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> AntiX >>

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> Asian Tigers >>

> Australia >>

> AUKUS >>

> Aus~X >>

> Axes of Evil >>

> Brain Drain >>

> BRI >>

> BRICS >>

> Canada's Security >>

> > Ċold Ŵar 2 Geopolitics > >

   > Ċold Ŵar 2 >>

> Cyberwar >> 

> Decoupling >>

> > Defense > >

   > Defenses >>

> Democracies >>

> Demographics >>

> DUHstardly >>   

> Elections 2024 >>

> First Island Chain >>

> France Geopolitics >>

> French Armed Forces >>

> FVEY - Five Eyes >>

> > Governments > >

> Hegemonic Readjustments >>   > Hegemony >>

> HTai - History of Taiwan >> 

> HuángXi >>

> Hybrid War >>

> I-P Coalition of the Willing >>

> ImploXion 2023 >>

> India >>

> Indian Ocean >>

> Indonesia >>

> Intelligence Alliances >>

> IPA Indo-Pacific Alliances >>

> IPC - Indo-Pacific Conflict? >>

> IPM - Indo-Pacific Militaries >>
> IPT - Indo-Pacific Tensions >>

> Japan >>

> JDF - Japan's Military >>

> Manpower - Forces >>

> Malaysia >>

> Maritime Strategy >>

> Military Intelligence >> 

> Military Logistics >>

> Military Recruitment - anti-XIR>>

> Naval >>

> NK military >>

> NoXious World Order >>   >> NoXios (DIS)Order >>>

> Overseas Bases >>

> Pakistan >>

> Persian Corridor >>

> Philippines >>

> Political Affiliation >>

> Porcupine Defense >>

> Proxy Warfare >>

> Resource Competition - X >>

> ROK military >>

> Russo-Xina Axis >>

> Shipping >>

> SK - ROK military >>

> Soft Power >>

> Solomon Islands >>

> Space Forces >>

> Space Geopolitics >>

> > Strategic > >>

> Supply Logistics >>

> Taiwan >>

> > Tensions > >

   > ANZ~X >>

   > Asia~ >>

   > Aus~X >>

   > Axes of Evil >>

   > BRI~X >>
   > BRICS~X >>
   > India~X >>

   > IPT - Indo-Pacific Tensions >>

   > IP~X >>

   > Iran~ >>

   > Japan~X >>

   > NoXious World Order >>

   > Pakistan~India >>
   > SEA~X >>

   > Stans~ >>

   > UK~X >>

   > US~X >>
   > X~T >>
   > X~US >>
   > X~West >>

  > XIR >>

> Terrorism >>

> Trade War 2024 >> 

> UN >>  > UN Failure >>  

> US Defense >>

> Vietnam >>

> Western Democracies vs Autocracy >>

> Western Resistance >>

> Woof Whiner Dicklomacy >>

> Word Games - Geopolitical Manipulation >>

> X-Mil Threat >>

> Xinsanity >>

> XIR >>

> Xitting the Wall - Xina's Economic Decline >>

> ASEAN >

ASEAN w

24-4-9 ASEAN 1967-2024 mapped; RCEP 2020-2024 - Tigerstar > .

23-9-20 ASEAN-member troops 1st joint "non-combat" military drills - DW > .

23-9-7 Li Qiang at ASEAN - Update > .

22-1-5 ASEAN Explained: Asia's Version of EU - TLDR > .

18-1-31 ASEAN explained - H-B-S > .

ASEAN member states: 

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,Vietnam .

> Asian Tigers >>

> Malaysia >>    

24-7-20 Malaysia [could become] next global chip giant - Caspian Report > .

Non-member states:

ASEAN candidate/observer states: East Timor, Papua New Guinea .

ASEAN Free Trade Area § ASEAN Plus Three: China, Japan, South Korea .

East Asia Summit: ASEAN Plus Three Nation States plus Australia, India, New Zealand, Russia, United States .

ASEAN Regional Forum .

> Philippines >>

24-6-20 Philippine economy - owning the middle - EcEx > .

24-4-5 Marcos~Duterte: Crazy Philippine Politics - ABC Aus > .

Singapore ..

24-6-17 [Poisonous Shrimp-Porcupine-Dolphin: Singapore's Military] - Insight > .

24-3-19 Poisonous Shrimp - Singapore's Military & Defense Strategy - WSJ > .

24-1-16 Singapore - Perfect Yet Most Disturbing Dystopia - Nova Lectio > .

SXS 

23-10-23 Xina's Threats Pushing Philippines Closer to US - WSJ > .

South Korea - ROK 

24-2-26 Can South Korea’s untouchable chaebols change? - CNBC I > .

> First Island Chain >>

23-9-20 ASEAN-member troops 1st joint "non-combat" military drills - DW > .

23-9-7 Li Qiang at ASEAN - Update > .

22-1-5 ASEAN Explained: Asia's Version of EU - TLDR > .

18-1-31 ASEAN explained - H-B-S > .

ASEAN member states: 

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,Vietnam .

> Asian Tigers >>

Non-member states:

ASEAN candidate/observer states: East Timor, Papua New Guinea .

ASEAN Free Trade Area § ASEAN Plus Three: China, Japan, South Korea .

