Towards a political economy of Asia
An analysis of the Asia regions division of labor, uneven development, and regional dynamics drawing from Tricontinental Asia’s latest intervention.
What is APEC?
APEC 2025 is happening at a pivotal global moment mired in Trump’s tariff extortion amidst seismic shifts towards a multipolar world.
Asia-Pacific is where China-Russia ‘no limits’ partnership will be put to test
The Northeast Asian theater is going to be a crucial arena in the brewing big-power confrontation, what with the Arctic hotting up and the Northern Sea Route becoming operational. This will catapult the strategic importance of the Russian Far East and Siberia as the powerhouse of the world economy in the 21st century
El giro de Corea del Sur hacia el conflicto
La aspiración del Presidente Yoon Suk Yeol de convertir a Corea del Sur en un “Estado pivote mundial” está convirtiendo a su país en un engranaje más de la maquinaria bélica estadounidense y pone en juego la seguridad y el futuro económico de Corea del Sur en un orden mundial en declive liderado por Estados Unidos.
South Korea pivots to conflict
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s aspiration to position South Korea as a “global pivotal state” is turning his country into a bigger cog in the US war machine and stakes South Korea’s security and economic future on a declining US-led global order
China, Russia circle wagons in Asia-Pacific
Such cooperation demonstrates a high level of trust and requires a possible integration of Russian and Chinese systems
World order looks different from Moscow, Beijing
The Chinese Defense Ministry has announced its participation in the Vostok 2022 strategic command and staff exercise in Russia, which is slated for August 30-September 5
Indo-Pacific power dynamic in radical shift
The recent joint air patrol by Russia and China displayed a very high level of military cooperation at a juncture when the two countries are facing new provocations and added pressure from the US
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
