The ISIS campaign of murder in Asia continued last week. But the rise of ISIS, the jihadi threat the West loves to hate, but can’t seem to stamp out, masked an equally important phenomenon: the return of the US military to a leading role in the business of security, chaos, and bodycounts as Trump turns to the Pentagon to roll back the gains China made in Asia during the Obama years. That means new policies and new dangers for Thailand, Burma, the South China Sea, and the Philippines.
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Show Notes
Trump and China: The Honeymoon is Over
How a U.S. Fiasco in Macau Birthed North Korea’s Atomic Bomb
A stunning profile of Ben Rhodes, the asshole who is the President’s foreign policy guru
Thailand looks to reset ties to US, as Prayuth heads to Washington
Is the Thai-Chinese railway a raw deal?
Exclusive: Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq, Myanmar from child soldiers list
Gov’t readying Marawi rehab plan
Tent cities, mass graves readied as gov’t troops clear Marawi
Duterte Thinks He Can Bomb Islamists Into Submission. He Cannot.
Chinese General’s Unexplained Early Exit from Vietnam Visits Raises Concern Over Rift