East Asia Summit: ASEAN Plus Three Nation States plus Australia, India, New Zealand, Russia, United States .

ASEAN Regional Forum .

SXS 

23-10-23 Xina's Threats Pushing Philippines Closer to US - WSJ > .

> Vietnam >>

24-4-6 Vietnam: Hx, USA-Xina Relations, SXS, economy - gtbt > .

> First Island Chain >>

ASEAN, an abbreviation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia. It is headquartered in Jakarta. The ASEAN Declaration or Bangkok Declaration is the founding document of ASEAN. The agreement was signed in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by the five ASEAN founding members, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. As of 2010, ASEAN has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state.

> Australia >

> AntiX >>

> ASEAN >>

24-4-9 ASEAN 1967-2024 mapped; RCEP 2020-2024 - Tigerstar > .

AUKUS - 2023-3-13 ..

AUKUS - 2021-9-15 ..

> AUKUS >>  

24-2-27 Australia: a middle-power between West and East - STG > .

> Aus~X >>

AUKUS' raison d'être = Xinese Imperialist Ambitions 

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

24-2-27 Australia: a middle-power between West and East - STG > .

24-2-20 Expanding RAN’s warship fleet; multi-billion-dollar overhaul | ABC Aus > .

23-12-2 RNDF 2023: Deepening Defense Cooperation through AUKUS > .

23-9-6 AoD | Succeeding [in Hybrid War vs] PRC (feat. John Lee) - Hudson > .

23-8-1 Australian Security: X-T conflict could erupt ‘on accident’ | Treverton > .

23-7-29 Taiwan: Japanese & US Moves | Update > .

23-7-29 Ream, Hambantota, Tonga Naval Bases; Australia - Focus > .

23-7-28 PLAN's Indo-Pacific Bases - Ream, Djibouti, Hambantota, Tonga - Focus > .

23-7-2 Ruscia and Xina seek Eurasian dominance - CaspianReport > .

23-6-2 AUKUS: Australia Preparing for War - T&P > .

23-6-1 PLAN 2/2 - Sex Scandals - Untold stories of Corruption - Lei > .

23-5-25 PLAN 1/2 - Untold stories and scandals - Lei > .

23-5-21 5 countries sharing intelligence say Xina is No.1 threat | 60 Min Aus > .

23-5-21 Real Top Gun: US military stand-off with Xina | 60 Min Aus > .

23-5-12 PLAN posturing: weakness vs Taiwan, USA, SK, Philippines - Insights > .

23-5-16 Australia’s New Submarines Fuse Western Military Tech | WSJ > .

23-5-1 Australia’s nuclear submarines enough to deter Xina? | ABC > .

23-4-29 [Macron's AUKUS Sulk => Lu Shaye] - Baltic World > .

23-4-6 AUKUS submarine deal: UK's role against Xina's imperialism - Times > .

23-3-18 Australian AUKUS Submarines Won't Protect Taiwan - Eurasia > .

23-3-15 Submarine pact: Xina whines & threatens | DW > .

23-3-14 Xina [whines and threatens] US, UK and Australia | DW > .

23-3-14 Xina whining - Focus > .

23-3-14 AUKUS | China Update > .

23-3-13 AUKUS: Albanese, Sunak, Biden - defence against Xina threat - 4 > .

23-3-13 Treasurer Jim Chalmers - cost, opportunities of AUKUS sub | ABC > .

23-3-13 Albanese, Sunak, Biden - SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered sub | ABC > .

23-2-28 America predicts war with China in 2025 - Caspian > .

23-2-8 US Most Powerful Indo-Pacific Nation - Focus > .

23-2-5 Can US Prevent Xina From Taking Taiwan? US Wargames - EuNaIn > .

22-6-30 Fears AUKUS nuclear sub plans could spark regional arms race | SBS > .

22-12-20 US military in Pacific to prevent Xinese invasion of Taiwan - PBS > .

22-12-14 US National Security Strategy in 6 points – Geopolitics c Alex Stubb > .

22-11-11 Fortress Xina - Xi's Plans for World Domination - laowhy86 > .

22-11-6 Defending Taiwan vs Xina's looming war threat | 60 Min Aus > .

22-10-31 How could war between Xina & Taiwan play out? | Four Corners > .

22-11-17 US-Xina-Taiwan relations (G20 2022) - Update > .

22-10-11 Condeleeza Rice - Xina and Taiwan - Hoover > .

22-10-1 Xina Battles US [Aus] for Control of Pacific Islands - Uncensored > .

22-9-24 Xina's and Australia’s power plays in the Pacific - Caspian > .

22-8-26 How Xina wages an unseen war for strategic influence | FT > .

22-8-15 Taiwan could repel invasion; wargamed cost high to Taiwan and US > .

22-8-15 How worried is Japan about Xina-Taiwan tensions? - ABC Aus > .

22-8-4 Situation Zoom: Pelosi Visits Taiwan | Goodfellows - Hoover > .
22-7-21 Xina losing international trust, 10 Pacific nations rebuff joint agreement - CR > .

22-7-6 IISS Special Lecture: Australia, ASEAN and Southeast Asia > . 

22-7-4 QUAD going beyond military exercises — Xina watching > .

