My Say: Geopolitical risks in Asia: Don't ignore the silver linings | The Edge Markets

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on October 4, 2021 – October 10, 2021. – A + A The US' new alliance with the UK and Australia, the Aukus agreement, marks an important change in the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region and has led to much hand-wringing over its consequences. Some observers worry that Aukus will only provoke China to retaliate against the US and its allies and so lead to more tensions in the region. Others are concerned that it will spark off a spiral of ever increasing and ever more wasteful military…