# geoeconomic (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover geoeconomic. Page: Feed: --- ## [Review: Great Power Diplomacy and US China Competition](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/great-power-diplomacy-us-china-competition) _2026-08-21 · ASEAN Wonk_ New book by former diplomat reveals how great power diplomacy can be leveraged by states to navigate intensifying competition in and beyond the Indo-Pacific. ## [Drone Warfare And Officer Training: Lessons From The War In Ukraine](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/drone-warfare-officer-training-ukraine/) _2026-08-20 · Wolfgang Müller, Sergej Sumlenny · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: The war in Ukraine demonstrates that drone warfare is a potential catalyst for profound transformation. Unmanned aerial systems have reshaped battlefield awareness, accelerated decision-making, and redistributed authority to lower tactical levels. This shift challenges traditional hierarchical command structures and exposes tensions between doctrine and operational reality within NATO… ## [Book Review: Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime, and Terrorism.](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/book-review-dirty-entanglements/) _2026-08-17 · Vipul Tamhane · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Louise I. Shelley, (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2014). pp. 370. Louise Shelley’s Dirty Entanglements arrives as a landmark contribution to transnational security studies. Drawing on more than fifteen years of field research across six continents, Shelley, University Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School and founder of TraCCC, advances a deceptively simple but… ## [Great Transshipment Scam Claim Hits US Southeast Asia Ties](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/great-transshipment-scam-claim-us-southeast-asia) _2026-08-17 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus Taiwan exercise controversy; new minerals mechanism talk; digital watchdog launch; coming nuclear sites, anti-submarine datapoint and much, much more. ## [Rethinking Maritime Chokepoints İn The Contemporary Global Economy](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/maritime-chokepoints-global-economy/) _2026-08-13 · Kenan Heydarov · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: Maritime chokepoints are commonly portrayed as critical vulnerabilities capable of triggering systemic disruption across the global economy. The concentration of trade and energy flows through corridors such as the Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, the Strait of Malacca, and the Panama Canal has reinforced concerns regarding the fragility of contemporary globalisation. \[…\]… ## [The Emerging Logic Of Prolonged And Indeterminate War](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/prolonged-indeterminate-war/) _2026-08-10 · Deepak Kumar · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: An increasing number of contemporary conflicts appear to resist decisive resolution under specific structural conditions. This argument does not suggest that all wars follow the same trajectory. Rather, it identifies specific structural configurations under which decisive outcomes become less likely. For the purposes of this article, “strategic closure” refers to the production of a \[…\]… ## [Dueling ASEAN Myanmar Calls After Aung San Suu Kyi Meeting](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/dueling-asean-myanmar-calls-aung-san-suu-kyi-meet) _2026-08-10 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus new minilateral defense council meeting; coming gas pipeline link speculation; debt management plan claim; data leak review aftermath; and much, much more. ## [Review: Beyond Geopolitics, Where Next for the Philippines?](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/beyond-geopolitics-where-next-philippines-marcos) _2026-08-07 · ASEAN Wonk_ From US-China competition to the South China Sea, a new book suggests foreign policy futures hinge on a contested domestic landscape under Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ## [Energy, Technology, And The Emerging Geopolitical Order](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/energy-technology-geopolitics/) _2026-08-06 · Kenan Heydarov · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: The international system is undergoing a transformation that extends beyond conventional great-power rivalry. What is changing is not simply the distribution of power among states, but the mechanisms through which power is exercised, sustained, and constrained. Assumptions that shaped much of the post-Cold War era economic interdependence as a stabilising force, globalisation as a \[…\]… ## [Book Review: Intelligence In An Insecure World](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/book-review-intelligence-insecure-world/) _2026-08-03 · Vipul Tamhane · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Peter Gill and Mark Phythian, (Polity 3rd Edition, 2018). pp. 256. For a Hollywood buff, Peter Gill and Mark Phythian’s Intelligence in an Insecure World feels a bit off because it doesn’t really romanticise espionage. Instead of just lingering on secretive heroics or that familiar operational myth thing, the authors drop the reader into how \[…\] The post Book Review: Intelligence In An Insecure… ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2pfPHNa0Uhj5) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [New Sanctions in World Southeast Asia Scam Centers Warning](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/new-sanctions-world-southeast-asia-scam-centers) _2026-08-03 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus new aircraft carrier visit, big electric vehicles race move; quiet artificial intelligence body launch; data center screening call; and much, much more. ## [Review: How Would the US Fight China in a Taiwan Scenario?](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/how-the-united-states-would-fight-china-taiwan) _2026-07-31 · ASEAN Wonk_ New book combines war games, briefings and analysis to examine how a superpower conflict could unfold and the warfighting challenges that may lie ahead. ## [Lone-Actor Terrorism In The Age Of Relational Machines](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/lone-actor-terrorismrelational-machines/) _2026-07-30 · Blair Maddock-Ferrie · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: AI companion platforms are purpose-built to validate, affirm, and emotionally sustain their users. This article examines whether that structural logic poses a measurable radicalisation risk for individuals already predisposed to lone-actor terrorism. Drawing on a structured simulation conducted across seven ideological profiles and three AI companion personality types on Ourdream AI, the… ## [Türkiye’s Military Capacity And European Defence Integration](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/turkiye-military-european-defence/) _2026-07-27 · Kenan Heydarov · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: As Europe confronts the return of high-intensity warfare and prolonged industrial attrition, longstanding assumptions about defence readiness are being reconsidered. This report examines Türkiye’s evolving role within the European security landscape, arguing that Ankara has emerged as a significant yet inherently limited contributor to addressing Europe’s structural shortfalls in… ## [New Partnerships Push At 2026 ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meets](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/new-partnerships-2026-asean-foreign-ministers-meetings) _2026-07-27 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus new China dialogue; submarine cable launch; strategic trade move announcement; warship missile deal inroads; revoked privileges and much, much more. ## [Episode 32: Flashpoint Futures in Philippine Foreign Policy](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/flashpoint-management-philippine-foreign) _2026-07-23 · ASEAN Wonk_ Former government official on what to expect on the South China Sea, the US-Philippines alliance, the rest of Manila’s ASEAN chairmanship year and much more. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208150508/5f7fe11b4f6f50276836ddd1cb5cc295.mp3) ## [Podcast: Flashpoint Management in Philippine Foreign Policy](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/flashpoint-management-philippine-foreign-policy) _2026-07-23 · ASEAN Wonk_ Former government official on what lies ahead on the South China Sea, the US-Philippines alliance, the rest of Manila’s ASEAN chairmanship year and much more. ## [Putin’s Early NATO Discourse And The Myth Of Ignored Russian Security Interests](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/putin-nato-russia-security-interests/) _2026-07-23 · Lukas Bittner · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: This article challenges the post‑2014 Russian claim that NATO enlargement systematically ignored Russia’s legitimate security interests. Drawing on Vladimir Putin’s own speeches and interviews from 2000–2004, combined with primary documents such as the 1997 NATO–Russia Founding Act, it demonstrates that Moscow repeatedly accepted Alliance enlargement, deepened institutional cooperation,… ## [Missile-Induced Systemic Compression And Crisis Stability In South Asia](https://tdhj.org/blog/post/compression-crisis-south-asia/) _2026-07-20 · Atif Anwer Dar · The Defence Horizon Journal_ Abstract: Technological acceleration is compressing decision-making timelines between nuclear-armed adversaries in ways classical deterrence theory did not anticipate. This essay introduces the concept of “missile-induced systemic compression” to explain how supersonic velocity and dual-capable ambiguity—the inability to distinguish conventional from nuclear warheads—systematically reduce crisis… ## [China AI Body Nets Southeast Asia Gains in Global South Bid](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/china-ai-body-southeast-asia-global-south-waico) _2026-07-20 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus big exercise launch; world first geoeconomic pact takes shape; joint defense partnership declaration; new aviation deal announcement and much, much more. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rYO9KhmXW4wv) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [New South China Sea Statement Marks Arbitral Award Milestone](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/south-china-sea-arbitral-tribunal-award-2026) _2026-07-12 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus Indo-Pacific summitry; new artificial intelligence risk disclosure; illegal China influence claim; coming military space center and much, much more. ## [Review: The Future of US Defense Strategy And Asia Stakes](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/us-defense-strategy-asia-to-dare-mighty-things) _2026-07-09 · ASEAN Wonk_ Longtime government advisor identifies potential post-Trump futures in US military strategy and implications for regions such as Asia in newly released book. ## [New Might Makes Right Alert at 2026 Asia-Pacific Roundtable](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/might-makes-right-asia-pacific-roundtable-2026) _2026-07-05 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus new cyber command; megaproject recalibration chatter; coming fighter jet deal mechanism; submarine cable system progress report and much, much more. ## [Review: Conflict Futures in Asia Beyond Russia-Ukraine War](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/russia-ukraine-war-strategy-adaptation-under-fire) _2026-07-02 · ASEAN Wonk_ Former army major general reveals new lessons and innovations for the future of conflict and rising Indo-Pacific stakes emerging from the Russia-Ukraine War. ## [New Geoeconomic Expansion Talk at 2026 CPTPP Trade Meet](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/new-geoeconomic-expansion-2026-cptpp-trade-meet) _2026-06-28 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus new submarine contract hype; semiconductor center launch; coming cyber defense alliance; infrastructure competition spotlight and much, much more. ## [Review: China Rule Making in the Global Geoeconomic Order](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/china-global-economic-order-rule-maker) _2026-06-25 · ASEAN Wonk_ Former diplomat and policy advisor argue in new co-authored book that China and Global South partners are powering transformational global geoeconomic changes. ## [What Did the New Russia-ASEAN Summit Meeting Achieve?](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/new-russia-asean-summit-kazan-putin-southeast-asia) _2026-06-21 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus new diplomatic first; agentic artificial intelligence agreement; sea basing upgrade talk; gas finds hype; free trade pact checkpoint and much, much more. ## [Review: US-China Shift in Prabowo's Indonesia Post-Jokowi?](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/us-china-prabowo-jokowi-ruling-indonesia) _2026-06-18 · ASEAN Wonk_ Exclusive interviews in new book reveal insights into the management of geopolitical and geoeconomic competition and the implications for Global South leaders. ## [What Did 2026 ASEAN Future Forum Reveal on Geoeconomics?](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/2026-asean-future-forum-southeast-asia-geoeconomics) _2026-06-15 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus new China state visit; twin defense pacts; mining race competition spotlight; nuclear power assessment; border connectivity futures and much, much more. ## [What Does Lost Philippines UN Security Council Bid Signal?](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/philippines-un-security-council-bid-loss-kyrgyzstan) _2026-06-07 · ASEAN Wonk_ Plus dispute pivot; giant megaproject blow; new defense first; coming anti-scam center talk; media ban; counter-disinformation campaign bid and much, much more. ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/08ZUp12llwCO) _2026-06-07 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Review: Asia Crucible Future in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics](https://www.aseanwonk.com/p/asian-crucible-globalization-geopolitics-contest-future) _2026-06-05 · ASEAN Wonk_ Coming scenarios mapped in new book on future regional geopolitical and geoeconomic outlook and implications for Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific conceptions.