22-6-26 US administration's plan to control Asia-Pacific - VisPol > . skip ad > .

22-4-28 Almost 60% of Australians want Australia to be tougher on China > .

22-4-19 Uncertainty re building of Australia’s nuclear submarines | ABC > .

22-4-4 Peter Jennings | China & National Security - John Anderson > .

22-3-30 China’s Secret Plan for a Pacific Military Base - Uncensored > .

22-3-28 Conversation with Senator the Hon Penny Wong - CSIS > .

22-3-27 Avoidable War - Kevin Rudd: US future conflict with China | 9 Aus > .

22-3-26 China has “Fully Militarized” the South China Sea - Uncensored > .

22-3-25 US & World Should Have A 'Coherent, Bipartisan' Strategy For China - Rudd > .

22-3-16 China: "No. 1 Threat" to the West | Heinrichs - JoAnd > . full > .

22-1-31 Will Taiwan Spark a US-China Conflict? - Whatifalthist > .

22-1-12 Australia to purchase M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks from USA - Def > . skip ad > .

22-1-6 Australia & Japan sign security cooperation treaty - Focus > .

21-12-23 Can Australia help to Stop China? (JB's latest move) - VisPol > . skip ad > .

21-12-28 Australia to streamline weapon-buying process - Focus > .

2021 Australia Maritime Strategy - Kamome > .

22-2-14 Australia's Liberal Party = appeasers of CCP - Kevin Rudd > .

22-2-14 The real (Australian) Liberal record on China - Kevin Rudd > .

21-10-1 US-Australian Alliance | Joe Hockey [fmr Oz-US Amb] AUKUS - geopop > .

21-9-16 Nuclear submarines for Australia; Pacific military alliance vs China - Binkov > .

21-7-7 Australia needs to prepare for War with China | Paul Dibb - geopop > .

21-8-30 Australia's Defence Complacency | Senator Jim Molan - geopop > .

21-9-16 Australia’s Defence Strengths and Weaknesses | John Blaxland - geopop > .

21-9-15 'Only reason' for AUKUS alliance is to 'push back against China' - Sky (M!) > .

21-9-15 AUKUS alliance 'clearly antagonises' China - Sky (M!) > .

22-2-7 ScoMo - Liberal Incumbent - Australian Election 2022 - Four Corners > .

22-2-8 Is the press gallery out to get Scott Morrison? - ABC Aus > .

22-2-24 Australia considers replacing bullying CCP with Indian Market - Insight > .

21-12-28 Australia to streamline weapon-buying process - Focus > .

21-12-23 US & Japan plan alliance in case of Xinese attack on Taiwan - Focus > .

2021 Niall Ferguson on China's likeliest aggression against Taiwan - Hoover > .

22-2-15 China’s Taiwan Invasion? | Peter Zeihan @ Fort Benning Q & A > .

22-1-14 Tensions ⇔ Beijing ⇧ US-T trade, local Taiwanese languages. | Digging > .

21-12-28 Australia to streamline weapon-buying process - Focus > .

21-12-28 Why China Wants to Annex Taiwan | What Could Go Wrong - gtbt > .

2021 Predictable Chinese Behavior Towards Taiwan - Digging > .

2021 Taiwanese armed forces: Up to the task? - Binkov > .

21-12-16 Taiwan: a full Chinese invasion would be difficult for PLA - Focus > .

2021 Could Taiwan Stop a Chinese Invasion - CoCa > .

2020 Can China Take Taiwan - CoCa > .

21-3-27 China's deals weaken the US’ decoupling strategy - GTBT > .

22-2-25 South China Sea dispute explained - Paint > .

21-7-24 Global Britain: Old Idea. Ripe for Comeback? Royal Navy - Explore > .

2007 What makes an Australian? | 60 Minutes Australia > .

Isla Formosa - Zhōnghuá Mínguó - pro libertate >> .

Mare Pācificā - pro libertate >> .

submarīnī - pro libertate >> .

China, Xina Manipulations 

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

23-7-12 Xina prepares for war - Hudson > .

22-10-12 Spies and Lies: How China Fooled the World - CSIS > .

> First Island Chain >>

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

> I-P Coalition of the Willing >>

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

23-9-6 AoD | Succeeding [in Hybrid War vs] PRC (feat. John Lee) - Hudson > .

23-7-12 Xina prepares for war - Hudson > .

23-4-23 Japanese History, Defence Strategy & Rearmament - Perun > .

23-2-28 America predicts war with China in 2025 - Caspian > .

23-2-8 US Most Powerful Indo-Pacific Nation - Focus > .

I-P Allies vs X > AntiX >>

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

24-1-9 Ċold Ŵar 2: NATO-like alliance vs Xina in the Indo-Pacific? | DW > .

23-9-6 AoD | Succeeding [in Hybrid War vs] PRC (feat. John Lee) - Hudson > .

23-7-29 Taiwan: Japanese & US Moves | Update > .

NATO vs X 

24-1-9 Ċold Ŵar 2: NATO-like alliance vs Xina in the Indo-Pacific? | DW > .

23-7-12 Indo-Pacific Threats - NATO Summit Au, J, NZ, SK - NATO > .

