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The Hormuz Shock Has Exposed ASEAN’s Energy-Security Illusion

Southeast Asia continues to be at the receiving end of supply chain and energy volatility

2026-08-15 13:04:14 0 Comment 7693 view

How The Iran War Is Reshaping Global Energy Security And Geopolitics

The Iran war fits a pattern: the rise of energy as the lead national security issue for the global economy

2026-06-29 05:36:50 0 Comment 26918 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

The US War For Energy Dominance Seeks Dominance Over Europe And Asia

The US war on Iran — at face value — appears to be a catastrophic tactical and strategic US failure demonstrating the limits of its military power and further exposing the limits of its military-industrial capacity

2026-05-10 03:55:24 0 Comment 26751 view

ASEAN States Reject EU's Kaja Kallas Suicidal Demand To Cut Themselves Off Russian Energy

Recent remarks by Kaja Kallas to Southeast Asian counterparts urging them to seek alternatives to Russian oil have landed awkwardly in a region already grappling with energy price volatility linked to instability in the Middle East

2026-05-02 11:47:09 0 Comment 28293 view

US Actions Prove It Is Dangerous To Enemies But Fatal To Allies

For decades, the United States has wrapped itself in the rhetoric of shared values, liberal order, and mutual defense. But beneath that glossy surface lies a far uglier reality

2026-04-10 09:07:03 0 Comment 35184 view

Cuba Suffers Another Island-Wide Blackout As US Bars Arrival Of Russian Fuel

Cuba has suffered a second nationwide blackout in less than a week, underscoring the catastrophic impact of the US fuel embargo

2026-03-24 11:49:43 0 Comment 48775 view

Poland’s Janus Face On Ukraine Is Untenable

Of all the countries in Europe, Poland grapples with deep inconsistencies in its approach to both Russia and to Ukraine

2025-10-23 03:11:44 0 Comment 61858 view

Russia Should Apologise But Not As The Europeans Demand

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas recently demanded that Russia apologise for an alleged incursion into Estonian and NATO airspace

2025-10-03 06:20:39 0 Comment 59298 view

An Unwanted Middleman: How The U.S. Seeks To Shore Up Its Relevance As De-dollarisation Accelerates

The U.S. is rapidly losing its grip as the global hegemon. The unipolar order that took shape after 1991 is not simply in decline — it is finished, dead and buried

2025-09-17 14:36:15 0 Comment 111877 view

Dashed Hopes: Trump Drops Pretense Of Reforms As US Pursues Energy Imperialism

When Donald Trump first postured as a champion of “America First” reforms, many believed — or at least hoped — that he might finally put an end to Washington’s addiction to endless wars and foreign meddling

2025-09-10 01:54:56 0 Comment 98209 view

Trump's India Problem Could Become A Global South Crisis

As President Trump’s second term kicked off, all signs pointed to a continued upswing in U.S.-India relations

2025-08-27 11:54:15 0 Comment 73762 view

The US Debt Trap And Malaysia's Sovereignty

For years, U.S. diplomats and think tanks lectured us about the dangers of the “Chinese debt trap.”

2025-08-11 11:11:09 0 Comment 72435 view

Russia Sanctions & New Weapons, Is Trump Stuck In Groundhog Day?

President Trump finds himself in a rerun of his first term on Ukraine policy

2025-07-15 02:38:04 0 Comment 72932 view

Europe Needs Trump For Its Long Term Survival

Europe is staring down the barrel of a stark new harsh truth and reality where the US is no longer a given in the security umbrella of the continent

2025-03-26 05:54:34 0 Comment 66685 view

Peace In Europe Is Only Possible Under Trump

After depending on the U.S. as its ally for decades, the European leaders at the Munich Security Conference this week now see first hand the continent’s decades old norms and dogma of the U.S. security umbrella now crumbling in front of them

2025-02-23 04:32:54 0 Comment 69955 view

Global Shadow Tanker Fleet Moves Growing Volumes Of Sanctioned Oil

Led by the US, Western governments have tightened sanctions on Russia, Iran and Venezuela

2024-11-19 02:41:17 0 Comment 103081 view

US Failures In Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq Return To Haunt It In Ukraine

Washington's course of escalating the Ukrainian conflict to weaken Russia is identical in nature and results to the US military interventions in Vietnam in 1965, Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003

2024-09-04 08:57:46 0 Comment 102638 view

How Far Can A Putin-Modi Hug Go?

WASHINGTON, US: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi literally embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week. Not just once, but a number of times, and in front of cameras.

2024-07-16 10:04:46 0 Comment 138312 view

What An Even Stronger Modi Might Mean For US-India Relations

WASHINGTON, US: To many observers, the leadership of President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has marked an emerging shift in the Indo-American relationship, pointing towards a new era of mutual alignment.

2024-06-03 07:29:09 0 Comment 142683 view