ON December 3 last year (2023), I embarked on a meaningful and soul-stirring journey to pay special and heartfelt tribute at the tomb of Sultan Paduka Batara, known as “Pahala,” at his sacred resting place in Dezhou, a captivating city in China’s Shandong province. It was indeed a momentous experience for me. It was also an educational and inspiring half-day trip.
The enduring legacy of the East King of Sulu in Chinese-Filipino diplomacy
Tag: Southeast Asia
Aggravation of the situation in Myanmar
Since the end of October this year, the situation in Myanmar (thirty years earlier called Burma) has again been the subject of increased attention from world news agencies. Although not as close, of course, as in the cases of armed conflicts in Ukraine, and now in the Middle East.
Aggravation of the situation in Myanmar
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The U.S. Military’s Alleged Recruiting Crisis Isn’t the Problem
W.J. Astore
America Must Reignite Its Distrust of Large Standing Militaries
The U.S. Military’s Alleged Recruiting Crisis Isn’t the Problem
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Henry Kissinger: The Declassified Obituary
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[2017] Exploring the Shadows of America’s Security State
Or How I Learned Not to Love Big Brother
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US Shapes Philippines into Southeast Asia’s “Ukraine”
Actually, China’s military isn’t going global
Yesterday, the New York Times published a guest essay by Craig Singleton, a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, entitled “China’s Military is Going Global.” Singleton argues that Beijing is well on its way to building a globe-spanning network of “strategic strong points along China’s major trade, energy, and resource routes” that pose a dire military threat to the United States.
Actually, China’s military isn’t going global
Why the West is Whitewashing Terrorism in Vietnam and Myanmar
As US-Chinese tensions grow and as it becomes increasingly clear the US is unable to compete with China head-to-head in terms of development, trade, and investment, especially in regions along China’s periphery, the US is resorting increasingly to asymmetrical measures including political coercion, subversion, and even violence.
Why the West is Whitewashing Terrorism in Vietnam and Myanmar
Video (Odysee) via The New Atlas
New Thai Government’s Vows Obedience to US Foreign Policy: Myanmar is First Victim
Following recent general elections in Thailand, influenced heavily by years of US interference, a pro-US proxy regime is poised to take power.
Even before officially taking office, the leadership of the victorious Move Forward Party has vowed to help pursue US foreign policy objectives both in regards to “rebalancing” Thailand away from China and back toward the West, as well as regarding US interference elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and more specifically, Myanmar.
New Thai Government’s Vows Obedience to US Foreign Policy: Myanmar is First Victim
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Anti-junta parties dominate Thai elections but may struggle to form government
Drugs And Arms Smuggling In Europe: A Source Of Financing Ukraine War
Drugs And Arms Smuggling In Europe: A Source Of Financing Ukraine War
Another EU problem is arms smuggling from the war zone. According to Atlantico, Europe has been flooded with weapons transported from Ukraine along with flows of refugees. The most indicative fact cited by French journalists is that since the beginning of the Ukraine war, the price of a Kalashnikov assault rifle on the Marseille black market has collapsed from 2,500 to 300 euros.
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