23-7-12 China Prepares (economics, resources) for War: A Timeline - Hudson > .

> PLA >>

24-7-6 [Naval Strategy: Mahan, Corbett | PLAN Aggression] - Pacific > . 

24-5-29 Hainan Island & Xina's Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ > .

RAN - Royal Australian Navy   

24-2-20 Expanding RAN’s warship fleet; multi-billion-dollar overhaul | ABC Aus > .  

> Submersibles >>

24-5-19 Detection Advances vs Future of Ballistic, Attack Submarines - Perun > .

Oceans 

23-7-14 Broken Economics of the Oceans - Wendover > .

QUAD

23-3-3 US Blacklists 37 Xinese Companies | Focus > .

> Strategy >>

> SXS - South Xina Sea >> 

24-7-23 [Divergent Positions on SXS/West Philippine Sea] - Update > .

24-7-20 [Xina~US Antagonism - SXS, X-R-U, X-T, Ximperialism] - Update > .

24-7-6 [SXS - Xina's Continued Crybullying in West Philippine Sea] - Update > .

XiXiPee's Imperialist Ambitions

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

23-9-6 AoD | Succeeding [in Hybrid War vs] PRC (feat. John Lee) - Hudson > .

23-7-29 Ream, Hambantota, Tonga Naval Bases; Australia - Focus > .

23-7-12 Xina prepares for war - Hudson > .

23-2-28 America predicts war with China in 2025 - Caspian > .

22-8-26 How Xina wages an unseen war for strategic influence | FT > .

where do these belong?

22-10-1 Xina Battles US [Aus] for Control of Pacific Islands - Uncensored > .

22-9-24 Xina's and Australia’s power plays in the Pacific - Caspian > .

22-8-26 How Xina wages an unseen war for strategic influence | FT > .

22-7-21 Xina losing international trust, 10 Pacific nations rebuff joint agreement - CR > .

22-2-14 Australia's Liberal Party = appeasers of CCP - Kevin Rudd > .

22-2-14 The real (Australian) Liberal record on China - Kevin Rudd > .

21-12-28 Australia to streamline weapon-buying process - Focus > .

21-12-23 Can Australia help to Stop China? (JB's latest move) - VisPol > . skip ad > .

17-5-18 How t-RUMP made it harder for the US to fight terrorism - Vox > .

> IPA Indo-Pacific Alliances >>
> IPM - Indo-Pacific Militaries >>
> IPT - Indo-Pacific Tensions >>

> JDF - Japan's Military >>

> Logistics, Costs of Warfare >>

> Philippines >>

> Taiwan >>

> X-Mil Threat >>

> India >

> Air Forces >>

alliances 

UK And India Growing Their Defence Relationship - Forces > .

23-4-3 Ruscia and Iran join forces with India - Caspian > .

> Asian Tigers >>

> Brain Drain >>

23-7-21 Brain Drain & Capital Issues Plague India's Tech Industry || Peter Zeihan > .

> BRICS >>

>> BRICS >>>

> > Ċold Ŵar 2 Geopolitics > >

   > Ċold Ŵar 2 >>

> Chokepoints >> & Indian Ocean 

Indian Ocean in "Sea Power" - CaRe > .

24-9-29 India and Xina on verge of teaming up? | ABC Aus > .

23-12-23 Indian Defence Strategy: Forces, Potential, Procurement Disasters - Perun > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-9-18 Xina Threat: India Aims to Upgrade Defences | Palki Sharma > .

23-7-28 PLAN's Indo-Pacific Bases - Ream, Djibouti, Hambantota, Tonga - Focus > .

23-4-3 Ruscia and Iran join forces with India - Caspian > .

23-3-12 India controls Xina's main Chokepoint: Malacca Strait - Kamome > .

23-2-9 Russia, Iran, India Want Persian Corridor 2.0 - gtbt > . skip scam > .

23-2-15 India's Necklace of Diamonds Plan to Checkmate Xina - Caspian > .

22-7-31 How PGII & IPEF could checkmate BRI - CaspianReport > .

22-5-15 How India is TRAPPING China c Military STRATEGY - Think > .

22-4-27 How China [BRI] is TRAPPING INDIA via Pakistan & Sri Lanka - Think > .

22-3-24 India plays both sides with America and Russia - CaspianReport > .

2021 Why Everyone is So Many Are Building Djibouti Military Bases  - KhAnubis > .

2020 China's String of Pearls Strategy | Geopolitics - Globe > .

2020 India's reinforcement of tiny archipelago - rivalry with China (skip ad) - CaRe > .

Andaman, Nicobar archipelagos, Strait of Malacca - China nervous - CaRe > .

demographics 

23-8-21 India’s HUGE water problem will cause a HUGE migration problem - GG > .

23-7-22 Unexpected Problem With India's Population Boom - Dom > .

23-7-20 India’s Plan to Compete With Xina - VisPol > .

22-12-28 Too many people? India's demographic change challenge | DW > .

economic > India v Xina >>

24-9-7 [India~Xina Border Disputes: No Direct Flights] - PolyMatters > .

24-1-18 India v Xina: Comparative Analysis of Competitiveness - Lei > .

23-12-11 India Rising? Xina Reversing? Asian Tigers - gtbt > .

