Justin2d ago
Shared global power is messy but fairer. A single-nation police force isn't true equality. The future of #democracy is decentralized. #MiddlePowers are leaning into #minilateralism —building focused coalitions to solve global issues without waiting on #superpower approval. 🤝
Maximilian MayerJun 10, 2023

#Defense #minilateralism is on the rise.

"Financial Times reported this week that Japan, Taiwan and the US will share real-time data from naval reconnaissance drones, with Taiwan’s future MQ-9 Sea Guardian drones to be delivered in 2025 integrated into the same system used by US forces and Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) in the region, according to four anonymous sources familiar with the project cited in the report." https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/us-japan-taiwan-to-share-real-time-drone-intel-report/

US, Japan, Taiwan to share real-time drone intel: report

The US plans to share real-time data with Taiwan and Japan’s drone fleets, marking a significant evolution in US-led regional security minilateralism in the Pacific in its quest to contain Ch…

Asia Times
Maximilian MayerFeb 5, 2023

#India #France #UAE form trilateral cooperation initiative with special focus on defence, energy & IOR

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-france-uae-form-trilateral-cooperation-initiative-with-special-focus-on-defence-energy-ior/articleshow/97605241.cms?from=mdr

#Minilateralism around tech, resources and defense has a Renaissance.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Asia-s-middle-powers-are-building-new-regional-order

India-France-UAE form trilateral cooperation initiative with special focus on defence, energy & IOR

The three sides agreed that the trilateral initiative will serve as a forum to promote the design and execution of cooperation projects in the fields of energy, with a focus on solar and nuclear energy, as well as in the fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity, particularly in the Indian Ocean region, according to a MEA statement.

Economic Times
Reinhard BütikoferJun 11, 2022

MinDef from #Malaysia: The experience of the pandemic plus the developing food crisis might push our populations over the edge. Peace + stability therefore at risk. Must strengthen regional architecture. Traditional multilateral outfits now too large: seek #minilateralism! #SLD22

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/bueti/status/1535470368579674112

Reinhard Bütikofer (@bueti)

MinDef from #Malaysia: The experience of the pandemic plus the developing food crisis might push our populations over the edge. Peace + stability therefore at risk. Must strengthen regional architecture. Traditional multilateral outfits now too large: seek #minilateralism! #SLD22

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