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Aug 23 2026 
Why North Korea rejected Trump’s peace gesture
he scaling down of the USFK and ROK military exercises should be welcomed. Ultimately, peace in Korea will have to depend on peace in the region.
By Dae-Han Song
Trump offered to scale down the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise (carried out annually by the US Forces in Korea (USFK) and Republic of Korea (ROK) military). In Trumpian… Continue reading -
Aug 21 2026 
Can Pakistan turn its coastline into a $10 billion goldmine?
From Sputnik
Pakistan is making a major bet on its “blue economy” — transforming ocean resources into a unified engine combining ports, shipbuilding, processing, and logistics, while protecting the marine environment. At the heart of this push is fisheries, with a target of $10 billion in revenue.
👉 Today, Pakistan’s seafood exports stand at just $568 million… Continue reading
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Jul 30 2026 
The Field Marshal’s expiring warranty
Strongmen are not discarded because they become brutal. Brutality is often the job description. They are discarded when brutality stops delivering.
Middle East Monitor
That is why the Financial Times’ recent scrutiny of Field Marshal Asim Munir matters. After years in which much of the Western press handled Pakistan’s authoritarian order with the discretion normally reserved for… Continue reading
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Jul 23 2026 
China Writer Wei Ling Chua: Bangladesh’s China-Built, No-Debt Padma Bridge And Rail Link Come Online
Radio Sinoland – Jeff Brown Win-Win Cooperation
Bangladesh’s No-Debt Padma Bridge and Rail LinkChinese engineering firm builds… Continue reading
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Jul 23 2026 
Note by Brian Berletic on cockroach student protests in India
https://t.me/brianlovethailand/5060
India is a member of BRICS, a close ally of Russia, and has been increasingly working closer together with China despite the sometimes real tension but mostly superficial rhetoric both in the West and within India’s own information space.
No nation is ever a monolithic homogeneous structure – especially a nation as large as India.
India is… Continue reading
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Jul 06 2026 
Oh yes, I’m the great negotiator
Cross-border drone attack raises Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions
The Afghan government said its forces had carried out a cross-border drone strike into Pakistani territory on June 30.
That was the latest flashpoint in a rapidly deteriorating relationship between the two neighbors.
💬 Afghan statement
The Afghan Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted hideouts of Islamic State militants in the Pakistani border… Continue reading
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May 28 2026 
Iran’s Smart Strategy in an Imposed War
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed awan
Global Silk Route Research Alliance
PakistanThe latest war against Iran did not begin in a vacuum. It came while Iran was engaged in nuclear talks with the United States, and this timing has shaped Tehran’s reading of the entire crisis. From the Iranian perspective, diplomacy was used not as a… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
Islamabad at the Crossroads of Peace: Pakistan’s Quiet Diplomacy and the Search for a Durable Iran Settlement.
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
In moments of grave international crisis, wars are often remembered for their destruction, but history tends to honor those who strive to stop them. The current Israeli-American confrontation with Iran—after months of escalation, retaliation, uncertainty and diplomatic maneuvering—appears to have reached a strategic stalemate. While the guns may not have fallen… Continue reading
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Dec 18 2025
Pakistan–Indonesia: Renewing a Strategic Partnership for a Shared Future.
By Zamir Awan
The official visit of President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Prabowo Subianto, to Islamabad from 8–9 December 2025 marks a defining moment in Pakistan–Indonesia relations. Undertaken at the invitation of Prime Minister H.E. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, this landmark visit—President Prabowo’s first to Pakistan—coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the… Continue reading
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Dec 16 2025 
Brian Berletic: Thai-Cambodian Conflict Threatens Asian Stability by Design
“Major hostilities erupted once again in early to mid-December in Southeast Asia along the borders of Thailand and Cambodia following a troubled “ceasefire” that included incidents and provocations for months since the last round of major fighting took place in July 2025.
Despite any resulting ceasefire, the fundamental issues driving the conflict remain entirely unresolved, primarily… Continue reading
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Dec 08 2025
Brian Berletic: Thai-Cambodian Conflict Reignites
Quick Telegram Update
Just like any other “peace deal” the US brokers (amid conflicts of its own engineering) the “peace” between Thailand and Cambodia collapsed (and really didn’t exist to begin with).
There have been constant skirmishes and incidents along the border all throughout the “peace,” and now open hostilities are escalating once again.
This includes… Continue reading
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Dec 06 2025 
Multipolarity: The internal wars start – Pakistan
A worldwide move to multipolarity is not easy. From that perspective, it behooves us (me specifically, as I have no patience for the fiddle and faddle) to be more patient, more understanding, and more resolute. There is nothing better on the table, and I cannot think of anything better in terms of global governance, fairness,… Continue reading
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Nov 06 2025 
Kim Yong-nam, the last ceremonial leader of North Korea, has died at the age of 97
I am certain the Western propagandist idiots will mock this news, but I want to offer my perspective. While I’ve never met him, when I went to the DPRK in 2017, albeit only for 1 week (I do plan to return when possible), I saw a people who know their history and respect their leaders.
Eva… Continue reading
