The China Moment
November 23, 2020
China has achieved the almost impossible – a free trade agreement with 14 countries – the ten ASEAN, plus Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, altogether 15 countries, including China. The s…
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RCEP set to supercharge the New Silk Roads
November 20, 2020
Ho Chi Minh, in his eternal abode, will be savoring it with a heavenly smirk. Vietnam was the – virtual – host as the 10 Asean nations, plus China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, signe…
The RCEP Deal Signed on Sunday Represents a New Era in World Trade Relations
November 19, 2020
A major treaty was signed on 16 November 2020 and it has been barely noticed by the western media. The treaty in question was between 15 predominantly Asian states, with two exceptions being Australia…
COVID-2019 and Its Effect on the Indo-Pacific Region
June 29, 2020
For now, many countries worldwide are still under siege from the Coronavirus, threatening millions of lives. However, it is leaving a much different mark, for instance, in the Indo-Pacific Region. Eve…
Clash of Civilizations 2.0 Sponsored by Prince and Bannon
April 30, 2019
Bannon, Prince, and other far-rightists are now attempting to impose on their followers and fellow-travelers the same sort of “groupthink” Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels applied to Germany. …
Balkan History Didn’t Inspire the Christchurch Terrorist Attack
March 30, 2019
A deliberately deceptive effort was made to connect the Christchurch terrorist attack to Balkan history. The Australian terrorist meticulously scrawled the names of many Balkan figures, battles, and s…
Hindutva and Fascist White Nationalism: A Match Made in Hell
March 21, 2019
In 2011, the fascist Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb in central Oslo before travelling to Utøya island where he opened fire on children on a camping holiday. Overall, Breiv…
Christchurch Revisited
March 21, 2019
You don’t have to be a white nationalist to commit a mass murder in the house of worship like the one in Christchurch, though if you only read mainstream media you’ll probably think of their unique de…