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The 8-point buzzsaw facing any invasion of Taiwan
Asia-Pacific

The 8-point buzzsaw facing any invasion of Taiwan

Hundreds of billions of dollars have gone to aiding Taipei but geography is still the island's best defense

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Asia-Pacific

How China is 'eating our lunch' with soft power

While Washington sends speeches and militaries to Southeast Asia, Beijing shows up with money, projects, and people

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Asia-Pacific

Three reasons why China can't afford to invade Taiwan

From microchips to maritime trade, the stakes make military action an economic gamble Beijing can’t take

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QiOSK

BRICS takes aim at Israel as it wades into geopolitical conflicts

Trump threatens members with 10% additional tariffs as Rio summit kicks off with its biggest convocation yet

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Military Industrial Complex

The US Navy's five roads to ruin

The establishment wants you to believe it's all about the number of ships but the rot runs much deeper, which can lead to delusional strategy

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Latin America

Taxing remittances helps make US neighbors poorer, less stable

In many cases the money that migrants send home is equal or more than the federal aid those countries used to get