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- With the Indo-Pacific concept’s demise, what of Japan, Australia?
on March 31, 2026The Indo-Pacific concept was built on the assumption that maritime power could span oceans, secure access, and shape events at a distance. That assumption no longer holds. Across Eurasia, advances in missile technology, layered air defense and long-range strike capabilities have made proximity dangerous and penetration costly. The balance has shifted toward denial, depth and The post With the Indo-Pacific concept’s demise, what of Japan, Australia? appeared first on Asia Times.
- As US gasoline passes $4, Hegseth says ground war still an option
on March 31, 2026WASHINGTON — The White House defended skyrocketing gas prices Tuesday as a “short-term disruption” during the ongoing war in Iran, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the administration will not “foreclose any option” in the conflict, including boots on the ground. Briefing publicly for the first time since March 19, Hegseth said it will The post As US gasoline passes $4, Hegseth says ground war still an option appeared first on Asia Times.
- The postwar Japan constitution: a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card
on March 31, 2026Before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met President Donald Trump in Washington a couple of weeks ago, the Japanese fretted that Trump would ask Japan to send the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to the Persian Gulf – even just a few ships or aircraft. Anyone who has dealt with Japanese officialdom for any length of time can imagine the teeth-sucking followed by an anguished The post The postwar Japan constitution: a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card appeared first on Asia Times.
- FT: Hegseth broker tried to invest in weapons just before Iran war
on March 31, 2026A broker for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly tried to make a “big investment” in a bundle of weapons stocks just weeks before the US and Israel launched their war on Iran, an assault that Hegseth has aggressively championed. Citing three unnamed people familiar with the matter, The Financial Times reported on Monday that Hegseth’s “broker at Morgan The post FT: Hegseth broker tried to invest in weapons just before Iran war appeared first on Asia Times.
- KYRGYZSTAN: Freed, fined, to be deported
on March 31, 2026The regime is preparing to deport 66-year-old Pastor Pavel Shreider, leader of the now-banned True and Free Reform Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kyrgyzstan. Arrested in November 2024, the Supreme Court in Bishkek changed the rest of his 3-year prison term to a fine of 3 months' average wage on 25 March 2026. He was freed the same day. He will have to pay for his own deportation. His wife has not been ordered deported, b
- "As a host, India has to bring all parties together, herculean task for diplomacy": Expert ahead of BRICS 2026on March 31, 2026
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): As India prepares to assume the BRICS Chair in 2026, its position on the ongoing West Asia conflict will be closely watched, according to Professor Srikanth Kondapalli, a Chinese Studies expert at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).Speaking to ANI, Prof. Kondapalli said, 'This is a very complicated situation for India, because Iran is a member of the BRICS and also Saudi Arabia..
- Understanding geopolitical realityon March 31, 2026
If there is one area of political knowledge that remains poorly understood, it is geopolitics. This field examines international power relations (domination and resistance, colonization, imperialism, war) as well as the strategies that actors deploy to preserve or strengthen their dominance and exert control over territories, resources, or strategic spaces (buffer zones, spheres of influence, ideological penetration).
- "Pakistan's role so far is only to pass messages": Former Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran on Islamabad's push for mediation in West Asia conflicton March 31, 2026
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Amid Pakistan's push for a mediatory role in the West Asia crisis, former Deputy National Security Advisor Pankaj Saran has said that the United States has given clear indications that Islamabad's role so far is only to pass messages and if Pakistan was so confident about its capability to bring peace, there would not have been three other countries and 'they would have done o
