US, China in a daring game of chicken over Taiwan

MANILA – Weeks after US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan, there is no sign that a new period of Sino-American tensions will abate anytime soon. Rather, both superpower sides have upped the ante, embarking on a daring game of chicken in the heart of the Indo-Pacific. In a clear show […]

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Germany dips its toe deeper in Indo-Pacific waters

The German Surroundings Force is dispatching jet fighters in order to drill in Australia, The japanese and South Korea, part of a rising trend of growing ties between US-allied Atlanticist and Pacifist militaries amid increasing tensions with The far east. In its “ Fast Pacific” deployment, Indonesia will dispatch 6 Eurofighters, 200 staff, three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports plus an A400M […]

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UK chips industry dying a certain death

US semiconductor giant Micron is to invest US$40 billion (£33 billion) during the 2020s in chip manufacturing in America, creating 40,000 jobs. This is on the back of incentives in the recent US Chips Act, which has also unlocked major investments from fellow US players Intel and Qualcomm. The EU is also making moves to […]

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How bad will global economy get?

In the US, there have been 2 quarters of undesirable growth.   For everyone but those who refuse to accept the evidence just before their own eyes (or at least refuse to take the calculations of their own staff, who I am certain delivered that second-quarter number only after having checked this “a million instances, ” all the while […]

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Post-Widodo political jockeying kicks off in Indonesia

President elect Joko Widodo (R) and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (L) meet at Prabowo's compound in Jakarta on October 17, 2014 ahead of Widodo's official inauguration. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

JAKARTA – One of Indonesia’s senior-most politicians, black-bearded National Democrat Party (Nasdem) chairman Surya Paloh seems to see himself being an unlikely kingmaker since parties begin jostling for position in front of the Valentine’s Day 2024 presidential and legal elections. The wily 71-year-old Aceh-born press magnate was one of the primary to endorse Leader Joko Widodo whenever he ran regarding […]

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