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Pentagon Formalizes Conventional Forces’ Role In Irregular Warfare, But Will It Stick?

A recent Pentagon directive officially broadens the responsibility of irregular warfare (IW) well beyond the remit of special operations forces, in a move that former practicioners and experts said could be a significant development for America’s posture in the gray zone — but only if there’s real-world follow through

2025-11-14 11:00:38 0 Comment 4552 view

Israel's Important New Allies, and an Old Enemy, Turkey

US President Donald J. Trump announced the latest addition to his remarkable Abraham Accords last week: China's and Russia's neighbor, Kazakhstan

2025-11-14 10:54:24 0 Comment 5408 view

FIFA, Politics, And The Weaponisation Of Sport: A Geopolitical Look At Malaysia's Football Scandal

The recent turbulence surrounding Malaysian football has raised eyebrows far beyond the stadiums and boardrooms of the sport

2025-11-14 10:39:46 0 Comment 16043 view

Between Great Powers: Why ASEAN Must Lead Its Own Future

Southeast Asia stands at a historic crossroads

2025-11-14 09:28:47 0 Comment 5708 view

From Human Shields To Blocking Troops, Collective West Shows Little Regard For Ukrainian Lives

An elderly woman on her knees along a quiet road on the outskirts of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region repeatedly makes the sign of the cross while a drone observes her menacingly

2025-11-14 09:21:48 0 Comment 11624 view

Losing Focus: Why Washington Must Confront Its Real Rival Before It’s Too Late

Washington’s foreign policy today is spread thin across too many fronts. From Ukraine to the Middle East, from sanctions on Venezuela to tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. is trying to manage an increasingly fragmented world order

2025-11-12 02:43:11 0 Comment 8748 view

Collective West Continues Driving Conflict At Expense of Ukrainian Nation

The war that began as a defiant stand for sovereignty has turned into a slow and devastating unraveling of a nation

2025-11-12 02:32:23 0 Comment 7034 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 9125 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 15532 view

Malaysia-US Trade Pact Risks Bypassing Procurement Laws, Putting Multi-billion Ringgit GLC Investments Beyond Oversight

During the recent ASEAN Summit 2025, Malaysia and the United States of America signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)

2025-11-08 12:49:17 0 Comment 19925 view

Trump’s Nuclear Test Strategy Checkmates Rivals

The strategic move and threat to restart the nuclear test is a strategic calculation by U.S. President Donald Trump, in response to Russian President Putin’s nuclear-powered delivery platform tests.

2025-11-08 12:09:09 0 Comment 13165 view

The Rare-Earth Leverage: How China Turns Metal Into Geopolitical Power

China controls over eighty percent of the world’s extraction and processing of rare earth metals. Every chip, every electric motor, every satellite—all of it runs on resources drawn from Chinese soil

2025-11-03 06:08:09 0 Comment 12467 view

NATO's Demilitarisation: Hubris, De-Industralisation, And The Shadow Of Nuclear Weapons

The war in Ukraine has peeled back the veneer of Western military supremacy, exposing a steady and self-inflicted process of demilitarisation

2025-11-03 06:02:33 0 Comment 15071 view

The US Remains ASEAN's Most Valuable Partner

In Kuala Lumpur this week, Malaysia and ASEAN have a historic opportunity to ensure that the U.S. remains intertwined with our security and economic needs

2025-11-03 05:50:40 0 Comment 13481 view

Sudan's Bloody War Is Immune To Trump's Art Of The Deal

For over 500 days, the world watched as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) methodically strangled the last major army garrison in Darfur through siege, starvation, and indiscriminate bombardment

2025-11-03 05:43:37 0 Comment 17174 view

Irreplaceable: What Recent Conflicts Teaches Us About Manned Rotary-Wing Aviation

If the war in Ukraine has a single, uncomfortable lesson for militaries worldwide, it is this: technology and tempo change the character of conflict, but tried-and-tested platforms still matter

2025-11-03 03:42:26 0 Comment 15276 view

Kehadiran Hegseth Dan Trump Simbol Kembalinya Kuasa Amerika

Di Kuala Lumpur minggu ini, Malaysia dan ASEAN mempunyai peluang bersejarah untuk memastikan bahawa Amerika Syarikat kekal terikat dengan keperluan keselamatan dan ekonomi kita

2025-11-03 03:36:44 0 Comment 11324 view

‘Global perspective’ Key To Moving Humanity Forward In Space

Space exploration and the development of space technologies are “endeavours that require a global perspective,” which forces nations to work collaboratively according to Professor Brian Cox, the world-renowned astrophysicist who has been appointed UN Champion for Space

2025-10-31 02:28:36 0 Comment 8511 view

Critical Minerals, Critical Mistakes: Why America’s Rare-Earth War Will Fail

The Trump administration’s recent drive to lock down access to rare-earths and critical minerals is being sold as a matter of national security. Yet what looks like strategic prudence on the surface amounts to geopolitical coercion in practice

2025-10-31 02:19:06 0 Comment 15621 view

Libya: A Criminal Paradise At Europe’s Doorstep

The common image of the Sahel is one of arid lands, poverty, and despair. But this image is dangerously outdated

2025-10-31 02:12:52 0 Comment 12102 view