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Trump's Sahel Reset Banks On 'Sovereignty,' Guns + Minerals Deals

The State Department is conducting a new wave of outreach to three military-ruled Sahelian countries — Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger

2026-03-24 11:30:41 0 Comment 9706 view

Malaysian MP Questions Consistency Of Malaysia's Foreign Policy After US Warship Visit and Lynas-Pentagon Deal

A Malaysian lawmaker has called on the government to clarify what he describes as contradictions in the nation's foreign policy, following the recent docking of United States warships and a multi-million dollar defence supply deal involving an Australian rare-earths miner operating in the country

2026-03-20 05:29:46 0 Comment 14616 view

Trump's 'Commercial Diplomacy' Runs Into Violent Reality

Donald Trump is trying to make it easier for American businesses to access critical minerals and other resources across the Global South

2026-03-13 05:44:48 0 Comment 15288 view

The Supreme Court Did Trump A Favor In Southeast Asia

The Supreme Court’s monumental ruling against President Trump’s use of reciprocal tariffs per the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) holds significant implications for not only the administration’s trade policy, but its wider foreign policy as well

2026-03-03 07:41:35 0 Comment 17099 view

Tariff Deal Reflects Washington’s Supply-Chain Strategy, Says Malaysian Economist

A newly announced July 2025 “framework for reciprocal trade” between the United States and Indonesia reflects more than a routine tariff adjustment

2026-03-03 07:22:30 0 Comment 16937 view

Middle Powers Are Setting The Table So They Won't Be 'On The Menu'

The global order was already fragmenting before Donald Trump returned to the White House. But the upended “rules” of global economic and foreign policies have now reached a point of no return

2026-02-14 10:51:50 0 Comment 19284 view

Is Greenland Next? Denmark Says, Not So Fast

The Trump administration dramatically escalated its campaign to control Greenland in 2025

2026-01-15 06:37:46 0 Comment 31854 view

US Capital Investments For Something Other Than Beating China

Among the many elements of the draft National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) currently being debated in Congress is an amendment that would reauthorize the Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

2025-12-05 04:44:43 0 Comment 28565 view

Lockheed, N. Grumman Profit Off Delayed, Over-Budget Contracts

A new report finds that U.S. arms contractors’ revenues are surging, even as their programs are late and over budget, undermining military planning and drawing funds and resources away from other government priorities

2025-12-02 08:15:13 1 Comment 49435 view

Central Asia Doesn't Need Another Great Game

The November 6 summit between President Donald Trump and the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C. represents a significant moment in U.S.-Central Asia relations (C5+1)

2025-11-24 13:27:24 0 Comment 25830 view

Saudi Arabia Designated Major Non-NATO Ally Of US, Gets F-35 Warplanes Deal

President Donald Trump has designated Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally of the United States during a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington, DC, where the two leaders reached agreements covering arms sales, civil nuclear cooperation, artificial intelligence and critical minerals

2025-11-21 02:04:08 0 Comment 39264 view

Beyond Fear Of ART: Reading Malaysia’s Trade Deal With Strategic Clarity

When the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) released its statement on the US–Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), it captured a familiar national anxiety: the fear that Malaysia is losing control of its economic destiny

2025-11-19 08:16:03 0 Comment 26406 view

US Strikes Are Blowing Up More Than Just Boats In LatAm

Latin American and European leaders convened in the coastal Caribbean city of Santa Marta, Colombia this weekend to discuss trade, energy and security, yet regional polarization over the Trump administration’s lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean overshadowed the regional agenda and significantly depressed turnout

2025-11-14 10:46:32 0 Comment 34190 view

The US–Malaysia Partnership: Why It Matters for Our Shared Future

Malaysia will get long term tangible and intangible benefits not only from the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), but most importantly on the multi-faceted positive safeguard of our economic, security, technological and geopolitical strength and needs through enhanced ties with the US

2025-11-12 02:23:40 0 Comment 26996 view

Trump, Xi Agree To Trade Deal, But The US-led Confrontation With China Continues

US President Trump’s much anticipated summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week in South Korea finished with nothing more than an uncertain one-year truce in an economic war that has been dramatically escalated by Trump since returning to office this year

2025-11-08 13:08:35 0 Comment 34562 view