23-11-25 75% of Indian Women are Unemployed - PolyMatter > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-8-21 India’s HUGE water problem will cause a HUGE migration problem - GG > .

23-7-22 Unexpected Problem With India's Population Boom - Dom > .

23-7-20 India’s Plan to Compete With Xina - VisPol > .

23-5-31 Lithium Deposit in Challenging & Disputed Kashmir Region - Caspian > .

23-4-3 Ruscia and Iran join forces with India - Caspian > .

23-2-9 Russia, Iran, India Want Persian Corridor 2.0 - gtbt > . skip scam > .

22-12-16 Xina vs India, Water Crisis, Xina Scared of India - BuBa > .

22-10-1 India Will Not Be The Next Xina - EcEx > .

22-11-17 Indian Hackers for Hire caught on camera | Sunday Times > .

22-7-31 How PGII & IPEF could checkmate BRI - CaspianReport > .

22-3-31 Is a trade alliance likely between Russia and India? - BBC > .

2020 India's huge farmer protests, explained - Vox > .

enemies 

24-9-29 India and Xina on verge of teaming up? | ABC Aus > .

24-9-7 [India~Xina Border Disputes: No Direct Flights] - PolyMatters > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-5-12 Pakistan is dying ⇒ global problem - Caspian > .

20-4-30 Why Pakistan's Geography Sucks - Real > .

2020 Pakistan's Geography Sucks - Ind-Pack Conflict Over Kashmir - rll > .

geography 

24-9-29 India and Xina on verge of teaming up? | ABC Aus > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-8-21 India’s HUGE water problem will cause a HUGE migration problem - GG > .

23-5-31 Lithium Deposit in Challenging & Disputed Kashmir Region - Caspian > .

2014 India’s Geographic Challenge - Stratfor > .

Peninsular Rivers of India | Geography - Amit Sengupta > .

India's P-r Mountains - Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Western & Eastern Ghats - Amit > .

Andaman, Nicobar archipelagos, Strait of Malacca - China nervous - CaRe > .

geopolitics 

24-9-29 India and Xina on verge of teaming up? | ABC Aus > .

24-9-7 [India~Xina Border Disputes: No Direct Flights] - PolyMatters > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-5-31 Lithium Deposit in Challenging & Disputed Kashmir Region - Caspian > .

23-2-9 Russia, Iran, India Want Persian Corridor 2.0 - gtbt > . skip scam > .

22-12-16 Xina vs India, Water Crisis, Xina Scared of India - BuBa > .

22-3-24 India plays both sides with America and Russia - CaspianReport > .

2021 What the China-India Border Dispute is Really About - BlQu > .

2021 India's challenges, Indian ocean region, border disputes with China - Amit > .

2021 India's masterplan to counter China - Caspian > .

2021 History and Status of Arunachal Pradesh Dispute - AR Global > .

2021 Arunachal Pradesh Dispute Explained - AR Global Security > .

2021 Why China is interested in Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang valley) - Sengupta > .

2021 China vs India in the Himalayas - gtbt > .

2021 China's expansionist policy near Bhutan-India border - Amit Sengupta > .

2020 India's reinforcement of tiny archipelago - rivalry with China (skip ad) - CaRe > .

2020 Pakistan's Geography Sucks - Ind-Pack Conflict Over Kashmir - rll > .

2020 Explaining India-China Standoff / border fight in Ladakh - Amit Sengupta > .

2020 Tactical Advantage Pangong Lake | India China Border Standoff - Amit S > .

government 

24-4-12 India | [Modious's] Dying Democracy? - Prof J K-L > .

23-7-9 How Indian Government Works - KhAnubis > .

> I-P Coalition of the Willing >>

India vs Pakistan

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

> India >> > India v Xina >>

24-10-22 [India-Xina (LAC) Line of Actual Control Border Disputes] - Update > .

24-9-29 India and Xina on verge of teaming up? | ABC Aus > .

24-9-7 [India~Xina Border Disputes: No Direct Flights] - PolyMatters > .

24-5-23 India and Xina preparing for war? | ABC > .

24-5-22 Indian Navy's Plan to Deter Xina & PLAN - T&P > .

24-5-8 Xina’s Land Grab in Bhutan Threatens India | WSJ > .

24-4-12 India | [Modious's] Dying Democracy? - Prof J K-L > .

> Indian Ocean >>

24-5-22 Indian Navy's Plan to Deter Xina & PLAN - T&P > .

infrastructure

23-2-9 Russia, Iran, India Want Persian Corridor 2.0 - gtbt > . skip scam > .

India's Railway System: Carrying 8 Billion People Every Year - Mega > .

Kashmir 

24-9-29 India and Xina on verge of teaming up? | ABC Aus > .

24-9-7 [India~Xina Border Disputes: No Direct Flights] - PolyMatters > .

23-12-23 Indian Defence Strategy: Forces, Potential, Procurement Disasters - Perun > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-5-31 Lithium Deposit in Challenging & Disputed Kashmir Region - Caspian > .

> Logistics, Costs of Warfare >>

23-12-23 Indian Defence Strategy: Forces, Potential, Procurement Disasters - Perun > .

military 

23-12-23 Indian Defence Strategy: Forces, Potential, Procurement Disasters - Perun > .

