South East Asia
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Gulf States Caught in the Crossfire
How decades of reliance on Washington expose the Gulf to economic and military vulnerabilities Resentment is quietly mounting across the capitals of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as a convergence of strategic, economic, and political pressures forces a reassessment of long-standing alliances with Washington. Reports emerging from Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Doha suggest that these states… Continue reading
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Nuclear Transfer Allegations and Black Sea Sabotage Claims Raise Direct NATO-Russia Confrontation Risk
Russian claims of covert nuclear transfers to Ukraine and Black Sea pipeline sabotage point to escalation risks beyond conventional war, with consequences for non-proliferation and EU energy security Recent statements from Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service have introduced allegations that certain NATO members are considering the covert transfer of nuclear weapons components to… Continue reading
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Marco Declares Colonialist War on the Global South
Marco Rubio’s Munich Declaration of Colonial Revivalism amid the Crisis of Western Primacy and the Rise of the Global South Marco Rubio used the Munich Security Conference to present a civilisational argument grounded in imperial expansion and Western dominance. He declared that “for five centuries, before the end of the Second World War, the West… Continue reading
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The Greatest Robbery in Financial History Continues to Play Out in the Silver Market
An analysis of events surrounding the silver market dislocation of Friday 13 February, and the systemic mechanics that enabled it It’s Saturday morning, February 14, 2026, with global markets closed, the week’s turbulence in silver has come to a temporary halt. Over the preceding five trading days, February 9 through February 13, the market had… Continue reading
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The West v. East GeoEconomic Warfare For Financial Primacy
Monetary Systems, Power, and the Struggle to Shape and Control the Global Order for the Coming Generations West versus East; it is a war, for now, a smart kind of war, but one that results in a “permanent fragmentation” of the global financial architecture. This architecture that evolved after the Second World War rested upon… Continue reading
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Kim Says Russia–North Korea Alliance Was Forged by “Sharing Blood”
Pyongyang frames military cooperation in Ukraine as a permanent bond North Korea’s public affirmation of a “shared blood” bond with Russia marks a significant shift in the geopolitics of the Ukraine conflict and the broader contest between great powers. In his New Year message to President Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un characterised the Russo‑Pyongyang relationship… Continue reading
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The Thai–Cambodian Clashes and the Politics of Managed Chaos in Asia A Local War with External Hands fuelled by the logic of peripheral destabilisation Fighting along the Thai–Cambodian border returned in mid-December after a short and unstable pause following clashes earlier in the year. Artillery fire, small arms engagements, and troop movements spread across disputed… Continue reading
