ASIA GEOPOLITICS | Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands
United States President Joe Biden (right) hosts the US-Pacific Island Country Summit with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) at
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HEADLINE- ASIA AND PACIFIC |ASIA GEOPOLITICS | Philippines condemns Chinese ‘floating barrier’ in South China Sea
The Chinese Coast Guard has installed a floating barrier in the southern portion of Bajo de Masinloc, a traditional fishing
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WORLD-ASIA AND PACIFIC | Indonesia hosts first-ever ASEAN military drills
Indonesian Military personnel take pictures as they take part in the ceremony to form the joint military and police security
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ASIA GEOPOLITICS | CHINA TURMOIL – China’s defense minister, not seen in weeks, skipped Vietnam meet
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu delivers a speech at XI Moscow conference on international security in the Moscow region, Russia,
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43rd ASEAN SUMMIT | Chinese premier stresses solidarity with ASEAN amid map controversy
China’s Premier Li Qiang (left) attends the 26th ASEAN-China Summit during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, on Sept. 6,
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ASIA GEOPOLITICS | INDONESIA- Indonesian, US troops begin ‘Super Garuda Shield’ joint drill
A US soldier takes part in the Super Garuda Shield 2022 joint military exercise with Indonesia in Baturaja, South Sumatra
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OP ED – OPINION | ACADEMIA – Does ASEAN matter to the US? Does the US matter to ASEAN?
Thai Prime Minister (from left) Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, United States President Joe Biden, Cambodian Prime
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ASIA GEOPOLITICS | Why is the South China Sea a flashpoint for Asia?
Disputed claims in South China Sea. ( CSIS/AMTI/D.Rosenberg/MiddleburyCollege/HarvardAsiaQuarterly/Phil govt/ChinaMaritimeSafetyAdministration/AFP) . . 10-Line Competing claims to the South China Sea and
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WORLD-ASIA AND PACIFIC | HEADLINE- Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China’s latest South China Sea map
A photographer takes picture of a map showing the position of the Chinese oil rig in the disputed waters at
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MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA | BRICS announces ‘historic’ admission of six new members
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left), China’s President Xi Jinping (second left), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (center),
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