Japan Might Challenge China Sooner Than Expected By Andrew Korybko The emerging result is a “return to history” in the sense of former regional leaders restoring their lost spheres of influence with US support and all that entails for worsening tensions… Read More ›
The Stage Is Set For A US-Instigated Security Dilemma Between The Eurasian Rimland And Heartland By Andrew Korybko US-backed NATO, Pakistan, and the “Asian/Containment Crescent” of Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are poised to respectively face off against Russia, India, and… Read More ›
Missiles Over The Pacific: How U.S. Overreach Is Fuelling A Regional Arms Spiral By Uriel Araujo The Indo-Pacific is witnessing a sharp rise in missile deployments driven by an aggressive US approach involving the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and allies. This coordinated… Read More ›
Australia’s Latest Temporary Military Deployment To Europe Is Connected To Containing China By Andrew Korybko The emerging “Global West” concept isn’t just a “collection of democracies” like it’s been portrayed by some, but a collection of US military partners that can… Read More ›
Will India Join The Asian “Squad”? By Andrew Korybko India must nowadays walk a fine line between China and the “Squad” in the context of Trump prioritizing the US’ “Pivot (back) to Asia” due to all that this grand strategic reorientation… Read More ›
The Triggers For And Consequences Of Russia’s Possible Missile Deployment To The Asia-Pacific By Andrew Korybko The Kremlin wants to fulfil its allied commitments to North Korea and highlight its relevance in that part of Eurasia, both goals of which are… Read More ›
Philippines’ Aggressive Territorial Claims In South China Sea: A New Threat to Regional Stability By Uriel Araujo Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed a new Navy chief (Rear Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta) amid tensions in the South China Sea, which include a… Read More ›
Japan And The Philippines Aim To Provoke A New Asian Arms Race At America’s Behest By Andrew Korybko Arms races are always a bonanza for the military-industrial complex, which exerts outsized influence over US policymaking, but there might be more to… Read More ›
The Japanese-Philippine Military Logistics Pact Raises The Risk Of War With China By Andrew Korybko The US is forming two Asian trilaterals with itself and Japan that are centred on the Philippines in Southeast Asia and South Korea in Northeast Asia…. Read More ›
The US Is Testing China’s Patience By Deploying Special Forces Just Six Miles From The Mainland By Andrew Korybko They’re functioning as tripwires for curtailing China’s freedom of military action in any forthcoming cross-strait crisis and directly involving the US if… Read More ›
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