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Why the US-led Pax Silica tech alliance snubbed India

Why the US-led Pax Silica tech alliance snubbed India

The Pax Silica alliance, formally launched in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025, signals a definitive strategy to redraw the geopolitical map for the age of artificial intelligence. Its name, fusin...

Dec 22, 2025
Police power rising in Vietnam’s securocrat economy

Police power rising in Vietnam’s securocrat economy

As the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) moves from law enforcement into energy and tech, the line between national security and corporate profit is blurring, undermining Vietnam’s claims to market-ec...

Dec 23, 2025
China cries foul after topping ASPI tech rankings

China cries foul after topping ASPI tech rankings

China now leads the world in nearly 90% of the “critical technologies” that can significantly boost or endanger national interests, according to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s lates...

Dec 23, 2025
Why markets aren’t buying BOJ’s rate hike spin

Why markets aren’t buying BOJ’s rate hike spin

TOKYO – As 2026 approaches, the Bank of Japan finds itself in the unenviable position of a central bank that cried wolf. Last week, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda’s board made good on its talk of highe...

Dec 24, 2025
Many risks could tank Trump-class battleship ambition

Many risks could tank Trump-class battleship ambition

The proposed Trump-class battleship, officially known as the BBG(X) guided missile battleship program, is planned to be the largest warship built by the United States since World War II. The entire pr...

Dec 24, 2025
What Trump could do to defuse Taiwan’s powder keg

What Trump could do to defuse Taiwan’s powder keg

If US-China tensions were reduced in late October when the American and Chinese presidents finally met face-to-face in Busan, South Korea, more recent developments threaten to once again aggravate rel...

Dec 25, 2025
Europe has good cause to resist the Second China Shock

Europe has good cause to resist the Second China Shock

Europe has a lot on its plate these days. It’s facing a hostile Russia that has no intention of stopping with Ukraine. It’s dealing with tariffs and various other threats from an unpredictable and hos...

Dec 25, 2025