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Brian Berletic

Bangkok-based geopolitical researcher and writer, former US marine officer

Washington’s Political Capture of the Philippines: A Former Colony, a Future Proxy

Tensions continue to grow in the Asia-Pacific region and more specifically in the South China Sea, where China faces off against the United States and its collection of regional proxies including Japan and Australia. While the US claims these growing tensions stem from China’s desire to undermine “freedom of navigation” and stability in the region, it is instead part of a decades-long US policy of containing China…

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The Growing Weakness of Western Artillery Capabilities

After decades of waging war against impoverished nations with destitute armies, or no standing armies at all, the US has suddenly found itself in a rapidly changing world where peer and near-peer competitors are outpacing it in military capabilities. Many of these capabilities are showing up on the battlefield in places the US has until recently enjoyed relative military superiority. One area the US has found itself particularly weak in is artillery…

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West Declares Russian Elections “Undemocratic” Because it Doesn’t Like Winner

In the wake of Russia’s 2024 elections and President Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory, the collective West has condemned the outcome as “rigged,” “stage-managed,” a “rubber-stamp presidential election,” and “pre-determined.” Headlines range from CNN’s, “Putin extends one man-rule in Russia after stage-managed election devoid of credible opposition,” which admitted President Putin amassed 87.3% of the vote, and Politico’s, “Putin ‘wins’ rigged Russian election with 87 percent of the vote,” to the New York Times…

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Does the Fate of US Arms in Ukraine Create Pause for Thought Ahead War with China?

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Ukraine’s Manpower Crisis: No Amount of Money or Aid Can Solve It

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Washington’s True Fear of China: An Obstacle to American Hegemony

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Wikileaks Reveals Alexei Navalny's US Funding as Washington Exploits His Death

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Russia’s “Aggressive Attrition” Cracks Fortress Avdeevka

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