The Mirage of Pax Americana The South China Sea clashes 2025 strip the last veil from Washington’s mythology. What parades as “order” is little more than the scattered footprints of…
A century ago the British flag hung over harbors from Hong Kong to Singapore. Today the same flag reappears on the horizon, not as a force of command but as…
The silence of the ocean is deceptive. It carries centuries of memory, and sometimes it carries revolutions. A meeting hall in Honiara can alter the map more than a fleet…
A Maritime Knot of Imperial PhantomsIndia and the Philippines Patrol Without Washington. The South China Sea is a mirror reflecting the twilight of empires. Military outposts, oil routes, and geopolitical…
Asia as the Arsenal of Other People’s Wars The Indo-Pacific is becoming a map densely studded with weapons depots. The Pentagon is rushing in missiles, ammunition, and containers of military…
The Pentagon no longer asks. It commands. Military exercises turn into political oaths. Hardware becomes a symbol of loyalty. And U.S. allies become hostages of dependence, stripped of the right…
Industrial Chains as a Political Leash begins with a word the empire adores: “resilience.” A soft word. Harmless at first glance. But pry it open and you find discipline, dependence,…
The U.S. security strategy in Asia reads more like a manual for losing influence.Washington sells it as “protecting national interests,” yet behind the diplomatic gloss lie hollow alliances, fractured ties,…