US–China Rivalry Gives ASEAN a Critical Minerals Opening, but Malaysia and US Must Build Trust

[W]ashington has not solved the underlying problems; it has only rescheduled the next tension.

Trump’s threat is purely economic, employing the power of coercion and open blackmail, to keep a ‘servant’ perpetually under subjugation from attaining economic independence.

While Trump is a powerful force within the Republican Party, his polarising presence is creating substantial challenges for the party in appealing to a broad enough coalition to secure consistent, nationwide victories beyond his core base.