In the evolving geopolitical landscape of the Indo-Pacific, Japan has re-emerged as a proactive strategic actor, expanding its defense posture, deepening security partnerships, and positioning itself as a guardian of…
By Li Aixin Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT Editor's Note: As Japan accelerates its military buildup, inks major new arms export deals and joins the annual Balikatan, or "shoulder-to-shoulder," drills as a full…
In a moment that should unsettle any serious observer of Philippine statecraft, Manila is now openly seeking Washington’s approval to purchase oil from Russia. Framed as a pragmatic response to…
The planned establishment of a U.S. Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) in Davao is being framed as a logistical enhancement, an innocuous U.S. infrastructure project meant to improve refueling capacity…
For decades, the Philippines–United States military alliance has been framed as a pillar of the country’s security. Rooted in the Mutual Defense Treaty and strengthened by successive security agreements, a…
THE unfolding conflict in the Gulf between Iran and the United States-Israel axis has exposed a strategic reality that many governments hosting American military assets and bases have long tried…
The image tells a story that official press releases carefully try to soften. Trucks carrying U.S. medium-range missile systems positioned in open terrain are not merely symbols of cooperation; they…
What? Seriously?? Is this a joke?? Because it’s NOT funny at all! “Not U.S. bases” is a semantic escape hatch, NOT a security reality. Saying EDCA sites are “not U.S.…
Now, there’s news spreading that Mojtaba Khamenei has already been installed as Iran’s new Supreme Leader. Under Iran’s constitution, the next Supreme Leader must be formally chosen by the Assembly…
The image captures more than rhetoric. It reveals the normalization of open, state-sanctioned threats in the language of power. When a sitting U.S. War Secretary declares, “Then we will hunt…