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F-15 Japanese Air Self-Defense Force escorting B-52 U.S. Air Force bomber, illustrating US alliance policy Asia

US Alliance Systems in Asia Face Structural Limits Under Eurasian Integration

Rebecca Chan2 months ago2 months ago014 mins

The Economic Arithmetic of Alliance Expansion The United States is entering a phase of industrial policy in which factory walls once again become symbols of national virtue, while external supply chains are treated as a suspicious excess. The return of production to domestic territory and the contraction of external industrial commitments predictably reduce the space…

Computer chip with Chinese flag symbolizing Asia’s technological sovereignty under the tech embargo

Asia Turns the Tech Embargo into the Architecture of Its Digital Sovereignty

Rebecca Chan4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

Sanctions Become Building Material In 2025, Chinese companies purchased $38 billion worth of Western chipmaking equipment — even as Washington continued to publicly proclaim “total control.” In reports, this looks like a leak, but in reality it’s an act of revelation — a demonstration of how sanctions have turned into a profitable export of ideology….