23-9-18 Xina Threat: India Aims to Upgrade Defences | Palki Sharma > .

23-6-17 Procurement vs Efficacy - Requirements, R&D pitfalls - Perun > .

22-1-15 Can Indian Military Upgrades Counter Xina? - T&P > .

22-1-12 India's Armed Forces Special Powers Act - extended in Nagaland - Sengupta > .

21-12-28 ➾ Gravitas: Indian neighbours get Chinese submarines > .

2021 Could the Indian military stand up to China? - VisPol > .

2021 What the China-India Border Dispute is Really About - BlQu > .

2021 India's Agni5 ICBM tested - Can strike anywhere in China - Defense > .

UK And India Growing Their Defence Relationship - Forces > .

Indian Ocean in "Sea Power" - CaRe > .

Russian S-400 system | U.S. opposition | S-400 vs. Israeli Iron Dome - Amit > .

> Pakistan >>

23-12-23 Indian Defence Strategy: Forces, Potential, Procurement Disasters - Perun > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-7-15 Why Pakistan's on the Brink of Collapse - T&P > .

> Persian Corridor >> 

23-4-3 Ruscia and Iran join forces with India - Caspian > .

23-2-9 Ruscia, Iran, India Want Persian Corridor 2.0 - gtbt > . skip scam > .

> PLA >>

24-7-6 [Naval Strategy: Mahan, Corbett | PLAN Aggression] - Pacific > . 

24-5-29 Hainan Island & Xina's Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ > .

politics 

24-4-12 India | [Modious's] Dying Democracy? - Prof J K-L > .

23-9-22 75-Yr Conflict India (+USSR) vs Pakistan (+USA) vs Kashmir (+X) - gtbt > .

23-5-31 Lithium Deposit in Challenging & Disputed Kashmir Region - Caspian > .

2020 India's huge farmer protests, explained - Vox > .

technology 

23-12-23 Indian Defence Strategy: Forces, Potential, Procurement Disasters - Perun > .

23-7-21 Brain Drain & Capital Issues Plague India's Tech Industry || Peter Zeihan > .

water crisis 

23-8-21 India’s HUGE water problem will cause a HUGE migration problem - GG > .

X threat 

24-9-7 [India~Xina Border Disputes: No Direct Flights] - PolyMatters > .

23-9-18 Xina Threat: India Aims to Upgrade Defences | Palki Sharma > .

23-7-29 Ream, Hambantota, Tonga Naval Bases; Australia - Focus > .

> Xitting the Wall - Xina's Economic Decline >>

> Indian Ocean >

> India >>

Indian Ocean 
24-5-2 Drone Attack on Bulker Cyclades | Ship Attacks in Indian Ocean - Shipping > .

> I-P Coalition of the Willing >>
> IPC - Indo-Pacific Conflict? >>
> IPA Indo-Pacific Alliances >>
> IPM - Indo-Pacific Militaries >>
> IPT - Indo-Pacific Tensions >>

Somalia ..

24-6-1 [Turkey's Defense, Training, Weaponry Pact with Somalia] - CaspianReport > .

> Indonesia >

> ASEAN >>

24-4-9 ASEAN 1967-2024 mapped; RCEP 2020-2024 - Tigerstar > .

23-9-20 ASEAN-member troops 1st joint "non-combat" military drills - DW > .

23-9-7 Li Qiang at ASEAN - Update > .

22-1-5 ASEAN Explained: Asia's Version of EU - TLDR > .

18-1-31 ASEAN explained - H-B-S > .

> Asian Tigers >>

Austronesia

19-6-9 What if Austronesian World United? - Masaman > .

Geoeconomic

23-7-27 Unbelievable Growth of Indonesia - EcEx > .

23-3-10 Bumpy Rise of Indonesia - gtbt > . skip > .

Geography

22-8-25 Effort to Save 2nd Largest Megacity: Jakarta, Indonesia - TDC > .

22-1-22 Why Indonesia is Moving The Capital City - Real > .

21-5-16 Indonesia - Best & Worst Geography - KhAnubis > .

20-3-7 Bigger than Thought - Real > .

Geopolitics 

22-4-25 Indonesia & Vietnam plan to avoid Ukraine's Dilemma - VisPol > .

21-11-21 Indonesia: Balance of Power in Asia - Red Line > .

18-8-24 Geopolitics of Southeast Asia, 1/2 - Caspian > .

18-8-13 Geopolitics of Southeast Asia, 2/2: Malay Archipelago - Caspian > .

History

20-11-7 History of Indonesia - Knowledgia > .

20-1-28 How Indonesia became Muslim - Knowledgia > .
South-East Asia History - Knowledgia >> .

> I-P Coalition of the Willing >> > AntiX >>

Oceans 

23-7-14 Broken Economics of the Oceans - Wendover > .

Maphilindo

21-1-4 Maphilindo, would-be superstate of SE Asia - CaRe > . skip ad > .

Population 

22-1-8 Most Humans Live Inside This Small Circle - Real > .

Southeast Asia

18-8-24 Geopolitics of Southeast Asia, 1/2 - Caspian > .

18-8-13 Geopolitics of Southeast Asia, 2/2: Malay Archipelago - Caspian > .

