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Tag: Indo-Pacific

04/09 End of the Empire: Economic Madness Descends on Washington
End of the Empire

04/09 End of the Empire: Economic Madness Descends on Washington

April 9, 2025

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…

Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
Foreign Policy

Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines

March 31, 2025

In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…

Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia
Foreign Policy

Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

US taxpayers have once again been put on the hook for billions in bribe money to three Pacific island…

Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy
Foreign Policy

Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy

July 23, 2024

Japan’s ongoing military defense buildup accelerated, at least rhetorically, in line with the recent release of a national defense…

Relocation of the US Marines Corps from Okinawa to Guam Still Ongoing–as Are the Rapes Off-Base
Foreign Policy

Relocation of the US Marines Corps from Okinawa to Guam Still Ongoing–as Are the Rapes Off-Base

July 2, 2024July 5, 2024

The Kyodo News reported that Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has said about 100 US Marines will move to…

5/08 End of the Empire: Worldwide Flight From the Dollar Intensifies as Syria Returns to Arab League
ArchivesEnd of the Empire

5/08 End of the Empire: Worldwide Flight From the Dollar Intensifies as Syria Returns to Arab League

May 8, 2023August 23, 2023

End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

How The Marshall Islands’ Successfully Landed a $4 Billion Bribe from Uncle Sam
ArchivesForeign Policy

How The Marshall Islands’ Successfully Landed a $4 Billion Bribe from Uncle Sam

February 2, 2023July 12, 2023

At the tail end of January, high-level negotiations saw the Marshall Islands sign a new bilateral treaty to cede…

Biden Camp in Midst of All Out Diplomatic Blitz Across the Pacific to Catch Up with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

Biden Camp in Midst of All Out Diplomatic Blitz Across the Pacific to Catch Up with China

September 29, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… The US “Pacific Island Country Summit” kicked off at the White House on Wednesday. Writ…

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China
Foreign Policy

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China

July 1, 2022

PICTURED: Demonstrators take part in an anti-NATO protest ahead of the NATO summit, held on June 28th and June…

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China

May 6, 2022September 11, 2024

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare told his nation’s parliament on Wednesday that either Australia, the…

State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond
Foreign Policy

State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond

October 22, 2020

PICTURED: A CATM-84K Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), being mounted on an aircraft in an American airbase on…

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles
Foreign Policy

New 2021 Defense Budget Standouts – The Indo-Pacific and Hypersonic Missiles

July 2, 2020

PICTURED: The X-51 Waverider prototype hypersonic glide missile. The latest National Defense Authorization (NDA) for 2021 contains a lot…


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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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