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Asia cannot just wait for Trump to chicken out

VON Alan Winters

It was unsurprising when US President Donald Trump imposed widespread tariffs in 2025, given that he once described ‘tariff’ as ‘the most beautiful word in the dictionary’.

Southeast Asia’s small navies face a quantum shift

VON Hadrien Saperstein

Southeast Asia’s small and ‘ smaller small ’ navies operate in an increasingly complex strategic environment where busy sea lanes intersect with increasing competition over dual-use emerging technologies.