Heavy Metal

NATO colonisation of ASEAN, Indonesia drives development with minerals and metal exports, Russia has new weapons for new wars

UPDATE: NATO’s incursion into the Indo-Pacific region is a move that will exacerbate regional conflicts and tensions. That’s because NATO cannot be separated from the history of European colonialism and imperialism that shaped modern Asia — and plays a major role in Chinese nationalism today.

Indonesia’s economic development strategy is being spearheaded…