Asian currencies wilting in the Iran war’s heat
With India’s rupee and Indonesia’s rupiah under siege, Asia faces the specter of a 1997-style reckoning if the Iran war drags on
Japan-Australia frigate deal about far more than 11 warships
Japan and Australia building defense ecosystem designed to deter China and outlast any lapse in US commitment to the region
UAE’s OPEC exit hands Asia a petroyuan moment
UAE did not leave OPEC to start a currency revolution, but the cartel’s loss looks to be Asia’s petrodollar-weakening gain
Iran war shows US economic coercion isn’t what it was
US has long used sanctions for foreign policy ends — the war in Iran shows how that power to punish has lost its bite
Myanmar’s political makeover unmasked by revolutionary reality
Coup maker Min Aung Hlaing wants world to believe conflict-torn nation has turned a page but his junta still lacks control and legitimacy
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