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$3.4 trillion in annual trade depends on sustained South China Sea deterrence.
China's Bastion doctrine extends nuclear deterrence from protected coastal waters.
AUKUS enables persistent allied submarine operations near contested maritime chokepoints.
AUKUS-Plus strengthens allied undersea cooperation and intensifies pressure on China.
China favors strategic competition over military confrontation...
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• Monopoly Disrupted: China tested a prototype EUV machine, challenging ASML’s long-standing global monopoly.• Scale: A secret, state-funded...
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• NSS-2025 replaces order-driven US strategy with an interest-based framework.• NATO’s burden structure shifts with rising expectations for...