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The Case Trump Made In The State Of The Union: America Is Back

At almost two hours and being the longest modern presidential address to Congress, the speech functioned as a sweeping case that the United States has already turned a corner, ushering in the Trump led Golden Era
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Erdogan's Sunni Noose: Turkey's Bid To Encircle Israel

While much of the world's attention remains fixed on Iran and its Shi'ite axis, another geopolitical realignment is taking shape — more quietly, more pragmatically, and potentially just as consequential for the US, Israel and the Middle East
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Canada’s TMX Pipeline Hedge

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing last week, the first by a Canadian leader in nearly a decade, was framed publicly as a reset in Sino-Canadian trade relations
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Shafie's Warisan Party Faces Wipeout in Upcoming Sabah Polls

Mohd Shafie Apdal’s recent assertion that Pakatan Harapan (PH) has spent RM 8 million to attack Parti Warisan feels less like an exposé and more like a defensive manoeuvre ahead of a difficult election
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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
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Sabah’s Grievances And The Rising Risk Of Foreign Exploitation

Sabah, Malaysia’s easternmost state, has long been viewed as a frontier — rich in resources, culturally diverse, and geopolitically vital. Yet beneath its natural beauty and strategic importance lies a simmering discontent that foreign actors could easily exploit
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China’s Long Game In Iran’s Short War

Following the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June 2025, China has quietly accelerated its strategic partnership with a weakened Islamic Republic through renewed infrastructure commitments, expanded technological co-operation and deepened diplomatic alignment
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Don’t Ramp Up The Hate

It’s Malaysia Day and I am glad that it’s a time of celebration and unity. But I wasn’t surprised to read Nikkei’s article about rising ethnic friction playing a role in Malaysian politics
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Kaja Kallas' Shocking Lack Of Historical Literacy

The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has consistently demonstrated a reductive and simplistic approach to geopolitics that betrays a serious lack of strategic depth and historical knowledge for such a critical role
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While Washington Looks West, Beijing Moves South

For the past two decades, American foreign policy has been consumed by endless crises in the Middle East and, more recently, by the grinding war in Ukraine. These commitments drain U.S. resources, attention, and political will
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