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This story was originally published by ProPublica. In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giant’s “lack of proper detailed security documentation” left reviewers with a “lack of confidence in assessing the system’s overall security posture,” according to an internal government The post 3d strike for Microsoft defending against Chinese, Russian hackers appeared first on Asia Times.

In the fifth year of Myanmar’s civil war, a curious pattern has emerged in the opinion pages of Western publications. Well-crafted essays in Forbes, The Hill, The Washington Times, and Modern Diplomacy have begun arguing, with varying degrees of sophistication, that the United States should rethink its approach to Myanmar’s military regime. The arguments differ The post Hired guns hijacking Myanmar’s narrative in the Western press appeared first on Asia Times.

China may be preparing to take Taiwan, but not through a near-term invasion, as new US intelligence suggests it is prioritizing coercion, pressure and political absorption over outright war. The March report, entitled 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of US Intelligence Community, says China has no fixed timetable for forcible unification and instead prefers to achieve The post US intel doubts China will invade Taiwan in 2027 appeared first on Asia Times.

The primary danger in the escalating Iran war is no longer the risk of expansion but a complete collapse of restraint. The conflict has surged past a contained bilateral US-Israel versus Iran exchange and become a wider regional crisis fueled by a dangerous conviction that hesitation equals defeat. Washington’s political landscape reflects this shift toward The post Iran war’s terrifying logic means no one can back down appeared first on Asia Times.