> Japan >

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 > . 

24-3-27 What the End of Japan’s Negative Interest Rates Means - Boyle > . skip > .

22-4-24 Japan - Never a Superpower - KhAnubis > .

22-3-3 Plaza Accord & How Economy Of Japan Could Predict Next Decade - EcEx > .

21-3-22 Economy of Japan: Superpower Fall from Grace in Four Decades - M&M > .

Geography 

22-6-30 Why Japan's Geography Is Absolutely Terrible - OBF > .
22-2-10 Bizarre Climates | Japan's Snow Coast - Geoff > .

17-6-9 Japan—Earthquakes & Tectonics - IRIS > .

> JDF - Japan's Military >>

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 > .

> Malaysia >

24-9-23 Malaysia~Xina - Update > .

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

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 > .

> Pakistan >

> Afghanistan >>  >> Afghanistan >>>

24-6-21 [Aghanistan Conflicts: Tribalism, Water Conflict, Georivalry] - Real > .

2024 

24-10-27 Pakistan's Oil Discovery Could Impact Global Markets - Caspian > .

2023 

23-10-15 Special Operators - Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) - Waro > .

23-10-10 Hamas: Gazan terrorist militants behind atrocities in Israel | ABC > .

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 > .

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

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

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

23-1-18 Middle Corridor - Inland Silk Road - Caspian > .

2021 

21-11-28 ➾ China's $62 Billion Plan To Build USE Pakistan - Behind Asia > .

2018 

18-9-10 Why China and the U.S. Are Vying for Dominance in Pakistan - WSJ > .

18-4-5 Xina's trillion dollar plan to dominate global trade - Vox > .

Geography 

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

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

> India >> > India v Xina >>

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 >>

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

>> Iran, XIR >>> > Iran - Allies, Enemies >>  > Iran >>  > Iran~ >> 

24-8-25 [Iran: Geography & Military] Hard to Defeat - Caspian > .  

Kashmir 

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 > .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

X's BRI & PEC 

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

23-1-18 Middle Corridor - Inland Silk Road - Caspian > .

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

21-11-28 ➾ Xina's $62 Billion Plan To Build USE Pakistan - Behind Asia > .

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

21-9-16 Economic & Military Implications of Xina's BRI (Rudd) - Asia Society > .

21-9-2 Xina's String of Pearls [BRI, Indo-Pacific] - ARgs > .

21-3-17 The Xina-Pakistan Economic Corridor [CPEC, BRI] - ARgs > .

18-9-10 Why China and the U.S. Are Vying for Dominance in Pakistan - WSJ > .

18-4-5 Xina's trillion dollar plan to dominate global trade - Vox > .

> Logistics, Costs of Warfare >>

> Strategy >>

> Philippines >

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

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

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

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 > .

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

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

23-9-27 Philippines-Xina - South "Xina" Sea - Update > . 

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

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

23-6-11 US expanding presence in the Philippines = 9 bases - Binkov > .

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

23-5-10 US Military - New Bases to Counter China in Pacific | WSJ > .

23-2-22 US Bases & Philippine Fight Against Xina - T&P > .

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

22-5-12 The Philippines - China's New Province - laowhy86 > .

Geopolitics of Philippines - KJr > .

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

What is the RCEP? | CNBC > .

China & 14 partners - world's biggest trade deal without US | DW > .

ASEAN explained - H-B-S > .

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to exit politics | DW > .

NATO & US treaties post-WW2 - Vox > .

How The Philippines Manages 7,641 Islands - KhAnubis > .

> A2/AD >>

> 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 > .

> Asian Tigers >>

NATO vs X 

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

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 > .

> Philippine Military >>  > Philippines >>  > HPh - Philippines >>

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

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

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

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

23-9-27 Philippines-Xina - South "Xina" Sea - Update > . 

Philippine Politics

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

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

> SXS - South Xina Sea >> 

24-11-28 Xina’s Man-Made [SXS] Islands are Sinking - Warfronts > .

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 > .

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

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 > . 

X in Pacific

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

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

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

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

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

23-2-28 Why Ruscia's Biggest Threat is Actually Xina - Real > .

> Australia >>

> BRI >>

> Demographics >>

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

> JDF - Japan's Military >>

> Philippines >>

> Taiwan >>

> X-Mil Threat >>

> Solomon Islands >

> Asian Tigers >>

Solomon Islands     

24-4-12 Superpowers watching the Solomon Islands election | ABC Aus > .

24-2-27 Australia: a middle-power between West and East - STG > .
21-7-14 Taiwan and Xina BATTLE Over Pacific Solomon Islands - Uncensored > .

23-12-3 Xina and West in battle for control of $olomon Islands | 60 Min > .

23-11-24 Xina’s ploy to buy heart of Pacific | ABC Aus > .

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

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

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

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

23-5-13 Sogavare: Dictator Installed by Xina in Solomon Islands - Unc > .

23-4-16 Xina wants Solomon Islands - Suidani vs Corrupt Sogavare - Unc > .

23-4-7 Solomon: Anti-X Malaita ex-Premier Daniel Suidani banned > .

22-11-27 Dragon's Claw: Xina's Next 10 Years - Kamome > . skip > .

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

19-10-18 Xina leasing Tulagi in the Solomon Islands | DW > .

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

22-7-15  Australia, U.S. Defense Leaders Weigh in on Pacific - Focus > . 

22-5-30 Australia alarmed by Xina's military ambitions in South Pacific | DW > .

22-4-27 Solomon Islands: Can Xina afford a base? Taiwan safer > .

22-4-21 Xina Trying to Build a Military Base Near Australia - Unscripted > .

22-4-6 Impact of Xina-Solomon Islands Pact on Australia’s security | ABC News > .

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

22-3-25 Xina moves military forces to Solomon Islands; security deal | 9 Aus > .

22-3-24 Leaked document: Xina seeking Solomon Islands military base | 9 Aus > .

21-11-29 Anti-XXP Protests Erupt in Solomon Islands, Australia Sends Troops > .