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June 2025

NATO FRACTURES
Leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia will not attend NATO summit in The Hague. Albanese and Wong Worried, Albanese 2003 speech on Iraq.
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FRATRICIDE AND FRAGMENTATION
HOW CAMBODIA AND THAILAND BECAME VICTIMS OF THE US FRAGMENTATION STRATEGY FOR ASEAN
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South Korea Elections
Featured contributor Prof. Josef Mahoney joined CGTN Radio "World Today" with host Zhao Ying to discuss the following topics related to the recent…
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US War Drum Signals Increased Weapons Sales to Taiwan
Trump Seeks increased Arms Sales to Taiwan as Secretary Hegseth and US Indo-Pacific commander Paparo beat the China War Drum in Asia.
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The World According to Xi Jinping
Lowy Institute Australia Special Feature
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May 2025

CHENG LEI: Surviving
The extraordinary true story of journalist Cheng Lei whose life was abruptly transformed when she was detained in China on false charges of espionage.
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The Russians are not coming to Indonesia
Geoff Raby writes that "At no time did any of our national leaders consider how preposterous was the suggestion that Indonesia might let Russia base…
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Philippines Reward Duterte, Punish Marcos
Opposition and independent candidates scored big gains in the Philippine midterm elections held on Monday; domestic politics, cost of living…
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Farcical US Global Warning on Huawei Ascend Chip
US Commerce Dept issues guidance that use of Huawei's’ Ascend AI chips “anywhere in the world” violates the government’s export controls, escalating US…
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Australia's New Liberal Leader Sussan Ley and the PRC
Australia's new Liberal leader assumes the leadership with the immediate tasks of unifying internal ranks and repositioning the Coalition as a viable…
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Indonesia Ports: Mismanagement and the Tanjung Priok Split
In response to severe congestion, Indonesia's transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi is considering relocating loading and unloading activities from…
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