Asia-Pacific
Goodbye Indo-Pacific, hello first island chain!
USPACOM's rebranding marks a new strategy, along with the rise of the “Squad” — the US, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines — to check China's power
July 07, 2026
USPACOM's rebranding marks a new strategy, along with the rise of the “Squad” — the US, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines — to check China's power
The Iran war has hastened the development of a new route in which Ankara becomes a hub and magnifies its importance to the region
Ali Al Zaidi has launched an unprecedented but much needed crackdown on figures tied to the country's massively corrupt patronage system
'We must be the leading country in the world with this capability,' says Israeli Defense Minister Katz
Imagine a globe-spanning naval battle with both sides interdicting commerce, a collapse in Asian trade, mounting losses, far worse than the current Iran war
To do so would rebuff Washington at a time when rebuilding and recalibrating in the wake of a shocking Iran War outcome is of the essence
