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Asia-Pacific between Starlink and star wars

In May 2024, the Starlink satellite internet constellation began operating in Indonesia. The ‘country of a thousand islands’ has become the sixth Asian state to allow the operation of a US internet giant on its territory. What does this mean, and what are the risks of such a US expansion in the region?

Ksenia Muratshina

Why Washington’s Plans to Turn Taiwan Strait into “Hellscape” are Fundamentally Flawed

The Washington Post in an opinion piece by Josh Rogin titled, “The U.S. military plans a ‘Hellscape’ to deter China from attacking Taiwan,” lays out a fundamentally flawed assessment of a US Department of Defense strategy relying on unmanned systems to fight off the Chinese military for up to a “month” before the US and its allies can mobilize their armed forces.

Brian Berletic

A chronicle of inter-Korean tensions in spring 2024. Part One: Actions of the South

The scale of regional tensions has eased somewhat since the end of the joint US-South Korean exercise on March 14, 2024. Both sides made bellicose statements, the South Koreans continued to conduct field training exercises both on their own and with the US, and the North Korean leadership occasionally launched missiles…

Konstantin Asmolov

Cambodia Doesn’t Owe Washington an Explanation Over China Ties

Brian Berletic

On Australia's "National Defence Strategy": Does the country remain in a "stretch" position between the US and the PRC?

Vladimir Terehov

Taiwan Earthquake: Why All the Chips in One Basket?

Seth Ferris

New Caledonia or when Paris tries to close the way to independence of its colony

Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov

Chinese Foreign Minister visits New Zealand and Australia

Vladimir Terehov

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