Yoon was just vaccinating South Korea against future coups. Need a minor coup that the institution can beat to prevent major ones

It's on us to build herd immunity

China's manufacturing share of employment (NBS estimate) peaked over a decade ago - at a much lower development level than other countries had reached when they experienced the same peak nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/27153...

Very interesting result in Sri Lanka! Dissanayake's mandate only grows by getting 62% of the vote.
But don't expect the party's pro-China stance to take the island for a repeat of Hambantota.
The party itself is moderating it's stance on India and reaching common governance objectives with Delhi

This result probably has Dhaka, Kyiv, and Taipei all planning contingencies.

Tel Aviv and Moscow happy that their gambles paid off

and leaving Delhi and Beijing more unsure and nervous than they probably know what to do with.

"A deep, yet narrow trade agreement that focuses on the critical technology supply chain may be the path to derisk while maintaining market competitiveness. Such an agreement.. would provide a legal framework for Quad’s tech trade interests"

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"India’s... great power aspirations don't start and stop at the Sino-Indian border... the United States losing a kinetic conflict with China... would exacerbate India’s own vulnerability to Chinese domination"
https://www.9dashline.com/article/the-us-india-partnership-after-modis-visit-to-washington

"The United States’ approach to the [Indian Ocean] region is still, however, piecemeal... The United States has also been slow to extend cooperation to other Indian Ocean states. "
Check out my latest op-ed for Asia Unbound at CFR!
https://www.cfr.org/blog/gaps-us-approach-indian-ocean-security