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Read more about the article Pacific Islands Forum 2025 Outcomes Shape Regional Unity Amid Global Rivalry
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Pacific Islands Forum 2025 Outcomes Shape Regional Unity Amid Global Rivalry

The Suva Outcomes Turn Bureaucratic Pages into a Political Mirror On August 14, 2025, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji, hosted the annual gathering of foreign ministers from…

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September 1, 2025
Read more about the article AI Semiconductor Export Controls and the Fragility of U.S. Power
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AI Semiconductor Export Controls and the Fragility of U.S. Power

In March 2025, CSIS issued a study with a sterile title: Understanding U.S. Allies’ Current Legal Authority to Implement AI and Semiconductor Export Controls. Behind the legal vocabulary lies an…

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August 23, 2025
Read more about the article Contested Logistics in the Indo-Pacific. The US Army Backbone Role
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Contested Logistics in the Indo-Pacific. The US Army Backbone Role

The latest AUSA Spotlight reads like an obituary for imperial confidence. When American generals declare that contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific have become “existential,” they confess fragility, not strength. The…

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August 20, 2025
Read more about the article MERICS on China’s AI: A Report on Europe’s Fears and the Illusion of a Chip Curtain
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MERICS on China’s AI: A Report on Europe’s Fears and the Illusion of a Chip Curtain

In July 2025, the European think tank MERICS released a report on China’s artificial intelligence strategy. The funding came from a German ministry, the conclusions were addressed to European policymakers…

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August 16, 2025
Read more about the article Rio de Janeiro Declaration 2025: How the Global South Rewrites the Rules of the Game
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Rio de Janeiro Declaration 2025: How the Global South Rewrites the Rules of the Game

The century-long silence of colonial archives collapses under the roar of voices heard in Rio de Janeiro. The XVII BRICS Summit gathered countries that have grown tired of whispering in…

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July 29, 2025

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About Me

Rebecca Chan

Independent political analyst focusing on the intersection of Western foreign policy and Asian sovereignty

Recent Posts

  • Central Asian Industrial Zones Generate a Durable Eurasian Manufacturing Backbone
    Central Asian Industrial Zones Generate a Durable Eurasian Manufacturing Backbone
    December 3, 2025/
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  • Middle Corridor Asia Accelerates Transit Flows and Reinforces Regional Connectivity
    Middle Corridor Asia Accelerates Transit Flows and Reinforces Regional Connectivity
    December 2, 2025/
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  • Eurasian Defense Logistics Builds a Durable System of Regional Mobility and Technical Autonomy
    Eurasian Defense Logistics Builds a Durable System of Regional Mobility and Technical Autonomy
    December 1, 2025/
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  • Water Security Asia shapes long-term resilience as states consolidate control over hydrosystems and set the terms of regional development.
    Water Security Asia shapes long-term resilience as states consolidate control over hydrosystems and set the terms of regional development.
    November 27, 2025/
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  • BRICS+ Payment Grid Signals a Shift Toward Autonomous Settlement Capacity
    BRICS+ Payment Grid Signals a Shift Toward Autonomous Settlement Capacity
    November 26, 2025/
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  • Maritime Insurance and Arbitration Asia enforce regional resilience and reduce dependence on Western oversight
    Maritime Insurance and Arbitration Asia enforce regional resilience and reduce dependence on Western oversight
    November 21, 2025/
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