US Nuclear Umbrella

Iran’s Nuclear Standoff Becomes Warning for Asia, Confidence in US Nuclear Umbrella Weakens

Lessons from Iran’s nuclear latency strategy are forcing a strategic rethink in Tokyo and Seoul amid doubts about the credibility of the US nuclear umbrella. The war involving Iran has delivered a stark and unsettling verdict on one of the...
Rare-Earth, China

US Section 301 Probes Ignite Fresh Trade Tensions, China Signals Rare-Earth Export Curbs and Soybean Retaliation

Global trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies are rising again after Washington launched a new round of investigations into the trade practices of dozens of countries, including China, prompting warnings from Chinese commentators that Beijing could respond with...
US–China

US–China Rivalry: How Trump’s Global Tariff Reset Forces Asia to Choose Between Policy Whiplash and Structural Dependence

For an Asian exporter, port operator or supply-chain manager, “trade geopolitics” is no longer an abstract debate reserved for think tanks and diplomats. It is a volatility premium paid daily in freight rates, contract clauses, inventory buffers and delayed investment...
Lee Jae Myung

South Korea’s Chaebols Continue Dominance Lee Jae Myung Struggles to Implement Long-Promised Economic Reforms

 South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has presided over a historic surge in the country’s stock market, with the Kospi index more than doubling since his inauguration. This meteoric rise, however, belies the complex structural challenges that remain unresolved within...
Japan-US

US–Japan Partnership Viewed Part of Broader Washington Strategy to Economically Isolate China and Strengthen Ally Networks

Japan has begun deploying the first tranche of what could become one of the largest foreign direct investment waves into the United States in history, marking a decisive new chapter in economic ties between the world’s two largest economies following...
Japan

China-Japan Rift Deepens After LDP Sweep Undermines Beijing’s Economic and Diplomatic Pressure Tactics

The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the February 8 snap election has dramatically reshaped the strategic landscape of East Asia, delivering an unmistakable message to Beijing: attempts to pressure Tokyo over Taiwan have failed....
Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State

China Holds Firm in Rare Earth Market, US Expands International Alliance to Reshape Critical Supply Chains

The administration of Donald Trump has unveiled an ambitious plan to assemble a 55-country critical minerals alliance aimed at coordinating supply chains, stabilizing pricing and reducing Western dependence on China for rare earths and other niche metals vital to advanced...
China- Japan

China Slams Japan’s Post-War Policies, Accuses Tokyo Of Honoring War Criminals While Threatening Taiwan Intervention

China and Japan traded sharp words over Taiwan and wartime history this week, exposing once again the deep mistrust that continues to shape relations between Asia’s two largest economies. Tokyo lodged what it described as a “stern demarche” with Beijing...
US-India

Indo-US Trade Pact Rekindles Strategic Momentum, Space and Defence Ties Surge to New Heights

The Indo-US Trade Agreement concluded earlier this month has done more than strengthen economic ties—it has injected fresh momentum into a strategic partnership that had shown signs of slowing amid global turbulence. Beyond tariffs and market access, the agreement appears...
US-Iran

US-Iran Tensions Escalate: Pentagon Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier Strike Group for Middle East Deployment Amid Nuclear Talks

As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, preliminary reports indicate that the Pentagon may deploy a second aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) to join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, a move that would...
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