> Vietnam >>

24-4-6 Vietnam: Hx, USA-Xina Relations, SXS, economy - gtbt > .

> I-P Coalition of the Willing >

> AntiX >>

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-8-19 [Anti-X experts' sentiments and resolve rise in Indo-Pacific] - Update > .

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-7-11 Matt Pottinger: Searching for an Endgame With Xina | FA > .

24-6-20 Philippine economy - owning the middle - EcEx > .

24-6-9 Kevin Rudd: Xina, USA, Taiwan: Deterrence in Scenarios Short of War > .

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

24-5-19 US-Xina Conflict: Military, Trade, Shifting Order - Update > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-12 West v X: Belated Warning of Xina's Imperialistic Threat - Update > .

24-4-12 Taiwan Chip Industry "Diaspora" Insurance - Update > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

24-2-2 Why America Would Defend The Philippines - Ec Talk > .

23-12-10 Philippines races to upgrade its military vs X - SCMP > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-10-14 [Independent Taiwan versus Imperialist Dicktatorship] - Real > . 

23-10-4 Taiwan requests Total Life Systems Management & defensive weapons - Up > .

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

> AUKUS >>  > Australia >>

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > . 

24-2-27 Australia: a middle-power between West and East - STG > .

> Chip War >>

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-4-12 Taiwan Chip Industry "Diaspora" Insurance - Update > .

23-10-4 EU "derisks" hard & soft technologies, b/o security - Update > .

> Conscription, Recruitment >>  

24-4-16 Is Mandatory Military Service Actually a Good Idea? - Context Matters > .

24-1-14 Demography & Armies - Recruitment, Retention, Manpower - Perun > .

24-2-1 Could National Service fix British forces recruitment crisis? | Sitrep > .

> Decoupling >>

24-5-19 US-Xina Conflict: Military, Trade, Shifting Order - Update > .

24-4-12 West v X: Belated Warning of Xina's Imperialistic Threat - Update > .

24-4-12 Taiwan Chip Industry "Diaspora" Insurance - Update > .

24-4-2 [Xi's Bellicose Hubristic] Nationalism, Ideology & Scholarship - Update > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-10-4 EU "derisks" hard & soft technologies, b/o security - Update > .

23-9-16 Cost of Wall Street-Xina breakup after 40-years - Lei > .

> Elections 2024 >>

> First Island Chain >>

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-6-20 Philippine economy - owning the middle - EcEx > .

24-6-9 Kevin Rudd: Xina, USA, Taiwan: Deterrence in Scenarios Short of War > .

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

23-12-10 Philippines races to upgrade its military vs X - SCMP > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-10-4 Taiwan requests Total Life Systems Management & defensive weapons - Up > .

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

> FVEY - Five Eyes >>

> India >>  > India v Xina >>

24-5-22 Indian Navy's Plan to Deter Xina & PLAN - T&P > .

Indo-Pacific Coalition of the Willing 

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-8-19 [Anti-X experts' sentiments and resolve rise in Indo-Pacific] - Update > .

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-7-11 Matt Pottinger: Searching for an Endgame With Xina | FA > .

24-6-20 Philippine economy - owning the middle - EcEx > .

24-6-9 Kevin Rudd: Xina, USA, Taiwan: Deterrence in Scenarios Short of War > .

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

24-5-19 US-Xina Conflict: Military, Trade, Shifting Order - Update > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-12 Taiwan Chip Industry "Diaspora" Insurance - Update > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

24-2-2 Why America Would Defend The Philippines - Ec Talk > .

24-1-9 Ċold Ŵar 2: NATO-like alliance vs Xina in the Indo-Pacific? | DW > .

23-12-10 Philippines races to upgrade its military vs X - SCMP > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-10-4 Taiwan requests Total Life Systems Management & defensive weapons - Up > .

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

23-9-21 A Xinese blockade against Taiwan 'won't work' | Tim Cross > .

23-9-19 Taiwan's CM32 "Clouded Leopard" TIFV - T&P > .

23-9-16 Rearmament: Japan Plans to Become a Military Superpower - War > .

23-9-6 AoD | Succeeding [in Hybrid War vs] PRC (feat. John Lee) - Hudson > .
23-8-6 Climate Change & Panama Canal; USN vs PLAN - Kamome > . skip > .
23-7-31 Ċold Ŵar 2: Biden placing spies & jets in Australia to deter Xina | Tim Cross > .
23-7-29 Taiwan: Japanese & US Moves | Update > .
23-7-7 USN not afraid of PLAN ... yet - nwyt > .
23-7-7 Would America Really Defend Taiwan? > . skip > .
23-4-23 Japanese Defence Strategy & Rearmament - ambitious plans - Perun > .
U.S. Alliances in the Western Pacific Archipelago | George Friedman > .

Innovation 

23-9-7 Pentagon announces Replicator cheap-AI-drone program vs Xina - Binkov > .

> Japan >>  > JDF - Japan's Military >>

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-9-16 Rearmament: Japan Plans to Become a Military Superpower - War > .

23-9-14 Hx Japan vs Xina: Why Xina and Japan are headed to war - BuBa > .

