Richard Heydarian

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And Trump has not even started his second term yet..

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@zsuzsettte.bsky.social & @richheydarian.bsky.social talk 2025 with Manali Kumar & @macsdavid.bsky.social.

- ASEAN response to a Middle East ceasefire

- India’s growing importance

- Filipino Christmas!

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Biden’s arms dump won’t ease Taiwan’s Trump trepidation - Asia Times China has strongly protested outgoing US President Joe Biden’s approval of as much as US$571.3 million worth of defense material and services for Taiwan,

“Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping has reportedly instructed the PLA to be in a position to conduct a successful invasion of Taiwan by 2027, if necessary.”

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Welcome to Manila’s Game of Thrones | Journal of Democracy The struggle between the Marcos and Duterte clans isn’t just a battle between two houses. It is becoming a proxy fight between the United States and China for the future of the Indo-Pacific.

"The stage is now set for a particularly vicious showdown between the Dutertes, backed by China, and the Marcoses, supported by the West."

Read this #free #onlineexclusive "Welcome to Manila’s Game of Thrones" by Richard Javad Heydarian:
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South China Sea: The “transparency initiative” success is plain to see But pressure on the Philippines means that its key partners must step up more.

Hier en daar wordt wel beargumenteert dat de Filipijnse tactiek van 'transparantie' en publiciteit (naming & shaming) m.b.t Chinese agressie in de Zuid-Chinese Zee faalt. Richard Heydarian denkt daar anders over. www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for Europe and Southeast Asia (Plus, Pygmy Hippo Divas) The Bridge: Europe's Indo-Pacific Podcast · Episode

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In partnership with European Parliament in ASEAN.

@hmarston.bsky.social joins @zsuzsettte.bsky.social, and Richard Heydarian to explore how a second Trump presidency could reshape relations across Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

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What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for Europe and Southeast Asia (Plus, Pygmy Hippo Divas) The Bridge: Europe's Indo-Pacific Podcast · Episode

🎙️Episode 4 of The Bridge is out, our podcast connecting Europe & the Indo-Pacific, in partnership with @9dashline.bsky.social and EPinASEAN.

With my co-host Richard Heydarian, we discuss Trump 2.0 & implications for the two regions, joined by the brilliant @hmarston.bsky.social

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Good to back in the OG twitter… will continue fighting on both fronts though! ✊