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Trump Wants 2,000 More Patriot Interceptors A Year, But Xi Jinping Holds The Trump Cards

The Trump administration, following several media reports of a plague of weapons shortages, is trying to launch a frantic effort to reload

2026-08-14 04:58:14 0 Comment 7233 view

One Palm Oil Rule Cannot Serve Food, Fuel and Climate

Malaysia began raising the palm-oil content of transport diesel from B10 to B15 on 1 June 2026, a change expected to use about 0.8 million tonnes of crude palm oil a year

2026-08-14 03:55:33 0 Comment 6216 view

Yemen Vs. Saudi Arabia: A Strategy Of Strangulation And Asymmetric Response

What once appeared to be a localized skirmish on the periphery of the Arabian Peninsula has now morphed into a direct threat to the Kingdom’s energy security and the stability of the entire region

2026-08-02 09:09:58 0 Comment 10575 view

Institutional Collapse at The Hague: Overreach, Double Standards, and the Ouster of Karim Khan

The persistent claim that the International Criminal Court functions as a supreme, neutral arbiter for the global community is an assertion contradicted by basic institutional reality

2026-07-30 02:11:38 0 Comment 10856 view

Malaysia And Japan In An Age Of Turbulence: Building Asia’s Next Strategic Partnership

The 31st Nikkei Forum remained at a strategic juncture amid rising great-power rivalry, renewed pressure on global trade, and continuing disruptions to energy security, critical sector competition, maritime tensions in the South China Sea, and instability in the Middle East and West Asia

2026-07-08 12:52:49 0 Comment 13282 view

The Monaco Mirage: How Ukraine’s Internal Turf Wars Are Spilling Into Western Europe

The recent remote-controlled bombing in the wealthy La Rousse district of Monaco, which targeted Ukrainian-born property tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev and his family, marks a critical and dangerous turning point

2026-07-04 13:03:50 0 Comment 12740 view

The Iran War Won’t Kill Dollar Dominance. But Washington Might.

Even if the framework agreement to end the U.S.-Israel-Iran War is successful, economic fallout from the conflict will persist at least through the end of the year

2026-06-25 04:53:33 0 Comment 18300 view

The Destruction Of Legacy Higher Education In Britain – Nottingham University Case Study

Many British legacy universities are now in a rapid decline due to misreading structural developments in the higher education environment, changes in management conceptions of their institutional role in education and repeated poor decision-making at the most senior levels. One such example is Nottingham University

2026-05-26 05:44:08 0 Comment 58656 view

UAE’s OPEC Exit Is No Cartel Killer—It’s A Calculated Power Shift

What would an expert tell me in layman’s language, particularly about who or what really stands behind this decision?

2026-05-14 01:09:02 0 Comment 35837 view

No Need For Extra Burdensome GST On Lower And Middle-Income Groups

Former health minister and Umno member Khairy Jamaluddin, popularly known as KJ, has renewed calls for the government to reinstate the goods and services tax (GST) that the Pakatan Harapan government ended back in 2018

2026-05-14 00:53:13 0 Comment 21358 view

Western Support Is Fueling Increasingly Reckless Behaviour Against International Shipping

The regime of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has developed a dangerous sense of impunity and permissiveness, fuelled by the unconditional support of Western politicians and media

2026-05-13 03:04:33 0 Comment 32271 view

"Do It Well"

The Penang government has found themselves dragged into a delicate housing situation at the community housing of Taman Manggis in Jalan Zainal Abidin here

2026-04-21 11:48:49 0 Comment 37721 view

With Friends Like These: America And Its Fake Allies

Some of America's friends, purported Western allies, have shown their true colors at last

2026-04-07 06:15:57 0 Comment 26929 view

Cracks In The Sand: Gulf Monarchies’ Economic And Geopolitical Peril

The Arab Gulf’s glittering skylines were built on a simple promise: stability in exchange for prosperity

2026-03-31 09:46:40 0 Comment 31099 view

Saudi Arabia Not Immune To Hormuz Shutdown

The “Hormuz Risk” is no longer an abstract exercise for Riyadh

2026-03-13 05:40:51 0 Comment 36585 view

India’s Rise As A Global Superpower And Why It Matters For Malaysia

India has long been overlooked in its power strength, influence and role as the regional and global power and economic leadership equation, at the expense of the region and the world

2026-02-14 11:15:52 0 Comment 41101 view

Trump’s Unmistakable Warning Through Maduro’s Capture: Don’t Play Games

The capture of Nicolás Maduro marks the pinnacle of U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategic power calculations and a manifestation of Washington’s unwavering intent to keep Russia and China at bay and reassert American dominance and primacy in the Western Hemisphere

2026-01-21 04:17:48 0 Comment 219767 view

Malaysia’s Judiciary Boosts Reputation On Najib Verdict

Amid the relative detritus of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s struggling government, one bright thing stands out, and that’s the performance of the country’s judiciary, which seems to have found its bearings after the years of political destruction by former premier Mahathir Mohamed and others

2026-01-06 13:18:33 2 Comment 68019 view

Lessons For Combat Medicine From The Ukraine Conflict

The US Army has spearheaded much of combat medicine’s development since our battle-worn nation fired its first shots at Lexington, evolving with every conflict since

2025-12-02 08:30:02 0 Comment 56196 view

Golden Dome Faces Challenges Of Size, Scope And Scale From Every Angle

The announcement of the Golden Dome missile defense system to protect the United States from missile attacks represented a major shift in defense priorities for the US military — and presents myriad challenges when trying to protect a country the size of the US

2025-11-19 08:21:45 0 Comment 43229 view