> Japan >>  Economy 

24-6-4 Why Japan's Economy Is So Fiercely Inefficient | WSJ > .

24-5-13 Japan's Lost Decade - An Economic Disaster [Doc] - Cold Fusion > .

> Malaysia >>    

24-7-20 Malaysia [could become] next global chip giant - Caspian Report > .

> Manpower - Forces >>

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

> Military Intelligence >> 

> Military Recruitment - anti-XIR>>

> Naval >>   > Shipping >>   

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

24-3-21 USN's 30-Year Plan on Shipbuilding - 2024 - Shipping > .

> NK >>-> X >>-> T >>-> First Island Chain >> 

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-6-9 Kevin Rudd: Xina, USA, Taiwan: Deterrence in Scenarios Short of War > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

23-12-10 Philippines races to upgrade its military vs X - SCMP > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-10-4 Taiwan requests Total Life Systems Management & defensive weapons - Up > .

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

23-9-30 Militarily Strategic Utility of DPRK to Imperialistic Xina - Kamome > . skip > .

22-8-7 3 Reasons Why Korea is the Key to Asia's Security - Kamome > .

> Philippines >>  > HPh - Philippines >>

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-6-20 Philippine economy - owning the middle - EcEx > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

24-4-5 Marcos~Duterte: Crazy Philippine Politics - ABC Aus > .

> PLA >>

24-7-6 [Naval Strategy: Mahan, Corbett | PLAN Aggression] - Pacific > . 

24-5-29 Hainan Island & Xina's Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

> Political Affiliation >>

> Proxy Warfare >>

> Strategy >>

> Shipping >>

24-3-21 USN's 30-Year Plan on Shipbuilding - 2024 - Shipping > .

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

24-2-18 Gallagher's Call for US Sealift Capacity Expansion vs Xina - Shipping > .

Singapore 

24-6-17 [Poisoned Shrimp-Porcupine-Dolphin: Singapore's Military] - Insight > .

> Submersibles >>

24-5-19 Detection Advances vs Future of Ballistic, Attack Submarines - Perun > .

> SXS - South Xina Sea >> 

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-7-23 [Divergent Positions on SXS/West Philippine Sea] - Update > .

24-7-20 [Xina~US Antagonism - SXS, X-R-U, X-T, Ximperialism] - Update > .

24-7-6 [SXS - Xina's Continued Crybullying in West Philippine Sea] - Update > .

24-6-20 Philippine economy - owning the middle - EcEx > .

24-4-2 Xina's Falsehoods & Threats Against Philippines - Update > .

24-3-15 Risky Xina-Philippines Confrontation in SXS | WSJ > .

24-2-2 Why America Would Defend The Philippines - Ec Talk > .

23-12-18 Xinese Agression in the South China Sea (SXS) - Warographics > . 

> Taiwan Defense >> vs > HuángXi >> > X-Mil Threat >>  USA ⇔ > XIR >>

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-6-9 Kevin Rudd: Xina, USA, Taiwan: Deterrence in Scenarios Short of War > .

24-6-5 [Boiling Moat: Xinese Imperialist Threat to Pacific Peace] - Hoover > .

24-5-23 USAF (bases) vs Xina: Preparing for Day Zero - mah > .

24-5-21 Inauguration of President Lai - Update > .

24-5-22 XiXiP's Woof Whining about Lai's  Speech - Update > .

24-5-17 Tsai Ing-wen: legacy, Xina, future - BBC > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-12 Taiwan Chip Industry "Diaspora" Insurance - Update > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-10-14 [Independent Taiwan versus Imperialist Dicktatorship] - Real > . 

23-10-4 Taiwan requests Total Life Systems Management & defensive weapons - Up > .

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

23-9-21 A Xinese blockade against Taiwan 'won't work' | Tim Cross > .

> Wartime Economies >>

24-4-12 West v X: Belated Warning of Xina's Imperialistic Threat - Update > .

24-1-20 Can Ruscia win the military production race? - Anders > .

Weaponry 

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

23-8-25 Design, economics, threats - new Anglo-Japanese fighter - Binkov > . skip > .

> X-Mil Threat >> 🔸Xina-Threat🔸

24-12-17 The Boiling Moat | Deterrence Policy | Matt Pottinger - Hoover > .

24-8-12 [Lai increasing Taiwan defense budget; JDF, V, Ph; SXS] - Update > .

24-6-9 Kevin Rudd: Xina, USA, Taiwan: Deterrence in Scenarios Short of War > .

24-5-1 Aquilino - urges more action to counter Xina's military power - PBS > .

24-4-12 West v X: Belated Warning of Xina's Imperialistic Threat - Update > .

24-4-9 Aquilino - USN, Philippines, AUKUS, SXS, Indo-Pacific Security - Lowy > .

24-4-2 [Xi's Bellicose Hubristic] Nationalism, Ideology & Scholarship - Update > .

23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .

23-10-20 Xina's PLAN Expansion vs USN's Hegemony - gtbt > . skip > .

> Xitting the Wall - Xina's Economic Decline >>

24-4-2 [Xi's Bellicose Hubristic] Nationalism, Ideology & Scholarship - Update > .

23-9-21 A Xinese blockade against Taiwan 'won't work' | Tim Cross > .