admiral Samuel Paparo, says Beijing is not simply conducting regular training exercises around Taiwan, but is rehearsing a military campaign to ...
IEW 2025: Affordability & supply reliability key to India’s LNG demand growth, say industry experts
On the third day of the grand event, a panel of industry representatives emphasised that the country’s demand for gas is ...
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Panama Folds as Australia Ducks for Cover
The U.S. is also the leading source of foreign direct investment in Panama. According to the CRS, China leads (slightly) the ...
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China’s Navy Steps up Its Peace Ark Diplomacy
In June 2024, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) hospital ship Peace Ark embarked on its most ambitious endeavor from ...
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Trump’s Attack on Military Diversity Is Doomed to Fail
Beattie-style bigotry, which has always found a home in the Trump movement, is too raunchy, backward, and self-defeating to ...