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Defense/Security

After the US-led Era of Free Security

Who will share the burden of Asia’s next order?

Jul 28, 2026
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By: Khanh Vu Duc

The war with Iran has forced an overdue reckoning that reaches well beyond the Middle East, illustrated dramatically when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently stated that the United States cannot protect global shipping indefinitely, he was addressing more than the Strait of Hormuz. He was signaling a fundamental strategic recalibr…

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