Bhavan Jaipragas

German Chancellor Merz at the White House with President Trump on Mar 3. For decades, many Asian militaries have counted on European manufacturers, including Germany’s ThyssenKrupp, as serious and reliable partners.
OPINION

Whose problem? The looming US-Europe divorce is Asia’s headache too

In this current war, yes, allies have signed tentative statements and made the requisite noises about heeding Trump’s call to help safeguard the Strait of Hormuz.
COMMENTARY

Iran war exposes the price of America’s collapsing goodwill in Asia

Military build-up continues in Puerto Rico after the US struck Venezuela and captured its president Nicolas Maduro.

After the Maduro raid, the question is who checks Trump’s risk-taking

Trump also green-lit Seoul’s request to build a nuclear-powered submarine in an American shipyard.

No shame in the art of the fawn – Asia’s way with Trump and China