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BREAKDOWN: Trump, AI, and China — When the West's Survival Rests on a Flawed Executive Order
On June 2, 2026, Trump quietly signed two AI decrees that frame the technology as a matter of national survival. The diagnosis is right.…
NOTE: The Federal Court Strikes Down Trump's $100,000 H-1B Fee — But the Damage Is Done
On June 8, 2026, a federal judge in Boston ruled Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee unconstitutional. The court was right. But while Washington litigated,…
ESSAY: Taiwan, the Slow Asphyxiation — 120 Flights and 160 Ships in Two Weeks
On June 13, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense logged six Chinese military aircraft, eight warships, and two coast guard vessels maneuvering around its…
INVESTIGATION: China Sanctions Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro — A Global First Worth Decoding
On June 11, 2026, Beijing imposed personal sanctions on Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., his wife, and his child — the first time in…
COMMENTARY: Taiwan's 2026 Defense Budget Sabotaged — Lai Ching-te Forced to Work Around It
This is not a legislative footnote. What has been unfolding in Taiwan since autumn 2025 is of rare gravity: the 2026 defense budget has…
BREAKDOWN: $18 Billion for Space, Thousands of Drones — INDOPACOM's "Hellscape" Becomes Reality
On April 6, 2026, Admiral Samuel Paparo filed a 221-page classified report with Congress requesting $122 billion to deter China. The document reveals a…
ANALYSIS: The 18th Straits Forum in Xiamen — Beijing Accelerates Integration While Taiwan Sounds the Alarm
Every June, Xiamen hosts a 'civil exchange' forum that is anything but civilian. Eighteen years in, Beijing's machine for absorbing Taiwan — cultural, economic,…
ESSAY: Japan–Philippines Maritime Security — The Quiet Alliance That Has Beijing Alarmed
Tokyo and Manila have been quietly building the most consequential security partnership in the Indo-Pacific. Beijing's furious reaction to routine EEZ negotiations just proved…
ANALYSIS: China's New 155mm Naval Gun — 200km Range, Built to Invade Taiwan
The PLAN is testing the heaviest naval artillery system mounted on a modern warship. At 21.8 tons, with a claimed 200km range and stealth…