Asian Powers Seek European Help to Counter Regional Threats
Amid threats from Russia, China, and North Korea, powers like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have been courting European help to counter regional...
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New UN Biodiversity Deal Showcases Growing Convergence of Beijing-Wall Street-Davos Oligarchy
The recently concluded United Nations Biodiversity conference in Montreal (a two-week marathon that ran December 7-19) ended with the signing of the Kunming-Montreal...
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International Chinese Firms Distance Themselves From Xi’s Regime
SINGAPORE — Amid an increasingly hostile business climate fostered by Chinese authoritarian leader Xi Jinping’s crackdown on private enterprise as well as public...
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Taiwan Military Officers Suspected of Spying for China; China Increasing Disinformation Campaigns
SINGAPORE — Taiwan detained three active-duty officers and a retired Air Force officer suspected of spying for China, the Central News Agency (CNA)...
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Japanese Minister Calls for ‘New World Order’ to Deal With the Rise of Authoritarian Regimes
The trade and industry minister said that post-Cold War free trade and economic interdependence have fueled the rise of authoritarian regimes, and hence...
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Ex-NATO Chief Urges Consequences for China if It Invades Taiwan
Anders Fogh Rasmussen admitted that although sanctions by democracies worldwide could lead to a global economic collapse, Beijing would be the most affected....
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Australia to Spend Over A$1 Billion on New Naval Missiles and Rocket System
Australia has been increasing its defense spending over the past few years as China looks to raise its clout in the Indo-Pacific region....
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How India Is Maintaining a Delicate Balancing Act in a Multipolar World
The country is walking a diplomatic tightrope between its Western trading partners and Russia, which supplies almost half of India's military equipment. ...
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A Look at How Hindu Extremists Have Persecuted Indian Christians
India ranks 10th on Open Doors' World Watch List of countries where it is most challenging to be a Christian. Hindus comprise 79.8...
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Does the Marcos-Xi Meeting Bode Well for China-Philippine Ties?
In light of political and economic pressure from both China and the U.S., the diplomatic tightrope that President Marcos intends to walk is...
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EU’s Climate Action Tax Will Impact India’s Steel Exports
India claims that the developed nations are not fulfilling their commitment to support low- and middle-income countries in their transition to renewables. ...
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A Glimpse Into the De-dollarization Trend in Asia
Demand for the dollar has been decreasing over the last 20 years, and is expected to further diminish as the U.S. uses it...
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South America’s Struggle for Liberty | Beyond the Cover
On the surface, it may appear that South America is becoming hardcore socialist, if not communist. Yet a closer look shows that there...
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New Nepalese Prime Minister Praises Mao Zedong After Assuming Power
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former Maoist guerrilla who was appointed on December 25 as prime minister of Nepal for a third time, tweeted...
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UK Suffers ‘Deadliest’ Week in Two Years, NHS Falls Into Crisis
The United Kingdom’s cradle-to-grave “free” National Healthcare System (NHS) is in deep crisis, with not enough doctors and nurses, long waits for ambulances,...
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