Undersea cables underpin global communication and the digital economy, with between 95-99% of data for international banking, e-commerce, video calls, and intelligence sharing travelling via these largely hidden transoceanic routes.

A dissection of the Chinese security apparatus: contrasting the People’s Liberation Army with the CCP’s internal police forces and paramilitaries, and an exploration on how China uses these nontraditional security forces—which often aid foreign governments in maintaining regime stability—as an alternative to U.S. security assistance packages.

A discussion China’s rapid rise, Beijing’s ambitions on the global stage and how the US will respond.

The United States and Malaysia have remained indispensable, long-term friends, but the world is a much-changed place. It’s time for the relationship to be re-examined against this reality.

The 2024 world faces globe-spanning conflict, political instability and polarization, and the threat of disinformation. Korea is not immune to these forces. 

China’s patient, long-term Taiwan policy, together with its modest record of military action abroad, suggests that Beijing’s more probable plan is to gradually intensify the policy it is already pursuing: a creeping encroachment into Taiwan’s airspace, maritime space, and information space. 

An explanation on why China’s tech success stories are turning established narratives on democratic freedoms and innovation on their head.